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Kirk Adflir nnid hia wnv tVirnncrh
'liege by working at a bank and his
id's company. While he was a student,
dair, a 1988 USC business school
aduate, didn't know that each year,
llions of dollars in scholarship money
>es to waste.
Now Adair wants to help students
in those lost scholarships, through his
vn business.
When Adair set out to find an idea
t a business to start, he wanted
mething that would make money and
- the same time help people. He decided
1 try a computer service that helps
udents find money for college.
"When I found out there's so much
loney out there thatfs not claimed eveiy
lar, I thought it would be a good idea,"
dair said. "The reason it's not being
aimed is that people don't know about
Adair started Family Computer
ervices. Adair, who has worked at
jveral insurance companies since he
as graduated, said FCS is a "start of
dream."
He said, "This is something Fve been
anting to do for a while."
Adair said he chose this type of
usiness because it will allow him to
rork at home where he can be with
iree-year-old twins and because Tve
lways been interested in money and
elping people with money."
FCS provides students with a
Mnputerized database search.
"What my service does is help these
*ople get in touch with other sources
f aid and get them some additional
andingior college," Adair said.
Students complete a personal
pplication which is entered into the
omputer. The application includes
[uestions about grades, hobbies, interests
ftd outside activities.
A search is then conducted of over
*50,000 sources of aid nation-wide to
which scholarships, awards, grants
ftd fellowships meet the student's needs.
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11 eport is printed ana manea to tne
tudent which includes the number of
cholarships that student is qualified
or, why he is qualified, the address and
be name of the person handling the
'cholarship.
Adair said along with scholarship
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track of scholarship applications and
send them in on time and how to set up
an application filing system according
to dates.
"It's a plan to help them stay
organized so they can apply for the money
and keep track of replies," Adair said.
Also included in the package are an
application request form letter and an
appendix of additional scholarship sources.
He said he spent about a year testing
the program and decided to include
additional application information so
students would really use their lists.
The service costs $49.95. Adair can
be reached at 561-0039 at extension
3112.
Adair said he has plans to expand
his services to include job searches.
"Hopefully by the first of the year,
Fm going to have a program set up to
help find people jobs anywhere in the
United States," Adair said. "Tm hopefully
going to have that up and running
January of 1997."
Unusual scholarships
The following are some of
the mnst unusual srholar
ships in the Financial Aid for
College Database.
Wool Contest
The National Make It
Yourself With Wool Contest
awards scholarships from
$100 to $1,000 for crocheting
accomplishments.
Berry Pickers
The Urann Foundation
offers money to students
whose parents are cranberry
pickers or growers.
Goat Association
The American Dairy Goat
Association offers $1,000 to
students who show goats
competitively and plan on a
career in agriculture.
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on the 400-room jflBk. .'rJi
dorm being built
behind Blossom
Street Garage.
Director of housing p
Gene Luna said the
cost of the new resl- vadUft.
dence hall Is $14.9 I ' . Jm
million. The hal' Is
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Frank J. Llszczyk,
I right, president of
Pavers America,
lays bricks on the
Horseshoe. USC
began laying the
more than 2,000
bricks personalized
with the
names of alumni.
The bricks were
sold for $50 for
alumni association
members. The
reflnlshed walkways
will be dedicated
Homecoming
weekend Sept. 27lTON
The Gamecock
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^omen's varsity
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need riders,
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Coach Brown after
lav at 776-2074.