2020-2021-Litton-Leadership-Scholars-Application

Litton Leadership Scholars
College of Agriculture, Food and
Natural Resources
Submit the following application and supporting documentation to be considered for the Litton
Leadership Scholars Program. Please type all responses for the application and include a signature. Hand
written applications will not be accepted. Assemble the application in the following order:
1) Application Form
Complete this application. The application form asks for personal contact information, course enrollment
and academic record.
2) Essay
Include an essay on the following topic: A Litton Leadership Scholar is a student who exhibits initiative,
perseverance, cooperation, hard work and a desire for leadership. How have you exhibited these
qualities in the past, and how do you plan to exhibit these qualities as a potential Litton Leadership
Scholar in the future? Please limit your essay to 1 single-spaced page.
3) Résumé of Leadership Experiences:
Submit a current résumé of education, employment, volunteer and leadership experiences. This résumé
should be no more than one typed page. Include experiences such as organizations you have been
involved with, leadership positions you held, and activities that you participated in. Also, any awards or
special recognitions you have received up to this time, and how you earned that recognition.
Employment and volunteer experience should be included as well.
4) Two Recommendations
Select two individuals to complete an online recommendation for you. One should be your current
academic advisor or one of your professors and the other is up to you (example individuals would
include a mentor, another university professor, leader in your home community, employer, etc.). Provide
those individuals with the following link to complete the recommendation:
You need to have them
complete the recommendation by Monday, March 15 in Qualtrics.
All application materials must be submitted at the same time as one document. Application packets are
due Monday, March 15. Applicants will be notified on March 17 if they have been invited to complete an
interview with the selection committee on March 22 or 24. The complete application should be emailed
to both:

Dr. Jon Simonsen –
Ms. Sydnee Mason -


Litton Leadership Scholars
College of Agriculture, Food and
Natural Resources

Name

MU Student ID #

Address

Telephone

City, State

Zip Code

Email Address
Academic Major
Cumulative GPA
Number of Credit Hours you will
have Completed at Mizzou
when Entering Fall 2021
Semester
Name and Email of 1st
Recommendation
(Advisor/Professor)

Name and Email of 2nd
Recommendation

Briefly describe your career goal(s)?

I certify that all of the information included in this application is accurate and is my own work. If
selected as a Litton Leadership Scholar I will enroll in the one credit hour leadership experience
for the upcoming fall and two credit hours in the spring.
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Applicant Signature

Date


Essay
A Litton Leadership Scholar is a student who exhibits initiative, perseverance, cooperation, hard
work and a desire for leadership. How have you exhibited these qualities in the past, and how
do you plan to exhibit these qualities as a Litton Leadership Scholar? Please limit responses to 1
single-spaced page.