Dorothy Edwards Scholarship & Internship

Dorothy Edwards was a teacher at ARC from 1960 to 1975, in the former Office Administration Department. Dorothy was a dedicated instructor with a sincere interest in her students. As a result of her desire to perpetuate that dedication and interest, she arranged to bequeath a major portion of her personal estate to the college to provide scholarships.  

Scholarship Application
Printable information sheet

If interested in either of these scholarships please contact:
Roietta Fulgham at 484-8258
Business Technology Center at 484-8648

Internship: 

Dorothy Edwards Memorial Internship
Business Technology (Office Administration)/Business

Donor: 

Friends of Marie Perino

Amount: 

$3,240

Quantity: 

2

Cumulative GPA: 

2.50

Qualifying Major: 

Administrative Assistant, Office Administration, Office Technology, Office Careers: Fast Track, Office Assistant Training, Virtual Office Professional, General Business, Law Office Assistant

Current Enrollment Status: 

1/2 (6 to 8.5 units)

Gender:

Not Applicable

Ethnicity:

Not Applicable

Transferring/Continuing: 

Continuing

Units Completed: 

6.00

Additional Requirements:

(1)   Must have completed 6 units in one of the majors above with a GPA of at least 2.5.
(2) One letter of recommendation from a Business Technology, Business, or Legal Assisting faculty member.
(3) Keyboarding skills must be verified in the letter of recommendation—minimum 35 wpm.
(4) Submit a resume, an application, a letter of recommendation, and transcript to the Career Center or Business Technology department by the filing deadline (usually in February or March).
(5) This is a work scholarship. You will work for two semesters—360 hrs (9 hrs/per week at $9 per hour for a total of 360 hours which equals $3,240).

Scholarship: 

Dorothy Edwards Memorial Scholarship
Business Technology (Office Administration)/Business

Donor: 

Friends of Marie Perino

Amount: 

$1,250.00

Quantity: 

1

Cumulative GPA: 

3.00

Qualifying Major: 

Administrative Assistant, Office Administration, Office Technology, Office Careers: Fast Track, Office Assistant Training, Virtual Office Professional, General Business, Law Office Assistant

Current Enrollment Status: 

1/2 (6 to 8.5 units)

Gender:

Not Applicable

Ethnicity:

Not Applicable

Transferring/Continuing: 

Continuing

Units Completed: 

12.00

Additional Requirements:

(1) Must have completed 12 units in one of the majors above with a GPA of at least 3.0.
(2) One additional letter of recommendation from a Business Technology, Business, or Legal Assisting faculty member.
(3) Submit a resume, an application, a letter of recommendation, and transcript to the Career Center or Business Technology department by the filing deadline (usually in February or March).