Norton Scholarship
TONY & MARTHA NORTON MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
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Within her will, Martha H. Norton outlined her desire to establish a perpetual endowment fund at North Idaho College. The endowment is to be used for the benefit of graduates of the Silver Valley.
Melvin Norton came to Mullan from Hamilton, Montana. He worked in the Gold Hunter and Morning Mines. While staying at the Anderson Boarding House, he met Martha Herlin. They were married on July 27, 1925 in Wallace, Idaho. They lived over 50 years on Dewey Street in Mullan. They were known as Mr. & Mrs. Tony by all the neighborhood children. There always seemed to be a piece of licorice, a cookie, or a patch for a flat bicycle tire.
Tony and Martha both felt that education was the most important part of a person's life. For the childless couple who had nothing to gain, they unselfishly left the precious gift of education to many students who would not have had the opportunity to further their education without a scholarship.
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I. SELECTION CRITERIA
A. Priority
The scholarship shall be available to students who are graduates of schools in the Silver Valley and who wish to further their educational pursuits at North Idaho College on a full-time basis. The scholarship is renewable one time for a second year at North Idaho College. Students will be considered according to the following priority criteria:
1. Current seniors and graduates of Mullan High School.
2. Current seniors and graduates of Wallace and Kellogg High Schools.
B. Qualifications
1. Students applying for this scholarship will be judged and ranked on a point system based on the information provided on the application form.
2. Each school district will judge and rank the students who have or will graduate from its perspective school.
3. Second year college students must have earned a college GPA of at least 2.0 their first year.
4. Applications will be prioritized by the Board of Directors of the Mullan Education Foundation.
5. A student must enroll full time to be eligible for this scholarship.
II. DIRECTIONS FOR APPLICATION
A. Each application must be typed and presented in booklet form. Regular-sized folders are to be used, and materials must be fastened securely. Each application must include information in the following order:
1. A complete application form.
2. A transcript of high school or college
courses.
B. Three letters of recommendation must be mailed directly to the appropriate school district by the person writing the recommendation. Two recommendations must be non-school related, such as an employer, minister, or neighbor. One must be from a person for whom you have done community service. None may be from a family member. (Recommendation forms are included with the application.)
C. Applications and recommendations must be postmarked no later than February 15.
III. RECIPIENTS
Scholarship recipients will be notified at the high school awards assembly. The recipient of the scholarship will receive half the amount of the scholarship each semester of the school year from the financial aid office at North Idaho College.
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