THE ANN W. AND EMANUAL D. RUDOLPH

STUDENT BOOK AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Ann and Emanuel Rudolph were avid book collectors. In their lifetimes they collected over 53,000 volumes which they catalogued and preserved in their two adjacent homes. They also enjoyed sharing their collection with countless Ohio State students and book lovers. Dr. Rudolph was a professor of plant biology at The Ohio State University for many years, and his wife, Ann, was a librarian with Battelle Memorial Institute. The Rudolph’s generosity established an endowment to provide a scholarship to encourage young people to develop an interest in books and to pursue collections of their own. From their endowment, scholarships are awarded to students based upon an essay related to an interest in collecting and preserving books.

Awards:

First place: a $1,000 scholarship for post-secondary education and a choice of books related to the student’s collecting interests.

Second place: a $500 scholarship for post-secondary education and a choice of books related to the student’s collecting interests.

Third place: a $250 scholarship for post-secondary education and a choice of books related to the student’s collecting interests.

The scholarships may be used at any post-secondary institution.

Guidelines:

• Applicant must be a student in grades 11-12 in Columbus Public Schools
• Complete the attached application form
• Write a 3-5 page essay based on the question on the application form
• Essay should be typed or computer generated and double spaced

PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATION AND ESSAY BY MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2008, TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: Friends of The Ohio State University Libraries, 1858 Neil Avenue Mall, Columbus, OH 43210. Please direct questions to 614-292-3387.

Additional applications may be found on our Web site at http://library.osu.edu by selecting “Friends” under “About Us” on the OSU Library Web site.