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The Norman Nussbickel Memorial Scholarship

Honoring a Legacy. Cultivating Leaders and Communities of Tomorrow.

The Norman Nussbickel Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1987 by the Nussbickel family in memory of Norman Nussbickel. It is an endowment fund housed at the Community Foundation of Dutchess County, which is in place to provide scholarships to young men and women in the Wappingers Central and Beacon City School districts. Each year, the Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce provides additional support to this fund by earmarking a portion of the proceeds from the Chamber’s annual Golf Outing held each year in June.

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2010 Nussbickel Scholarship

History
The history of the Norman Nussbickel Scholarship Award dates back to the Wappingers Falls Chamber of Commerce – one of the original partners in the Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce. Norman Nussbickel served as president of that Chamber for ten years until his death in 1983. It was under Mr. Nussbickel's leadership that the Chamber membership grew from 40 to more than 200 area businesses! And because of Mr. Nussbickel's commitment not only to the Chamber, but to the Dutchess County community, the scholarship was established to honor his legacy by investing in our youth—the leaders and communities of tomorrow.

The Award
This scholarship enables students who have demonstrated leadership qualities in academics, athletics and community to pursue educational opportunities after their four years in high school. Each scholar receives $2,000 immediately prior to entering their freshman year.

Criteria
Students who have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in the areas of community involvement, sportsmanship and academics are selected to interview with the Norman Nussbickel Scholarship Committee, as these were three of the tenets in which Mr. Nussbickel valued most in our youth. Upon final committee decision, the award recipients are announced and presented their scholarship award at a special recognition dinner hosted by the Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce.

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