[Nfbf-l] The National Federation of the Blind of Florida Statescholarship program

[Carlos J MontasAS]

Good evening to you sir. The NFBf scholarship program has nothing to do with 
my employer. What I say, and do when I am not working is up to me.
Secondly, I am simply  stating the facts about what happened. That someone 
who  did not meet the minimum requirements won a scholarship. That is wrong. 
How can we expect students to apply for our scholarship program when we 
knowingly violate the standards of the 2.7 grade point average?
If my information is not correct, then you would have not responded so 
aggressively. this issue is not personal its about doing things the right 
way. As you well know if you have a large number of applicants, it is hard 
enough to choose from those applicants who meet the qualifications. To have 
some one  win a scholarship who does not meet the minimum requirements is 
quite frankly unacceptable. As I have stated this is not personal it just 
does not look good. I know that Dr. Maurer would not support this. this is 
not some kind of campaign to destroy any one. I am just stating the facts. 
If my information is not correct, then just say so, and that will be the end 
of it.        -----Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Hicks" <danjhicks at yahoo.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] The National Federation of the Blind of Florida 
Statescholarship program


> Carlos, your information is incorrect and you need to cease this smear 
> campaign immediately. Furthermore, you need to immediately issue an 
> apology to the scholarship committee and all scholarship winners. There is 
> no  legal and ethical way you could have this kind of information. Even if 
> it were true, your distributing such information would be a violation of 
> the ethics of your employer an the rules of this list.
>
> Dan Hicks
> NFBF President
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 23, 2013, at 4:22 PM, Carlos Montas <carlos.montas at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Good afternoon to my federation family.   i hope that every one is doing 
>> well.  unfortunately I will not be at state convention this year. I hope 
>> that it goes well.   I would like to bring to every ones attention an 
>> issue that I am concerned about.   The scholarship program.  It has been 
>> brought to my attention that one of the scholarship winners does not meet 
>> the requirements  of are scholarship program.  According to the 
>> application the winner must have a minimum of a 2.70 grade point 
>> average. As a former winner, and member of the scholarship committee,  i 
>> am disappointed that one of the winners has a 2.3  grade point average. 
>> Further more, i am disappointed that the committee voted for this 
>> individual.  It just so happens that this individual is the son of one of 
>> are current State  board members.  I know that the National scholarship 
>> committee would not conduct them selves in this manner.  Let me be clear, 
>> this is not personal  if a applicant does not have the grades then he or 
>> she should not win a scholarship.   This is about doing things the right 
>> way.  the nfb way
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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