Sadie Gardine Lasley Memorial Scholarship

2012 Award Amount: $1,000

Requirements:
1. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
2. Enrolled in Sociology or PSA (Public Service and Administration in Agriculture) with sophomore through graduate student class standing.
3. Recipient should demonstrate community involvement, how they have reached out to others and how they would use the scholarship to further their career goals.
4. Preference given to those demonstrating record of volunteerism.
5. References needed: one from service organization or community agency and from one faculty.

Submit:
Application and one reference each from a service organization and a faculty member.

200-word paragraph summarizing the applicant's academic achievements and goals.

Deadline:
March 1, 2012

Submit to:
Honors and Awards Committee
103 East Hall

Please note:
Acceptance of this award indicates that we have your permission to publish that information in department, college and university publications.

For more information about this award, contact Anastasia Prokos(aprokos@iastate.edu).

Sadie Gardine Lasley was born in 1905, the daughter of a pioneer farm family in Schuyler County, Missouri. She received a teaching certificate from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, now known as Truman State University, where she embarked on a teaching career until her marriage. When expecting their first child, she had to quit teaching (in those days, pregnant women were not permitted to continue teaching). She devoted her life to the family farm, and raising her own family including some of her grandchildren one of whom was Paul Lasley (Professor and Chair of the ISU Sociology Department, 2002-present). She helped raise Paul and his four siblings so that Paul’s mother could work outside of the home to help make a living.

Sadie Lasley’s life reflected the central sociological values of community, neighbors and family. She led a humble and modest life that focused on giving to others. She was a strong proponent of equality for everyone, which was perhaps influenced by the rural sociology course she took at NE Missouri Teachers College in 1924. Throughout her life, she wrote short stories and editorials for a wide variety of farm magazines, ladies magazines and newspapers. These writings date from 1929-1987.

This scholarship was created by Sadie’s grandson, Paul Lasley, to award a promising undergraduate or graduate student in the Sociology Department who best represents Sadie Lasley’s ideals. The recipient must demonstrate leadership, community volunteerism, and evidence of a passion to help others.

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