Morton D Prouty, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship

This endowed scholarship was established to honor the life of Morton D. Prouty, Jr. Morton D. Prouty, a native of Illinois, was the sixth Poet Laureate of Alabama. He served as president of the Alabama State Poetry Society and for several years he served as the editor of its annual publication The Sampler. He gave numerous workshops for the Alabama Writers’ Conclave. He was a member of the American Academy of Poets and the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. Mr. Prouty was a widely published, award winning poet. His published works include: Sparks on the Wind, (1961); Footsteps on the Mountain, (1969); The Pharisee, (1975); To a Young Mariner, (1983); The Heavens Are Telling, (1986); and The Edge of Time, (1986). In 1991 the First Presbyterian Church of Florence published a small book of poems, Poems for Peace, which the author selected from his collected works.
This endowed scholarship is open to full time students of every major. Selection will be based on academic potential and financial need together with a 2.5 GPA.