Cruickshank Scholarship
Congratulations to the 2010 scholarship recipients!
Evan Baumel, Wellington Community High School
Angella Chun, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Samantha Herman, Boca Raton Community High School
Claire Makley, Boca Raton Community High School
Frank Plageman, Jupiter High School
Juliana Prieto, Glades Central Community High School
Taylor Welsh, Park Vista Community High School
Da'vona Williams, Boca Raton Community High School
 Da'Vona Williams, Samantha Herman, Claire Makley |
 Dr. Carmine Priore, Evan Baumel |
Who was William A. Cruickshank?
William A. Cruickshank was a former Boca Raton Councilman and President of the Palm Beach County League of Cities, Inc. from 1973-1974. He was the first full-time Executive Director of the (then named) Palm Beach County Municipal League.
In tribute to Mr. Cruickshank, the League established a scholarship in his name, with Palm Beach County member cities contributing to a fund in order to promote education in the area of public service. Study areas eligible for scholarship participation are: Public Affairs, Political Science, Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Public Administration and Urban & Regional Planning (including engineering associated with these areas).
Cruickshank Scholarship Overview:
The Cruickshank Scholarship program provides scholarships of up to $1,000* for expenses associated with academic endeavors to qualified high school seniors and expense stipends for municipal employees pursuing continuing education in these fields. We've also added a new category for non-high school, non-municipal employee, persons in school or training for governmental positions. Preferential consideration will be given to individuals demonstrating a dedicated pursuit towards a career in governmental, public service or public administration, as evidenced by involvement in a course of study, work and volunteer service or internships in public, governmental, community and legislative environments.
Scholarship Awards: The League’s Scholarship Committee reviews all submitted (complete) applications and selects a list of finalists for direct interviews. Upon completion of the interviews, the committee makes the final selection of one or more candidates to be awarded scholarships. The selection and awarding, or not, of scholarships is entirely at the discretion of the committee and their decision is final. The Scholarship Committee has the latitude to adjust the amount and number of our annual scholarship awards. The committee takes both need and merit into consideration.
(*The number of Cruickshank Scholarship awards and amounts of each are determined each year by the Scholarship Committee under the policies of the League of Cities.)