4 May 2010
Each of the Eleven Recipients Will Receive a $20,000 Scholarship
DALLAS–The Dallas Independent School District has selected the recipients for the 2009–2010 Sulentic Family Foundation Scholarships.
Each selected high school senior will receive a $20,000 scholarship. For the fourth year, the Sulentic Family Foundation is awarding these scholarships based on consistently demonstrated integrity, consistently demonstrated hard work and financial need.
The recipients of the 2009–2010 Sulentic Family Foundation Scholarships are:
The Sulentic Family Foundation established a $1 million scholarship program with Dallas ISD in 2007. The Sulentics are a local family whose son and daughter attended Dallas ISD schools and, as supporters of the district and school system, would like to help Dallas ISD seniors achieve a college education.
To qualify for the scholarship, each recipient must meet the following requirements:
A committee of highly regarded Dallas ISD faculty and administrators selected the recipients for the 2009-2010 school year based on the defined criteria. In order to accommodate a scholarship recipient who must work while attending college, the scholarship funds may be utilized on a semester by semester basis provided the student completes at least nine credit hours at an accredited college, university, or community college each semester maintaining the required GPA.
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