Applications are being accepted for the annual Si BurickJournalism Scholarship.
The scholarship, now in its 20th year, is named for Si Burick,legendary Dayton Daily News sports writer and editor for 58 years whoalso was a WHIO radio and TV personality.
Burick wrote his first sports story for the Daily News when he was16, and became sports editor when he was 19. He remained with thenewspaper until his death in 1986.
He wrote four to seven columns and stories a week, and his abilityto attract local and national readers led to his being elected by hispeers to the writers' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.
The scholarship, aimed at helping students interested injournalism, is awarded by the Dayton Foundation from an endowmentcontributed to by individuals and corporations in Burick's memory.
Si Burick scholars can also participate in the Mickey Davis SummerInternship program, available to recipients during college.
Davis, a reporter, editor and columnist for the Journal Herald andDaily News, died in 1997 and was one of the first Burick scholarshipjudges.
Students in Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Butler, Shelby, Darke,Preble and Warren counties are eligible. The scholarship goes towardfirst-year college tuition.
Interested students can obtain an application from their highschool guidance counselor. The application must be postmarked byMarch 31.