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Endowment Fund Awards Fall Semester ScholarshipsThe Kansas State University Foundation and the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Alpha TauOmega Students’ Aid Endowment Fund announced the recipients of The Elmer D. McCollum Scholastic ExcellenceAwards, endowed by and named for Brother Elmer D. McCollum (DTh1920), for the Fall Semester,2005. Every active (or pledge who is subsequently initiated the next semester) in good standing living in theChapter House and up to 8 actives or pledges living in an approved annex (indicated with *) receive TheMcCollum Scholastic Excellence Award if they attain a 3.250 Grade Point Average or above, based on the followingcriteria:For every whole tenth that the person’s grades are above a 3.250, a cash award of thatnumber multiplied by the number of graded hours completed multiplied by $3.00 will begiven. An additional $100 will be awarded for a 4.000 GPA. No individual McCollumAward shall be more than $600. To be eligible, the person must take and complete at least12 hours, 9 of which are graded.In addition, the Endowment Fund has established (from a directed donation) with the Alpha TauOmega Foundation The Presidential Scholastic Achievement Awards. If the Chapter Grade Average isequal to or above a 3.000, every person who meets The McCollum Award criteria receives an additional $100Presidential Award from the Alpha Tau Omega Foundation. The University All-Men’s Grade Average for theFall Semester, 2005, was 2.798, the All-University Undergraduate Average was 2.924 and the All-FraternityAverage was 2.923. The Chapter’s Grade Average was 3.059 (7th of 24 fraternities and Top Quartile), withgrade changes. If the Chapter Grade Average is below a 3.000, no Presidential Awards will be presented.18 THE VINTAGE