Community Bankers Association of Georgia (CBA) is pleased to announce the 2018 Julian & Jan Hester Memorial Scholarship. The Hester Scholarship is open to Georgia high school seniors who will be entering a Georgia college, university or technical school (two year program or more) in the fall semester of 2018. The scholarship is named after the late Jan Hester, daughter of Lalia and the late Julian Hester, long-time CEO of the CBA. Jan was a senior at the University of Georgia when she died in an auto accident on April 15, 1990. In addition to supporting community banking, this scholarship is an opportunity to pass on the positive qualities both Julian and Jan Hester exemplified to further the development of tomorrow's generations. The four scholarship recipients will be awarded $1,000 each (paid directly to the college admissions office).
"CBA is pleased to assist deserving students in their first year of college while honoring the memory of Jan and Julian Hester," stated Rob Braswell, President & CEO of Community Bankers Association of Georgia (CBA). "Thanks to the generosity of our bankers and associate members, the Education Foundation is fully funded which means the Scholarship Program is completely self-sufficient, giving support to generations of Georgia's students in the future," explained Mr. Braswell.
The goal of the Julian & Jan Hester Memorial Scholarship is to assist deserving high school seniors in their first year of college and to promote community banking. To compete, students must be sponsored by a local community bank, must complete an activity record expressing their leadership activity in school, write a short essay on community banking, provide teacher recommendations and an official high school transcript. Awards are based on academic merit and not financial need.
Judging & Deadlines
Applications should be received by the bank no later than Friday, April 6, 2018. Banks should submit all completed applications to CBA no later than Friday, April 13, 2018. Please note, only complete applications will be eligible. A panel of independent judges will review the applications, and winners will be announced in late April.
For more information visit the Hester Scholarship page, on our website. Applications can be located there and can also be picked up in the counseling office.
