THE PCT PAUL RUBIN MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Each year in May, the PCT, in honor of Paul Rubin, will award a two thousand dollar ($2000) scholarship to a graduating senior of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Schools whose scholarship, extra-curricular activities and other interests evidence a concern for the benefit of the human condition.
The scholarship is named for Paul Rubin, past President of the PCT - a man who spent his adult life building the union movement in the United States and building a strong union in Plainview. He wanted all working people to be treated with dignity and to demand respect. He worked tirelessly so that ordinary working people would have a voice in building a society which benefits all its members. The staff. the students and the entire Plainview-Old Bethpage School District were the great beneficiaries of his work. It is very fitting that the PCT dedicate a special award in Paul Rubin's memory which will carry on the spirit of his achievements by inspiring young people to live lives of social conscience.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The PCT Paul Rubin Memorial Scholarship Award will be given to a graduating senior who meets three major criteria:
1. The student shall have demonstrated respect for education and the learning process.
2. The student shall have worked actively in organizations or for events which improve the human condition in nondiscriminatory ways. Examples are work in organizations or for events which promote the interests of working people, peace, improvement of education, equal rights, protection of public services and the protection of the environment.
3.The student shall have been a positive role model for his/her peers.
The PCT Paul Rubin Memorial Scholarship Award is administered by a committee of seven members of the PCT. Scholarships will be awarded solely by the committee in accordance with the above criteria. No more than one award will be given each year, but no award will be given in any year in which there is no applicant deemed qualified.
Each year's Award will be given at the High School Awards Assembly. The recipient's shall be added to a plaque placed in the High School and listing the names of all recipients.