University Housing is proud to announce again this year the David Coleman Scholarship. This $900 scholarship will be awarded to a current residence hall student who has overcome adversity to be successful at The University of Iowa. This adversity can be medical, physical, economic, family circumstance, or other situation the student has overcome to attend and be successful at The University of Iowa. Any current residence hall student may apply for the scholarship, but they must be enrolled for classes during the 2008 fall semester. Students who are currently employed as resident assistants are ineligible for this scholarship.

The application for the David Coleman Scholarship is available via the University Housing web site (housing.uiowa.edu) on or after February 25, 2008 and must be filled out and submitted on-line to University Housing by April 4, 2008. The application and reference forms are available in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader . The applicant’s required essay must be submitted via e-mail to housing@uiowa.edu by this deadline as well. Two references must also be completed and submitted by the deadline date to:

	University Housing
	8 Burge Hall
	Iowa City, IA 52242-1214

These non-family references must be someone close to the applicant and have knowledge of the applicant’s circumstances to comment on the student’s drive to overcome the adversity. The references need not be University employees.

The recipient will be selected by mid-April, 2008. The scholarship will be credited to the recipient’s University account in September of 2008. For further information, please contact University Housing Administration by telephone at (319) 335-3000 or by e-mail at housing@uiowa.edu.

 

The George L. Droll Award was established in 1995 in honor of George L. Droll, University of Iowa University Housing Director from 1980 - 1995 and University Housing employee from 1960 until his death in 1995. Mr. Droll devoted his career to enhancing the living and learning environment in the residence hall system at The University of Iowa. Each year, one residence hall student at The University of Iowa will be selected to receive this award. The recipient chosen will exemplify the characteristics desirable in residence hall students; the recipient must demonstrate good citizenship and have contributed to establishing a positive residence hall community to his/her floor. In the fall at a reception, the student will be given a certificate; in addition, an award of up to $1,000 will be credited to the student's University account to be used toward room and board in the residence halls for the next academic year.

The George L. Droll Award process begins with a nomination. Any student, staff, or faculty person can nominate a student for this award. A nominating statement is required for this process. The nominated student must excel in the areas of residence hall citizenship and community building and must meet additional eligibility criteria. The nominee then responds to an essay question and final selection is made. Additional information and the nomination form are available via the University Housing web site (housing.uiowa.edu) on or after February 25, 2008 and must be filled out, printed, and submitted by March 18, 2008, to:

	University Housing
	8 Burge Hall
	Iowa City, IA 52242-1214

The nomination form is available in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader .

Students who are nominated will be invited to apply for the award and will be required to submit an essay by Friday, April 4, 2008. For further information, please contact University Housing Administration by telephone at (319) 335-3000 or by e-mail at housing@uiowa.edu.