RFB&D's
2009 National Achievement Awards
Each year, RFB&D sponsors two awards programs
for outstanding students with print disabilities: The
Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Award (SAA) and The
Marion Huber Learning Through Listening® (LTL®) Award
The Mary P. Oenslager
Scholastic Achievement Awards (SAA)
The Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Awards are presented to
RFB&D members who are college seniors and blind or visually impaired,
in recognition of extraordinary leadership, scholarship, enterprise and
service to others.
Offered since 1959, the awards are given to a total of nine students
who are chosen by a selection committee. RFB&D gives three top winners
$6,000 each; three special honors winners $3,000 each; and three honors
winners $1,000 each.
Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:
- Be legally blind
- Have been registered as an RFB&D member for at least one year,
up to and including the period of March 2, 2008 - March 2, 2009 (individually
or through a school)
- Have received, or will receive, a bachelor's, master's or doctoral
degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the United
States or its territories between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009
- Have an overall grade point average for my undergraduate years of
3.0 or more on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent if an alternative grading
system is used)
The SAA award application is available for download in the following
formats:
PDF
version of the SAA application
Microsoft
Word version of the SAA application
HTML
version of the SAA application
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The
Marion Huber
Learning Through Listening® (LTL®) Awards
The Marion Huber Learning Through Listening Awards are presented to RFB&D
members who are high school seniors with learning disabilities, in recognition
of extraordinary leadership, scholarship, enterprise and service to others.
Offered since 1991, the awards are given to six students who are chosen
by a selection committee. RFB&D presents the three top winners $6,000
each and three special honors Winners $2,000 each.
For the purposes of this award, a learning disability is defined as a
neurological disorder that affects a person's ability to receive, process,
store, and/or respond to information, and which affects the person's ability
to read standard print.
Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:
- I have a specific learning disability (please note that visual impairment
alone does not indicate eligibility for this award).
- I have been registered as an RFB&D member for at least one year,
up to and including the period of March 2, 2008 - March 2, 2009 (individually
or through a school)
- I am a member of the 2009 graduating class of a public or private
school or home school in the United States or its territories, including
U.S. military installations
- I have an overall grade average of B (i.e. 3.0 out of 4.0) or above,
based on grade levels
10 through 12 at the time of application
- I plan to continue my formal education beyond high school at either
a two- or four-year college or vocational school
If you have any questions about the eligibility criteria, please call
RFB&D at 866-RFBD-585.
PDF
version of the LTL application
Microsoft
Word version of the LTL application
HTML
version of the LTL application
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