James Bohne Memorial Scholarship

Background:

James “Jim” P. Bohne died unexpectedly on April 15, 2009, at the age of 67. He was lovingly known as “Geometry Jim” and Coach”. Jim taught math at Kimberly High School from 1965-1998 and coached football and track for many years. In addition, Jim managed Bulldog Youth Football, served as a WIAA official at crosscountry and track meets and volunteered at the WI Special Olympics. When Jim first came to Kimberly High School, he taught Geometry, Trigonometry and Probability and Statistics. In 1977 “Geometry Jim” began teaching Calculus. Jim enjoyed spending time with friends and family, gardening, golfing, water skiing, playing cards, watching football games and other sports, and taking walks around his neighborhood in Combined Locks. He enjoyed many weekends up north at Roberts Lake near Wabeno, working on remodeling projects, fishing, and relaxing on the boat with good friends and family. In whatever capacity Jim had with Kimberly’s youth - teaching, coaching or refereeing, he always put the best interest of every individual first

Eligibility: (taken into consideration to determine recipients)

• Graduating seniors from Kimberly High School • Planning to attend an accredited college or university as a full-time student • Majoring in math, physics, engineering or actuarial studies • Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA • Participation in extracurricular activities, employment experience, and/or volunteer activities • Has taken, or are currently taking, an advanced Calculus course

Award Amount:

One $500 non-renewable scholarship award, payable during the first semester of the freshman year of college.

Selection:

Recipients are recommended each spring by Jim Bohne Selection Committee within Kimberly High School and the Community Foundation.

Collecting the Award & Payment Procedure:

Recipients must fill out and submit Scholarship Acceptance Form and Scholarship Verification Form through the Scholarship Portal (https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=cffvrscholar). Recipients are required to provide supporting documents as instructed in the Scholarship Verification Form, such as class registration/list with credits listed, proof of major, grade transcript, etc. After approval of online Scholarship Verification Form, the scholarship check will be paid directly to the school the recipient will be attending. The Community Foundation communicates with students via email; it is the student’s responsibility to keep their Scholarship Portal account updated with their current email address.

Loss of Eligibility:

Failure to register as a full-time student in a math, physics, engineering, or actuary studies program at an accredited college or university for the first semester of freshman year of college.

Further Information:

• Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region o Website www.cffoxvalley.org/scholarships/ o Email scholarships@cffoxvalley.org o Call 920.702.7629