Lone Star EMMY Educational Foundation

Harold Taft Scholarship

The Lone Star Emmy Educational Foundation proudly offers a scholarship program for college students pursuing meteorology and atmospheric science. Thanks to a generous donation from NBC DFW/KXAS-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth, the Lone Star Emmy Educational Foundation developed an annual college scholarship fund in the memory of Harold Taft, who served as Chief Meteorologist at KXAS-TV from 1949 until 1991.

The 2010 winner is Lauryn Gonzalez, a native of Granbury, Texas who is pursuing a Meteorology Major at the University of Oklahoma. She aspires to be a broadcast meteorologist at a Dallas/Fort Worth television station. Congratulations Lauryn.

One of our inaugural winners is Jorge Torres. He is currently the Morning Meteorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas.

2011 Harold Taft Scholarship

Launch: Friday, April 1, 2011

Deadline: September 1, 2011

Announcement of Winner: September 30, 2011

Emmy Awards Gala: November 5, 2011, Houston

The Lone Star EMMY Educational Foundation proudly offers a scholarship program for college students pursuing meteorology and atmospheric science. Thanks to a generous donation from NBC 5/KXAS-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, the Lone Star EMMY Educational Foundation developed an annual college scholarship fund in the memory of Harold Taft, who served as Chief Meteorologist from 1949 until 1991. To be considered for the Harold Taft scholarship, a student must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Any undergraduate (going into their junior year or higher in the fall) may apply. If the undergraduate student is classified as a senior they must either have one more spring (January-May) semester to complete after the scholarship is awarded.
  
• The student must be in good standing (not on academic probation) with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
  
• The student must (1) be currently enrolled in an institution of higher learning at a sophomore level or above, and (2) either (a) be enrolled in a Texas institution of higher learning or (b) have attended four years of high school in Texas.

To increase diversity and the number of students from underrepresented groups pursuing studies in meteorology, race and gender may be entered into the decision process. Applicants must be citizens of the United States of America either by birth or naturalization. Minority applicants who are Black (African American), Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian, Aleutian (Alaskan) native or native Hawaiians must indicate such in a narrative statement how they meet these criteria.

The application form and all enclosures must be postmarked by June 5, 2011. The applications should be sent to the Harold Taft Scholarship, c/o Reginald Hardwick, Lone Star EMMY Scholarships, P.O. Box 192393, Dallas, TX 75219.

Telephone: (817) 654-6317 or via e-mail: reginald.hardwick@nbcuni.com

Harold Taft Application Form