All-USA Academic Team Nomination Forms Now Available
Nomination forms for the 2006 All-USA Academic Team have been delivered
to two-year college presidents or their designated scholarship contacts.
All colleges are encouraged to nominate students for this prestigious
scholarship program.
Each college campus may nominate two
students for the All-USA
Academic Team, which annually selects 60 of the nation's most
outstanding students for First, Second and Third Teams of 20 members each.
The All-USA Academic Team receives extensive feature coverage in USA TODAY;
First Team members also are awarded $2,500 cash stipends, medallions and
commemorative trophies.
All-USA Academic Team nominees receive
additional recognition and scholarships through All-State
Team programs in 34 states. The top-scoring nominee in each state
will be honored as a New
Century Scholar, which carries a $2,000 award from the Coca-Cola
Foundation and the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.
Phi Theta
Kappa, USA TODAY and the American Association of Community Colleges sponsor
the All-USA Academic Team.
Entries should be received at Phi
Theta Kappa Headquarters by December 2, 2005.
Phi Theta Kappa
is the oldest, largest and most prestigious honor society serving two-year
and community colleges in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany,
and U.S. territorial possessions. Approximately 100,000 students are
inducted annually in the Society's 1,200 chapters.
For more
information about the All-USA Academic Team, contact Director of Scholarship
Programs Heather Johnson
at 601.984.3560.
