SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Horace Mann
Scholarship Program offers funds to help children of public and private school
employees attend college. The 2004-2005 program will offer scholarships
totaling $50,000.
This year's awards include one $15,000 scholarship payable over four years
and one $10,000 scholarship payable over four years. Ten additional scholars
in 10 designated counties will each receive one-time $2,500 awards. Horace
Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE: HMN) will pay the scholarships directly to
the college or university of each recipient's choice for tuition, fees and
other educational expenses. To be eligible, a student must be a college-bound
high school senior whose parent or legal guardian is a U.S. public or private
school or college employee. The student must have an overall grade point
average equivalent to at least a
"B" average and must answer an essay question.
Interested students or their parents should contact their local Horace
Mann agent or visit the Horace Mann home page at http://www.horacemann.com .
The online application is available via the Web site. The program deadline is
March 15, 2005 and scholarship recipients will be announced on or about April
15, 2005. The program is not open to residents of Hawaii, New Jersey or New
York.
Horace Mann -- the largest national multiline insurance company focusing
on educators' financial needs -- provides retirement annuities, life
insurance, property/casualty insurance, and other financial solutions.
Founded by educators for educators in 1945, the company is headquartered in
Springfield, Ill. Horace Mann is publicly traded on the New York Stock
Exchange as HMN. For more information, visit http://www.horacemann.com .
SOURCE Horace Mann Educators Corporation
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/CONTACT: Paul Wappel, AVP, Public Relations of The Horace Mann
Companies, +1-217-788-5373, wappelp1@mail.horacemann.com /
/Web site: http://www.horacemann.com /
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