Guidelines   Randall L. Rowles Memorial Scholarship The Randall L. Rowles Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the memory of the late Randall L. Rowles, an outstanding senior researcher with the University of Cincinnati Leather Industries Research Laboratory. He epitomized the ideals of The American Leather Chemists Association through providing the members with information regarding realistic methods, tanning skills, recognition of hide defects, and tanning problems. The ALCA is proud to sponsor the Randall L. Rowles Memorial Scholarship and has the following guidelines for the award: 1. The recipient of the scholarship shall be either a child or grandchild of an ALCA member in good standing. 2. The recipient must currently be enrolled in school full-time and have completed at least two years of post-secondary education with a declared major in the sciences or leather-related field. 3. A current college transcript must be submitted to the ALCA office along with an application. Applications can be found on the ALCA website or obtained from the Association office. 4. The scholarship shall be based on merit. The GPA of the applicant will be a significant criterion for the selection committee. 5. Applicants may apply more than one year but may only be awarded the scholarship once. 6. Completed applications must be received at the ALCA office no later than February 1 of each year. The selection of the recipient will be made no later than May 1 of the same year. 7. The amount of the scholarship shall be $500 and will be awarded annually; the name of the recipient will be announced at the Annual Business Meeting of the Association in June of each year. 8. The selection of the Randall Rowles Memorial Scholarship recipient will be made by a committee consisting of the Chair and/or Co-Chairs of the Methods and Specifications Committee, the current ALCA President, and three other members of the Methods and Specifications Committee.