UF Housing Alumni Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 31

The Randall J. Bodner and Gary W. Fairdoth Scholarship by SHARON BLANSETT photos provided by EMILY WALTERS The Bodner/Faircloth Scholarship is designed to recognize and reward outstanding leadership and scholarship of a member of the Inter-Residence Hall Association (IRHA). Applicants for the Bodner/Faircloth Scholarship must be an active representative of the University of Florida IRHA; must be a full-time student in good standing; must have achieved a high academic success (minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA upon application); must be directly involved in residence hall activities and area/hall government, and must be returning as a student in the fall 2015 semester. A committee composed of Department of Housing and Residence Education professional staff and representatives from Inter-Residence Hall Association will select the recipient. The recipient is awarded a $2000 scholarship during the annual IRHA Spring Banquet. The scholarship must be used toward the payment of educational expenses incurred as a student attending the University of Florida, therefore graduating seniors are exempt from the award. Emily Walters is the 2016 recipient of the Bodner and Faircloth Scholarship. Emily is the newly elected Inter-Residence Hall Association Secretary and served as Murphree Area Council Secretary and President. She was also recognized as an IRHA Rising Star in 2014 and 2015. She is a senior with a double major in Microbiology/Cell Science and Arts in International Studies. UF HRE SCHOLARSHIP 2016 Scholarship Recipient Emily Walters HONORING THE PAST WHILE BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS HRE ALUMNI MAGAZINE | UF STUDENT AFFAIRS 31