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GERALD E CROWNER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by

Manitou Islands Memorial Society

Empire, MI 49630

Award Amount:

$500

Application Deadline:

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Applicable Majors:

All Fields of Study

Purpose: As a young boy, Gerald E Crowner dreamed of serving in the Coast

Guard as had his grandfather before him. He and a playmate were familiar

figures around the Pentwater, Michigan Lifesaving Station. As a teenaged high

school student, he spent his summer vacations working as a Temporary

Surfman. As a young man, he was finally able to enlist, but only upon accepting

the only opening in the area ... an assignment to the Lifesaving Station on South

Manitou Island. While island assignments were not coveted because of the

remoteness and isolation, Crowner fell in love with the Manitou Passage and the

islanders. He eventually documented his experiences and affection for the area

in his monograph “The South Manitou Story”, a collection of essays, poems and

fond reminiscences. This award is made to honor his memory, and the things

that were so dear to his heart.

General Description: The Gerald E Crowner Memorial Scholarship is available

to students aspiring to attend, or presently enrolled in, a two-year or four-year

college, trade school, technical institute or other post-secondary education

program. You must submit:

(1)

a narrative based upon the oral history of a former Manitou Island

resident or residents, or a former member of the U.S. Lifesaving

Service, U.S. Lighthouse Service, or U.S. Coast Guard; or

(2)

an essay discussing the importance of the USLSS, USLHS and

USCG to the settlement of the Manitou Passage area; or

(3)

a discourse addressing the importance of Michigan’s North and

South Manitou Islands to Great Lakes maritime history.

(4)

An original work of art (painting, drawing, sculpture, literary, etc.)

having as its theme the Manitou Passage or North and/or South

Manitou Islands.

Your entry must be accompanied by a completed application form. Your

application form and literary work, if applicable, else digital photographs of your

non-literary work, may be submitted electronically on or before the above

deadline.

Award: Submissions will be judged and the winner determined on Sunday, July

23, 2006 by the Memorial Society’s GEC Memorial Scholarship Committee. The

judges will select the winner from entries on the basis of relevance, esthetics,

and apparent effort. The Chairman of the Committee will notify the winner via

email and telephone, and the result will be simultaneously posted on the

www.manitouislands.org web site.

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The formal award will take place during the Memorial Society’s annual meeting in

Empire, Michigan on Saturday, July 29, 2006. Winners able to attend will also be

honored as a special guest during the Annual Reunion & Meeting and the next

day’s Annual South Manitou Island Excursion.

General Rules:

You must be a graduating, college-bound high school senior (or equivalent

home-schooled student), or student already enrolled in a post-secondary

education program (including distance learning programs).

Dependant children of enlisted Coast Guard personnel, on active duty,

retired or deceased, or Coast Guard Reserve on active duty (180 days or

more) will receive a preference where applications are otherwise considered

equally meritorious.

Immediate family members of Memorial Society Board, staff or committee

members are not eligible to apply.

The award is made directly to the winner, without regard to sex, race, age,

religion or national origin.

You may not be already receiving, or have had already been awarded a full-

tuition scholarship or waiver from another source.

All entries become the property of the Manitou Islands Memorial Society, and

will not be returned. The Memorial Society reserves the right to publish to

your work, in whole or in part, subject to the condition that proper attribution

will be made.

If you are the winner, you agree to permit the Memorial Society to announce

that outcome in appropriate media outlets, such as area newspapers and

your hometown newspapers, etc.

The scholarship is a one-time award, and is not renewable. However,

previous winners are welcomed to apply for the award in subsequent years.

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Application Form

Gerald E Crowner Memorial Scholarship

Last Name:

First:

Middle:

Address:

City:

ST:

Zip:

Telephone:

email:

Age on July 22, 2006:

Parents or Legan Guardian (if less than 18 years of age on July 22, 2006)

Name:

Address:

City:

ST:

Zip:

Telephone:

email:

Can you qualify for a Coast Guard preference (re.: rule #2):

Service Member (if claming a preference)

Name:

Address:

City:

ST:

Zip:

Relationship:

Deceased (Yes/No):

Proof of Service Submitted (Attach a copy of Form DD-214, or etc):

Present Educational Status (please check all that apply)

____ I am a graduating high school senior

_____ I am a high school graduate

_____ I have applied to or been accepted by the post-secondary school(s) listed below

_____ I am currently enrolled in a post-secondary program

Name & Location of High School issuing diploma or certificate:

Name & Location of post-secondary school(s) where you are now enrolled or hope to enroll:

Instructions

Please submit this form and your essay as email attachments. Addressed your email to

gwarner@manitouislands.org. If applicable, also attach a copy of your parent or guardian’s Coast

Guard proof of service. Please do not include personal photos. Applications received by fax or regular

mail, or received after June 22, 2006 can not be considered. If your application is judged a potential

winner, the committee will verify the information provided above before making the final decision. All

essays will be read and evaluated, and the Committee thanks you for participating.