SMC Restricted Endowed Scholarships
Restricted endowed scholarships are offered through the generous support and contributions of area residents and organizations. Scholarship awards are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to: donor restrictions (such as curriculum), grade point average, and relative need as determined by congressional formula.
No scholarships listed below will be awarded to a student who does not have valid financial need figures on file in the Financial Aid Office or is not meeting the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress. You must complete the current Free Application for Federal Student Aid, available from the Financial Aid Office or online using the Related Link provided on this page.
Scholarship recipients will be selected before the end of the winter semester each year and winners will receive mail notification once selection has been made. Scholarships based on this application are for use only during the Fall Semester immediately following the award and the subsequent Winter Semester at Southwestern Michigan College.
Scholarship recipients are required to write a thank you letter to the scholarship donor(s) before any award will be credited to their account.
The completed Restricted Endowed Scholarship Application should be returned to the SMC Financial Aid Office at either the Dowagiac campus or Niles Area Campus. Applications must be received by March 15 each year. Late applications will not be considered. A link to Financial Aid Forms has been provided under Related Links on this page.
No student will receive more than two listed scholarships per award year. Scholarships are restricted to tuition and fees only. Additional restrictions for individual scholarships are listed in parenthesis. Over $40,000 in restricted endowment scholarship funds will be awarded in the 2007-2008 academic year.
Scholarships by Major
Open to freshman and sophomore applicants
Arts and Sciences (AA or AS Degree)
- Burt and Virginia Atkinson Memorial Scholarship (Cass County resident)
Automotive Technology
- Pagoda Club Scholarship
Business
- Marsh Bostwick School of Business Scholarship
- Virginia Ann Barnett Rhynard Memorial Scholarship (Computer-centered curriculum)
Conservation/Agriculture/Life Science
- Community Grange #1675 of Sumnerville Scholarship (Cass County farm youth)
- Dowagiac Conservation Club Scholarship (Dowagiac resident, Life Science major)
- Van Buren Sportsman's Club Scholarship (Van Buren Co. Resident, Life Science major)
- Lance Purkhiser Scholarship (Agriculture/Animal Science)
Education
- Virginia Ann Barnett Rhynard Memorial Scholarship (Elementary or secondary education)
- Kenneth Dehring Memorial Scholarship (Dowagiac High School Graduates)
Engineering/Pre-Engineering
- David Behnke Memorial Scholarship
- Glen I. Berry and Richard Meisterheim Drafting and Pre-Engineering Scholarship
- Francis Bowsman Memorial Scholarship
Fine and Performing Arts
- Paul Bakeman Memorial Scholarship
- Irene O. Berry and Dolores Meisterheim Fine Arts Scholarship
- Richard Eisenbach Memorial(Cass County resident)
- Dale A. and Doris M. Lyons Memorial Scholarship
- Donald Miller Memorial Scholarship (Art or music, Cass County resident)
- Helen Behnke Memorial Scholarship (Acting or Music)
- Jenny L. Matthews Memorial Scholarship
(High School GPA 3.0)
Nursing
- Marilyn Nave Memorial Scholarship
- Jack and Doris Ryder Memorial Scholarship
- Twin Lakes Fire, Ambulance, Rescue and Community Center Scholarship (Wayne Twp. resident, EMT/allied health)
- Erma Lilly Nursing Scholarship
- John L. and Dorothy S. Reed Memorial Scholarship
- Louise White Scholarship
- Dan J. Brosnan Memorial Scholarship
(Dowagiac High School Grad) - Fred and Ann Dean Scholarship
(Cassopolis High School Grad) - Lyell and Nita Wooster Scholarship for Excellence in Learning
(High School GPA 3.0)
Tech Programs
- Michiana RC Choppers Scholarship
Residence
Open to freshman and sophomore applicants
Berrien County Resident
- Sparring for Success/Muhammad Ali Scholarship
- Wesley Muth Memorial Scholarship
Cass County Resident
- AEP Scholarship (Non-traditional student)
