The scholarship honors Robert Hawkins, a dedicated teacher who instilled in his students a desire to think for themselves, allowing them to discuss current topics and how they would be personally affected. He taught Spanish for 40 years in the Upper Arlington School District and at The Ohio State University. Robert's love of languages is evident in his degrees in Italian and Spanish, having studied in Ecuador, Italy, Mexico, and Spain. He also studied Arabic, French, German, Latin, and Portuguese. Robert also loved to travel, having visited more than 100 countries, sharing insights he gained with his students. He will be remembered as a teacher, friend, and lover of languages.

• Candidates must be active in school and/or community service.
• Candidates must be graduating seniors of Upper Arlington High School.
• Candidates must have completed at least four years of the same foreign language.
• Candidates must attend or plan to attend an educational institution in the U.S.
• Candidates must pursue a major or minor in a foreign language

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