This scholarship was founded in January 2000 in memory of Darryll Jacobson, Robert Tarrant and living memory of Coach Bruce Hammond. As long time residents of Pardeeville, WI and supporters of high school athletics it is a fitting way for employees of Fairway Independent Mortgage to honor these men. The late Darryll Jacobson in the father of our president/owner Steven Jacobson and the late Robert Tarrant is the father of David Tarrant who is one of our managers in Arizona. Bruce Hammond is the father of Joel Hammond who is our regional manager of our first branch in the Fairway Branches. Coach Hammond was the head basketball coach at Pardeeville for 12 years. Career Record 178-48.
Thanks to Steve for giving many of the Fairway employees a great opportunity to succeed in the mortgage business, we honor Jake, Ruby, and Bruno with this scholarship.
Jake and Ruby were fathers, husbands, mentors but more important, our friends. They always took the time to shoot buckets, throw a ball to us, console us after a tough loss, praise us after a victory.
Athletics was a very important part of our lives at Pardeeville High School. Competition taught us many valuable lessons that we at Fairway use everyday in our business.
The Fairway Independent Mortgage Athletic Scholarship is to be awarded to a senior male or female athlete who represents the highest ideals of high school athletics. The recipient must have exhibited or obtained the following characteristics:
1. Lettered in one or more varsity sports.
2. Complied with Pardeeville High School athletic code.
3. Maintained a B or better average.
4. Been accepted at a post-secondary school.
5. Athlete participated in school activities other than athletics.
The winner of the Fairway Independent Mortgage Athletic Scholarship will be named at the annual Fairway Independent Mortgage managers meeting held in Madison, WI each year in the spring. The parents of the winner, Pardeeville’s athletic director, and Pardeeville’s principal will be invited to the annual meeting. The winner’s name will also be placed on the scholarship plaque located in the high school.
Selection Committee
Joel M. Hammond, Bruce W. Hammond, David L. Tarrant, Steven L. Jacobson
Pardeeville High School Athletic Director, and Pardeeville High School Principal
The applicant Screening and Selection Committee shall be made up of at least six (6) members consisting of the principal of the high school, the athletic director of the school, and lifetime members of Joel M. Hammond, David L. Tarrant, Steven L. Jacobson, and Bruce W. Hammond. If a member of the applicant Screening and Selection Committee is unable to serve in that capacity for any given year the remaining members of the committee shall appoint the replacement.
The duties of this committee shall be to:
1. Accept applications.
2. Review applications.
3. Review applicant’s academic record.
4. Review additional pertinent material.
5. Review with the District Administrator the amount of the current year’s award.
6. Select the recipient of the current year’s award.
Selection Procedure
1. Each applicant secures application forms from the high school guidance which when completed is returned to the guidance office.
2. Each applicant must ask a coach to complete a rating form, which the coach will complete and return to the guidance office.
3. Each applicant must provide the guidance office a copy of the letter they received indicating a post-secondary school acceptance.
Selection Criteria
The high school scholarship committee shall use the following criteria when selecting the recipient:
1. Coaching Rating 50%
2. Complied with Athletic Code 20%
3. Participation in Non-Athletic School Activities 15%
4. Essay on why Athlete Applied (100 words or less) 15%
Tie-Breaker
1. Number of letters earned in athletics.
2. All-Conference Honors in all Sports.