Annual Tulie Phillips Scholarship

Tulie Lucretia Phillips (1931-1997) was secretary and then president of the Pine Hills Community Council. Her energy and focus helped to revitalize the Council, giving it a sense of purpose and tangible objectives. She was a tireless community advocate. She tended the Pine Hills booth at the Central Florida Fair, worked as a realtor in her brokerage firm (Contemporary Real Estate and Investments, Inc.), and was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church. She served on the Orlando-Winter Park Board of Realtors as chair of the Professional Standards Committee and the Committee on Equal Opportunity. Tulie was named to the Princeton Hospital Council on Aging in 1996 and then to the Orange County Code Enforcement Board. She coordinated numerous community events bolstering pride among the residents of Pine Hills. She remains a positive force for improvement in the community and a continuing source of inspiration.

Tulie Phillips Scholarship Program
One scholarship of $500.00 each will be awarded to two graduating seniors of Maynard Evans High School.

Eligibility
Scholarships may be applied for by graduating high school seniors planning to enroll/enrolled full-time (at least 12 credit hours) during the current year at Valencia Community College West Campus.

 Deadline: May 24th, 2024 at 11:59 PM

Requirement
Applicant must submit a one-page essay to reflect a history of community service and have a 3.0 GPA and above. 

Selection and Disbursement
The Pine Hills Education Committee will select the scholarship recipient.  Recipients will be notified by phone or mail and asked to respond within a specified period.  The scholarship recipient must respond to the written communication by the deadline stated within that communication.

Applications can be mailed to Attention: Scholarship Committee; Pine Hills Community Council, P.O. Box 585733, Orlando, FL   32858 or email to: education@pinehills.info

The Committee must receive all applications no later than May 24th.   Scholarship recipients will be notified no later than June 1st.

Most Recent Past Tulie Phillips Scholarship Recipients