Vocational Service- Scholarships & Loans

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          PFAUTZ SCHOLARSHIP 

        ROTARY STUDENT LOAN FUND

Douglas W. Pfautz Memorial Scholarship Fund

Click to download a PDF file of the Pfautz Scholarship application form.

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR 2010:  

Now MAY 20th for this year only

OUR 2009 RECIPIENTS  

Recent EAHS graduates, Colin Dinsmore and Kelly Dolan, were selected to receive the Douglas W. Pfautz Memorial Scholarship for 2009 by the Elizabethtown Rotary Club.  The award is granted to one or more students each year who provide evidence of a commitment to community service that will be sustained throughout their lives, regardless of the vocational path they pursue.  

 Colin has been an active visitor and volunteer at the Masonic Village, as well as active in various Mission programs of his church.  He plans to seek a career in finance, but to continue to use his gifts to reach out to others in need. 

Kelly participated in a number of school club service programs, in particular Club Ophelia, which empowers girls to escape violence.  She also volunteered with CTC- Communities That Care.  Her educational path will leader her to a career in non-profit service to those who need a caring advocate.

A generous contribution from UGI Utilities, Inc, in memory of beloved employee Douglas W. Pfautz, began the fund to memorialize this public servant who loved Elizabethtown.  His committment is detail in the biographical material below.

The  scholarship program rewards young people who emulate his example, and both Kelly Dolan and Colin Dinsmore demonstrated that they are on the path to a lifelong commitment of “Service Above Self”—the Rotary motto that also defined the life of Doug Pfautz.

Doug Pfautz was a wonderful husband and family man. He was a highly valued employee of the UGI Corporation, and an active member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. He was President of the Elizabethtown Borough Council, on the Library Board, and involved in many other organizations and projects over the years, all designed to make Elizabethtown a better place to live. Doug was a model community servant. He was also a Past President of the Elizabethtown Rotary Club, and he was our good friend.

Thanks to a generous donation from the UGI Corporation, the Rotary Club of Elizabethtown is pleased to sponsor a scholarship program that does more than just keep Doug's name before us. The UGI Corporation, in making a substantial donation to kick off the program, specified that the money must be used for a scholarship in Doug's memory, and to further the academic career of young people who emulate his example. 

To be considered for the Douglas W. Pfautz Memorial Scholarship, applicants must be of good moral character and have a high sense of integrity. They must evidence, by their record of civic activities, a commitment to community service that will be sustained throughout their lives, whatever vocational path they pursue.

Eligibility Requirements:
1. Be residents within the Elizabethtown Area School District, attending public or private school institutions.
2. Be in good academic standing.
3. Provide a statement explaining why they feel they should be considered for the scholarship.
4. Provide a statement describing their community involvement, with verification by an adult who supervised their service activity.
5. Provide a statement from the applicant's Guidance Counselor or other school advisor, attesting to their character. 

At least one award in the minimum amount of $500 will be presented annually. Additional awards, and increased amounts, will be made at the discretion of the committee, based on available monies. 

The applications must be postmarked by May 15th, and mailed to Elizabethtown Rotary Club, P. O. Box 89, Elizabethtown, PA 17022-0089 

The committee will meet and will make its decision and notify the recipient(s) by May 8th of each year. The recipient(s) will receive the award check(s) at an Elizabethtown Rotary Club Meeting, at the convenience of the recipient and a UGI Corporation representative.

AWARD	HISTORY
Year		Recipient
2007		Anika Brill
2007		Rachael Caskey
2008		Benjamin S. Gotwalt
2009		Colin D. Dinsmore
2009		Kelly Dolan
2010
2010

OUR CHALLENGE

The UGI Corporation, upon making it's significant contribution, challenged us to work to grow the fund to perpetuate the award.  Consequently, we have invested the fund safely to allow it to grow, and have been making scholarship awards from contributions to the 50/50 Fund.  All excess 50/50 contributions that are not used to make awards are retained for future use or reinvestment upon maturity.  Perpetuating this scholarship is the least we can do to keep Doug's spirit of community service alive!

Elizabethtown Rotary Student Loan Fund

The Rotary Club of Elizabethtown sponsors a Student Loan Fund to assist worthy and needy students to prepare themselves for service to society.  As of June 30, 2009, the total assets in the fund were $122,631.79, with $66,088.67 in outstanding loans receiveable.

Loans are available to high school graduates who reside within the territorial limits of the Rotary Club of Elizabethtown.  Students should possess a good scholastic record, good character, motivation, participation in extracurricular activities and general good habits.  Applicants do NOT need to be related to, or even sponsored by a Rotarian.  Academic qualifications are not as important as financial need and reasonableness of success.

Loans are made for one year at a time, but students are encouraged to reapply annually for additional loans.  Loans are secured by a promissory note signed by the student and his/her parents.  Interest at the rate of 6% is charged during scheduled terms of repayment, only upon termination of the educational program.  Loan amounts may be adjusted to meet current economic conditions.

CLICK HERE FOR THE INSTRUCTIONS AND APPLICATION

Applications are due by the end of June and are usually granted in July.  Answers to your questions are available from any member of the Student Loan Committee.  Please contact Stacy Steinkamp (ssteinkamp@fultonbank.com) at the Elizabethtown Branch of Fulton Bank for details.