Fraternity-Testvériség, 2001 (79. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2001-07-01 / 3. szám
Page 26 TESTVÉRISÉG Student Aid As one of its many fraternal benefits, the HRFA offers a one-time financial assistance of $600 to our young members who are in pursuit of a college education. It is intended that this scholarship be applied towards the cost of tuition, fees, books, or room and board. All students who fulfill the following requirements may apply: 1. Must have been a member of the Federation for at least five years immediately preceding date of application for scholarship. He or she must be a member in good standing, i.e., applicant’s policy reflects no arrears in dues, and policy is not lapsed, matured or surrendered. 2. Should be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate day student in an accredited four-year college or university. The scholarship is not available to first-year college students. It is only granted to those who are in their 2nd, 3 rd or 4th year and have earned good grades for the courses completed. 3. The applicant must contact his or her branch manager or the Home Office to receive an application form. Once the student completes the form, he or she should send it to the branch manager or the Home Office together with a grade report. The Home Office will review, approve and process the application and send the check to the applicant. We thank our Branch Managers for recommending these many fine young people for the Student Aid & Loan Fund of the HRFA, and for making them aware of this important benefit of our fraternal society. Michelle Hajdú, member of Branch 93: “I would like to thank you for the financial assistance offered by the HRFA. I greatly appreciate your support for higher education. I would also like to thank my branch manager Mr. István Szmetena for recommending me for this scholarship program. I am nineteen years old and am currently enrolled as a sophomore in the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. I anticipate majoring in Finance and Marketing as well as minoring in German. At Washington University, I participate in several clubs. My most fulfilling is Undergraduate Women in Business, an organization which helps young women understand their role in the working world. As the group’s vice- president, I help to organize several social and community service events and networking meetings with executive women from well-known corporations. I also enjoy playing golf and tennis. I feel that keeping fit is very important. However, I spend most of my time studying. Recently, I worked as a teacher in the Summerbridge National program which helps highly motivated middle school students advance in academics. I enjoyed teaching the children Math, English, Computer Science, and Art History. Using my beliefs in higher education, I could teach these children, who come from poor economic environments, the value of a college education. Thank you again for your support.” Arpad Korossy, member of Branch 300: “I am currently a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy. I was born in Washington, D.C., on September 8, 1982, and was raised in nearby Kensington, Maryland, where I’ve lived ever since. At the age of five, I was enrolled in Kindergarten at Washington Christian School, now known as Washington Christian Academy, where I went to school through my senior year of high school. My chief interest as I was growing up had always been computers, which I’ve been using since I was very young, thanks to the foresight of my parents. As I gradually improved in my computer skills, I successfully sought and found a job apprenticing at a nearby computer store, where I was eventually promoted to a regular employee and continued to work until I graduated from high school in June, 2000. I also employed my skills at the University of the District of Columbia, or UDC, working as a teacher’s assistant in a NASA sponsored science program they hosted for elementary school children, and which I had once also attended. I worked
