DESCRIPTION
The EDSEL NEWMAN SCHOLARSHIP fund has been established by the employees of HOFFMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY and his family for the purpose of awarding a scholarship each year to a graduating Lexington High School senior enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited curriculum leading to a B.S. degree in engineering and/or computer science. The scholarship is in the amount of $2,000.

QUALIFICATIONS
Consideration for the scholarship may be given only to a graduating senior who plans a career in the field of engineering and/or computer science. The recipient must rank in the upper 1/3 of the class, be a United States citizen, show qualities of good character and leadership, demonstrate an aptitude of academic achievement, and have participated in extra-curricular and community activities. The recipient must also demonstrate financial need.

INSTRUCTIONS
Each applicant should complete the application. (The application is provided on-line in .pdf format. To view and print this application you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. To download the reader click here. Or Application in MS Word form.) The applicant must also provide three letters of recommendation. Two are to be completed by instructors whose class the applicant has completed or in which he/she is currently enrolled. The third is to be completed by an adult designated by the applicant outside the school other than a relative (one of your employers, for example). Your application should also describe your college major in engineering and/or computer science along with your career objectives.

Please attach a recent photograph. The application should be submitted to the counselor who will then submit it to the Lexington Community Foundation Scholarship Committee. Members of the Scholarship Committee will judge the applications and select the winner. The scholarship will be awarded at Honors Night. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

PAYMENT
Payment of this scholarship will be made after successful completion of the first semester or term of the freshman year with a grade point average of 2.5 or better, based on a 4.0 grading system, and enrolled for the following semester or term in engineering and/or computer science.

In the event the recipient does not meet the required GPA, a probationary term, immediately following the recipients first term, will be granted. If the recipient's 2nd term GPA meets the scholarship requirement, the scholarship will be awarded following the probationary term.

(updated 2007)