Dr. Dennis and Sharon J Couch - Future Teacher Scholarship
Established in 2018
Value: $2500
# Awarded: 1
Application Due Date: March 15, 2024
Recipients Notified Date: May 1
Field(s) of Study:
Education
Dr. Dennis and Sharon J. Couch are interested in promoting the teaching profession and believe that recognizing aspiring new teachers in local public high schools will perhaps return them to teach in the communities that nurtured them.
The sponsors "are grateful for the many dedicated, caring teachers we have known and who taught our daughters".
The sponsors "are grateful for the many dedicated, caring teachers we have known and who taught our daughters".
Criteria
- Applicant must be a graduating Senior at Bothell High School.
- Candidate must be pursuing a career in K-12 pubic school teaching.
- Must have a GPA of 2.5 for greater.
- Must attend a college or university in the state of Washington.
- Applicant may attend an accredited private or public two- or four-year institution offering a Teaching Certificate.
- The candidate will submit the answer to: "I first knew that I wanted to be a teacher when......".
- This scholarship is renewable for $1,000 upon the recipient's achieving Junior academic status, and upon acceptance and entrance to a Teaching Certification Program
Requirements
- Finalists will be interviewed by a committee appointed by the scholarship sponsor.
Current Recipient(s)
About the Sponsor
Dr. Dennis and the late Sharon J. Couch
In 2021 Dr. Couch was selected to the Northshore School District Wall of Honor as a 1963 graduate of Bothell High School
Dennis S. Couch, Ed.D., influenced many schools and teachers throughout the state by implementing innovative learning styles and techniques. In his 32-year career in education, he served as a teacher, principal and superintendent of two school districts and superintendent of the Northwest Educational Service District, where he oversaw 35 school districts.