- Fred Dowsett/Arthur Towe Scholarship
- Cass County Community Policing Endowment Scholarship
- Foster and Rita Daugherty Endowment
- James T. File Memorial Scholarship
- Dowagiac Rotary Club Scholarship
(Cassopolish High School Grad/Sophomore)
Cassopolis Graduate
- Jeanne Jourdan Endowment Scholarship
- Swartz/Jourdan Daughters Endowment
- North Shore of Diamond Lake Endowment
Dowagiac Resident/Graduate
- Harold Franklin Memorial Scholarship
- Peninsular Lodge #10 Scholarship (2.0 High School GPA)
- Rev. Henry and Dr. Jean Smith Memorial Scholarship
- Dowagiac Business and Professional Women's Association (Business Major)
Marcellus High School Graduate
- David and Darlene Carlton Memorial Scholarship
Niles Resident
- Dr. Harold and Margaret Huff Memorial Scholarship
- Marian and Cecil Moyser Scholarship
Brandywine High School Graduate
- Edward Ossman Scholarship
(Board of Trustees Matching Scholarship)
Sister Lakes Resident
- Cecil Kirby Memorial Scholarship
Keeler Resident
- Frank Wysocki Memorial Scholarship
Sophomores Only
Open to students with 26 earned SMC credits
Any Curriculum
- Steven C. Briegel Memorial Scholarship (3.0 SMC GPA)
- Katherine Haas Memorial Scholarship (2.8 SMC GPA)
Automotive Technology
- Edward Bitantis Memorial Scholarship
Fine and Performing Arts
- Dowagiac Art Guild Scholarship
(Dowagiac High School Graduate and Resident)
Nursing
- J. Whitman and Helen File Scholarship
- Jacqueline Powers Memorial Scholarship (Non-traditional student)
Other Scholarships
(Requires an additional application)
In addition to the endowed scholarships offered through this application, numerous additional endowments and scholarships totaling many thousands of dollars are provided by area residents, faculty and staff and other sources. The money from these funds is administered by the Financial Aid Office in a variety of ways to ensure access to Southwestern Michigan College.
The following is only a partial listing, but Southwestern Michigan College would like to extend special recognition and appreciation to these contributors in acknowledging these Endowment and Foundation Scholarships:
- 19th Century Club
- Harold and Lulu Amersdorfer Memorial Scholarship
- Anonymous Memorial Scholarships
- Beardslee Family Memorial Scholarship
- Adeline Bender Memorial Scholarship
- Gregory Bombrys Memorial Scholarship
- Marsh Bostwick Memorial Scholarship
- Edna Carlson Memorial Scholarship
- Winston and Fern Churchill Memorial Scholarship
- David and Julie Cook Scholarship
- Ruth I. Curtis Endowment
- Edna Daresh Memorial Scholarship
- Patricia Randall Eustice Endowment
- Exchange Club Scholarship
- Farmers Cooperative Foundation Scholarship
- Everett Freeland Scholarship
- Senator Harry Gast Endowed Scholarship
- John Gressel Scholarship
- Martha Hale Memorial Scholarship
- Mr. and Mrs. William Hassinger Scholarship
- Thomas F. and Jodi L. Jerdon Endowment
- Ethel R. Jones Endowment
- Mr. And Mrs. A.C. Kairis Scholarship
- Richard Kaiser Memorial Scholarship
- Ivan Kincheloe Memorial Scholarship
- Richmond T. Kingman Memorial Scholarship
- Jean Ledman Memorial Scholarship
- Robert Mater Memorial Scholarship
- Janet Mathews Memorial Scholarship
- National Management Association of Cass County Scholarship
- Dr. Robert Neff Memorial Scholarship
- Julianne Newhouse Memorial Scholarship
- Father William O'Leary Memorial Scholarship
- Israel and Rae Oppenheim Memorial Scholarship
- Nora V. Pasco Memorial Scholarship
- Duane and Edith Powell Memorial Scholarship
- Max and Kate Pugsley Memorial Scholarship
- Renate Randall Scholarship
- Vern Redner Scholarship
- Patricia A. Riley-Shurte Memorial Scholarship
- Keith and Betty Russom Memorial Scholarship
- St. Denys Foundation Scholarship
- Ruth Sarabyn Memorial Scholarship
- Harry and Mildred Shannon Memorial Scholarship
- Dr. John and Sonja Smith Scholarship
- Marion Snell Memorial Scholarship
- A. Bruce and Ada M. Springsteen Scholarship
- Wayne K. Stovern Memorial Scholarship
- Gula Thatcher Estate Scholarship
- Matt Weid Memorial Scholarship
- Hon. Fred and Ina Hunter Wells Memorial Scholarship
- Darrin Williams Memorial Scholarship
- David Wilson Memorial