Boys State Partnership
For the past five years, the Admissions Office has gone to great lengths to develop a partnership with Boys State programs across the country. What once was drive to Terre Haute for the Hoosier Boys State college fair is now a sophisticated operation that highlights all of what we do best: face-to-face interaction, alumni involvement, and generous scholarship opportunities.
Over the next two weeks, Wabash College will be represented at Boys State college fairs in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Not every state holds a college fair. In some cases, Wabash literature and scholarship information will be included in every delegates registration packet. Students in Alabama, Alaska, California, Idaho, Kansas, Louisana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington will get an introduction to Wabash in some way.
In all cases, we're promoting our Boys State Scholarship which is valued at $30,000 over four years. Any Boys State delegate that attends our Boys State reception on August 9 will be eligible. More details are available on our merit scholarship grid.
How can alumni volunteers help? Help spread the word about this scholarship. Local papers will announce delegates in the next few weeks and you might hear about the attendees at church, the office, or if you're a member of the American Legion, you'll be in the know. After all, the young men selected as delegates are selected based upon scholarship, service, leadership. They're going to be the best and brightest young men at their respective high schools and that's who we want/need to recruit.