Dorothy Strachan Sawyer Scholarship

Dorothy Strachan Sawyer was a dedicated educator in the Miami-Dade County Public School System. She served in all major offices in local Delta chapters and served a full term as an officer at the National level. She was a Charter Member of Dade County Alumnae Chapter and it is to her honor that this scholarship is dedicated. The Dorothy Strachan Sawyer Scholarship has been established to enhance higher learning of African American graduating high school females in the Miami-Dade County community. The scholarship targets average academic performance. It is specifically designed for the C-8 student who has performed or provided service to the community while performing at a maximum effort level during her high school years, but because of average academic performance, most likely will not receive scholarship assistance.

The scholarship shall be in the amount of $5,000 annually.
The funds shall be used for scholarships only.
One recipient shall receive the scholarship for four years providing she continues to matriculate and maintains at least a 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 grading scale or a 1.75 GPA on a 3.0 grading scale.
The recipient must submit an official, sealed copy of her transcript to Dade County Alumnae at the end of each of the first 3 years in order to establish eligibility for the succeeding year.
The scholarship cycle for each recipient ends at the end of the four (4) year period.

The Dorothy Strachan Sawyer Scholarship shall not take the place of the sorority's annual scholarships already in existence and shall be given in addition to these scholarships.

Recipients of the Dorothy Strachan Sawyer Scholarship shall not be family members of sorors of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Should extenuating circumstances arise with a scholarship reCipient that causes a break in her matriculation; the Dorothy Strachan Sawyer Scholarship Committee will make a recommendation to the chapter for the continuation or termination of the scholarship.

The Dorothy Strachan Sawyer Scholarship shall be given in her honor as long as funds are available.