Norall Scholarship Trust

Application Form for 2008-2009 College Year
(Fall Semester & Spring Semester)

Submit Applications to:
Mr. Tim Davis, Guidance Counselor  Lexington Public School
PO Box 890
Lexington, NE  68850

Application Deadlines:
For 2008 Fall & 2009 Spring Semesters
Postmarked or hand delivered
By March 1, 2008

APPLICATION PROCEDURE & ITEMS TO BE SUBMITTED in ONE Packet 

1. Complete the Application Form including sealed recommendations and return to the address stated above.

2. IF a first-time applicant for the Norall Scholarship, provide copy of your Dawson County High School Transcript.

3. Provide Academic Transcripts for post-secondary education. Transcripts are to include accumulative grade point average for each degree level.

4. Provide 3 Personal references (forms attached) from at least 2 of the following categories. Each recommendation is to be in a sealed envelope signed by the person completing the recommendation and then mailed in your application packet.

School Faculty Member of most recent academic year
Employer or Supervisor
Co-Worker
Business Owner
Governmental Official
Clergy

NORALL SCHOLARSHIP HISTORY

(The following information was provided by Lee Norall's nephew, John Norall)

Lee Norall was a lifetime resident of Dawson County, born in Overton, Nebraska in 1901. Mr. Norall was a loveable and kind man--but he could also be moody and crotchety (qualities we all share in some degree). His life was changed forever by infantile paralysis that left him partially paralyzed on one side.

He was a man with an inquiring mind, whose mobility and energy was cut back just when he would have been contemplating higher education and a more focused career.

He was involved in an incredible spectrum of jobs during his early years which included a poultry operation, a grocery store, painting, wallpapering, grave digging, and cemetery tending. In the later years of his life, he worked as the receptionist for his brother, Dr. Vic Norall.

Hobbies were a part of his life. Lee was a model maker, gardener, tennis player, and enjoyed building larger bird houses. His nephew, John, admired Lee's studiousness in tracking a group of stocks.

Mr. Norall found fulfillment in encouraging young people. He understood the importance of education, and of continuing education. Lee Norall died in 1981, at which time he established a trust to provide for his niece Sarah Norall who was handicapped. His will further provided for establishment of the Norall Scholarship Trust after Sarah's death in 1996. This bequest reflects his lifelong interest in, and encouragement of the best in young people.

The Lee Norall Scholarship Trust is a charitable trust. The trustee is the First Nebraska Trust Company of Lincoln, Nebraska. As trustee, they have selected the Lexington Community Foundation to handle the applications and selection of the annual recipients.

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

It is the intent that multiple scholarships will be awarded annually. Due to Mr. Norall's interest in the health profession with his brother and his own limitations caused by the infantile paralysis, an emphasis will be placed on medical courses of study.

Eligibility for application is limited to past graduates of high schools in Dawson who are enrolling or are enrolled in a U. S. College. Each applicant will be evaluated as to goal commitment, academic success, recommendations, financial need, and the priorities as follows:

Program of Study

1. Medical Field
2. All Other

This scholarship is available for students of graduate or undergraduate level.

The undergraduate may be enrolled in either the standard 4-year Academic College, Junior/Community College, or enrolled in a certified Vocational-Technical Program.

The number and amount of each scholarship will vary due to the annual earnings of the trust, as well as, due to the nature of the annual applicants as to educational program levels, financial needs, and academic levels.

Past Award Ranges have been:

Graduate Student: $500 to $2,500 per year
Undergraduate Student: $500 to $1,500 per year

Scholarship funds may be used for Tuition/Fees/Books/Housing & Meals.

All scholarships will be paid to the college of enrollment, with 1/2 paid for the fall semester and 1/2 for the spring semester.

Previous Norall Scholarship recipients are eligible to reapply each year.

Determination of recipients and the scholarship amount will be made annually by April 15.

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.