John L. and Carolyn J. Steen Education Scholarship

John and Carolyn Steen are deeply committed to a Christ-centered education at all levels. The family has a long history of involvement with Christian education and with Calvin. The Steen’s three children graduated from Eastern Christian High School in Haledon, NJ, and Calvin. John spent many years on the Board of Directors and the education committee of the Eastern Christian Schools.

Basic criteria:

• entering freshman year
• cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher
• graduate of Eastern Christian High School who has spent at least grades 7-12 at Eastern Christian and during that time has been an active member of the Christian Reformed Church
• committed to enrolling in the teacher education program
• committed to teaching in a CSI school if at all possible (written statement required), with strong encouragement to consider Eastern Christian if there are openings available
• have a record of being involved in extracurricular activities
• financial need is required

Renewal criteria: This scholarship is not renewable.