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For more information on Family and Consumer Sciences programs at universities in Texas and check out the state FCS Alliance. The Chair of the Student Section is elected at the TAFCS Annual Meeting, and begins a one-year term on the TAFCS Board of Directors following the election. The primary duties of the TAFCS Student Section Chair include the following:
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Funds are available to assist Student Section members with their AAFCS membership dues. These funds are also available for other designated incentives approved by the TAFCS Board to promote and encourage Student Section membership. Refer to the HUGS Student Membership Application, or contact the Executive Director for more information. |
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The Student Membership Award goes to the local Student Section chapter of TAFCS which increases their membership numbers from the previous year by the largest percentage over and above 20 percent. It includes one complimentary hotel room for two nights of our TAFCS Annual Meeting for use by the winning local Student Section chapter. |
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TAFCS offers Student Scholarships annually to TAFCS student members. Award decisions are based on good academic achievement, a positive letter of recommendation, solid character, appropriate professional goals, appropriate preprofessional involvement, and financial need. In order to qualify, students must:
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The North Texas Business Section offers a $500.00 scholarship in honor of Donna Culliton, a long time members of the North Texas Business Section and TAFCS. To qualify for a $500 Donna Culliton Memorial
Scholarship, applicants must fulfill the following:
Application
form and transcipt(s) should be postmarked no later than
February 1 to: Donna Culliton Scholarship, P.O. Box
312052, New Braunfels, TX 78131-2052, darlene_hicks@sbcglobal.net.
Letter of recommendation should be mailed directly
by the reference to the above address by February 1.
Applicant
should mail or email the completed application form and
the transcript(s) postmarked no later than February
1 to Donna Culliton Scholarship, P.O. Box 312052, New Braunfels,
TX 78131-2052, or darlene_hicks@sbcglobal.net.
Separately a letter of recommendation should
be sent directly by the author to the address above no
later than February 1.
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This award is determined by: career experience, career goals, grade point average in career field, future intentions and goals in TAFCS/AAFCS, personal interview scores, and research in the professional field. Refer to the award application for specific requirements.
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2007-2008 TAFCS Student Section Officers,
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Serve as representative to the Board for the Student Section.
