Feature Article:

For 11 years, the NASE Scholarship program has been committed to helping today's best and brightest students reach their dreams for tomorrow.

The NASE Scholarship Program was born in 1989 out of the association's desire to provide children of the self-employed with an opportunity for college financial aid. As of 2000, The NASE Scholarship Program has awarded $855,000 to 423 outstanding students.

The scholarship competition is open to legal dependents of NASE Members in good standing. Winners are selected based on past academic performance and leadership characteristics such as dedication, commitment, ingenuity and desire, career and 
educational goals, school and community participation, work experience, and letters of recommendation. Financial need is considered in the final screen. Recipients are selected without regard to race, creed, color, sex, religion or national origin.

Scholarship funds may be used to fund the full-time study of any major at accredited colleges and universities, post-secondary vocational schools and community colleges. Funds may also be applied to tuition, books, lab fees and other related educational expenses.

This year's 22 scholarship recipients are an extraordinary group of young people. Each will receive a $4,000 scholarship toward their education. Please join us in congratulating them.

	Gary Bowers Junior Belmont Abbey College Political Science Son of North Carolina NASE Member Jim Bowers
	Elaine Croft Freshman University of Chicago Undeclared Daughter of Illinois NASE Member  Bryan Croft
	Christine Garrett Freshman Washington College Political Science Daughter of Delaware NASE Member Margaret Garrett
	Neilesh Ghodadra Senior Duke University Pre-Medical Son of Georgia NASE Member  Shweta Ghodadra
	Gregory Giem Freshman Rice University Electrical and Computer Engineering Son of Montana NASE Member Loren Giem
	Christina Guymon Freshman Utah State University Business/Marketing Daughter of Utah NASE Member  Lawrence Guymon
	Elizabeth Hartman Senior University of Pittsburgh Folklore and Religion Daughter of South Carolina NASE Member Mary Morollo
	Raphael Herreshoff Junior School of the Museum of Fine Arts Fine Arts Son of Washington NASE Member  Daniel Herreshoff
	Scott Hirsch Freshman Babson College Entrepreneurship Son of California NASE Member  Mary Hirsch
	Michele Lanan Freshman Pomona College Biology and Art Daughter of Colorado NASE Member  Dale Lanan
	Sara R. Lavoie Freshman Emerson College Broadcast Journalism Daughter of New Hampshire NASE Member Ruth Lavoie
	Stephanie Levine Freshman Brandeis University Undeclared Daughter of New York NASE Member  Ira Levine
	Rebekah Lowell Freshman Savannah College of Art and Design Fine Arts Daughter of Maine NASE Member  Michael Lowell
	Bonnie Lowry Freshman Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Civil Engineering Daughter of California NASE Member William Lowry
	Thomas Martell Freshman Stanford University Computer Science Son of California NASE Member R. Thomas Martell
	Mark Massey Senior Valparaiso University Mathematics Son of Washington NASE Member  Sandi Lindsey
	Katy Mickelson Freshman San Francisco State University Communications Daughter of California NASE Member Darwin Mickelson
	Karen Miller Freshman Indiana University Spanish Daughter of Illinois NASE Member Gail Miller
	Timothy Nelson Junior Johns Hopkins University Music Composition Son of Virginia NASE Member  Charles Nelson
	Mary Patrick Freshman The College of New Jersey English Daughter of New Jersey NASE Member Collins Patrick
	Adam Stern Freshman University of Colorado at Boulder Film Studies Son of Washington NASE Member  Howard Stern
	Randy Tyran Senior Grand Valley State University Biomedical Science Son of Michigan NASE Member  Kay Tyran