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National Organization Joins in $20M Commitment to College-Bound Kids in Need
Beyond Work
Simon Foundations. It's the brainchild of Ron Simon, chairman of RSI Holding Corp. in Newport Beach, who has made two fortunes in the cabinet-making business and has more recently _restablished a homebuilder called RSI Work Homes (see related entry on OC's Wealthiest list in Special Report starting on page 15).
Call them Simon Scholars with something extra.
That's what college-bound youngsters taken under wing by the Orange County-based college-preparatory and scholarship proO Beyond gram can expect, now that it has " affiliated with the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc. in Alexandria, Va.
Simon Scholars is an 11-year-old program of the The Horatio Alger Association is named for a prolific 19th century author whose dime novels about impoverished boys who overcame obstacles to achieve commercial success and financial security helped define the notion of the "American dream."
The Simon Scholars program works with about 20 high schools spread over California, New Mexico, Georgia and Washington, D.C. It differs from most organizations that set out to give youngsters a hand in getting a college education. It's a six-year commitment that begins with a student's junior year of high school. Grades count, but that's not the only consideration for candidates, who go through an extensive application process that includes a formal interview and takes the students' life experiences and leadership potential into account.
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