The Middle Tennessee Chapter of the American Society of Highway Engineers has the following scholarships available for the 2018 Spring Semester. Please note that it is not necessary to specify which scholarship you are applying for. The scholarships under this program are available for those students seeking a career in the highway industry. Interested college or technical school students who are studying highway industry related subjects at a college or technical school in Tennessee are eligible. Multiple scholarships are anticipated to be awarded.

Middle Tennessee ASHE General Academic Scholarships Middle Tennessee ASHE John Harper Memorial Scholarship

John Harper was a long-time TDOT employee who headed up the Department’s GIS work unit. This scholarship is given in his name to promote student’s involvement in the transportation field.

Amount

These scholarships are valued at $1,000.00 each. The scholarships will be awarded in December of each year prior to the start of the next spring semester.

Eligibility

The applicant must be classified as a sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student; or in the second year of a two-year highway industry related technical program.

The applicant is eligible to receive the award only once.

The applicant must submit a completed application. Recommendations and/or resumes may also be included, but are not required.

Submission

The application is the same for both scholarships. The application can be downloaded from our website at: http://www.midtenn.ashe.pro/. You will need Microsoft Word to complete the application electronically.

Please e-mail the completed application to: Matt Goette at Matthew.Goette@HDRinc.com.

Questions

mail Matt Goette at Matthew.Goette@HDRinc.com or Jon Storey at jon_storey@gspnet.com.

Applications must be received no later than Midnight October 31, 2017 to be considered. The scholarships will be awarded at the ASHE General Meeting held in December 2017.

Please return this application by Midnight October 31, 2017

Please provide all requested information in the form fields. Recommendations and/or resumes may be included, but are not required. A part of the evaluation may consist of an interview with the scholarship committee. If required, a representative of the committee will contact you to arrange a suitable time and place for the interview.

Please save your application with the following format: Last Name, First Initial (i.e. storeyj.docx)

Personal Information

Name:

Name

Current Address:

Current Address

E-mail Address:

E-Mail Address

Telephone Number:

(xxx) xxx-xxxx

Permanent Address:

Permanent Address

Education Information

Current College/University:

Current College/University

Classification (Select One):

Expected Date of Graduation:

Expected Date of Graduation

Degree Pursuing:

Degree Pursuing

Area of Concentration:

Area of Concentration

GPA:

GPA

Previous College/University Attended	Date Started	Date Completed
College/University 1	Mo/Year	Mo/Year
College/University 2	Mo/Year	Mo/Year
College/University 3	Mo/Year	Mo/Year

Activities/Awards Information

Professional or School Affiliations

List and school, professional, or community activities in which you have participated

Awards

List any special honors and/or awards you have received in or outside of school

Other Scholarships

List any scholarships you have received

Leadership Positions or Other Distinguishing Qualifications

List or describe leadership positions or other distinguishing involvements in or outside of school

Employment Information

Work Experience

List and describe your work experience. Briefly describe duties and responsibilities

Career Goals

Write a paragraph describing your perspective of the highway industry. What role does the highway industry play in today's American society, and how does that impact your education and career choices.

I understand that if offered an award, I must be enrolled in a highway/transportation related curriculum in order to receive the award. By submitting this application, I give permission to have information about this award shared with ASHE and the public.