Washer/Skinner/Brooks Scholarship

Description:

This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman who is a relative of a former Cumberland student enrolled during the years of 1956 through 1982. The recipient must have a high school GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and an ACT score of 20 or an equivalent SAT score. The award will be based on need and given to a student who has displayed outstanding citizenship. The scholarship may remain intact if the student maintains a 2.8 GPA and is making normal progress toward graduation. The award can be made for no more than eight semesters. This scholarship is named for the late David L. Skinner (1967) and the late Kenneth W. Brooks (1967) as well as Van Washer who served for many years as coach of both Cumberland University varsity basketball and baseball teams.