UAH Scholarship

The Bama Jammer™ Scholarship

In November, 2005 Bama Jammer™ established the "Tim Counts Memorial Bama Jammer™ Scholarship"- Taken from November, 2005 Counselor Magazine.

Bama Jammer has established a scholarship program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville , Alabama . The scholarship is available to students majoring in business, marketing or related fields with emphasis on entrepreneurship. "We are trying to identify those students who intend to start and operate their own business, not just go to work for someone else," stated Ray Steelman, Marketing Director of Bama Jammer. "This country was built on small business owners who had the courage to break away from the pack, stick their necks out and start their own businesses. Those are the type of kids that we are trying to identify and reward through this scholarship program," he continued. The scholarship will be awarded annually to those students with entrepreneurial ambitions and who demonstrate a financial need. Along with the scholarship, an internship at Bama Jammer Promotions is being planned. "Not only will we award a scholarship, but the student will have an opportunity to actually be a part of a small business operation," stated Sharon Steelman, President of Bama Jammer. "The student will be able to apply what is learned in the classroom and apply them in the trenches at Bama Jammer. This will be a great learning experience for a young entrepreneur," she continued. This memorial scholarship is named after the late Tim Counts, Ray Steelman’s brother and son of James and Mabel Counts of Flintville, Tennessee . Tim was killed in the Flintville community in 1968 at age six while waiting on his school bus. Bama Jammer is a government and commercial contractor specializing in corporate apparel and promotional products. The Advertising Specialty Institute named Bama Jammer the Fastest Growing Promotional Products Distribution Company in America - 2003 and again in 2004. In 2004, Huntsville / Madison County Chamber of Commerce named Bama Jammer the "Small Business of the Year" in the Wholesale / Retail Division. Bama Jammer was started in the trunk of the Steelman’s car and is now a world wide multi-million dollar operation.

If you would like to be considered for the UAH scholarship, here is the criteria:
Bama Jammer™ Scholarship Criteria

  1. The scholarship will be an annual scholarship to students at any collegiate level.

  2. Scholarships will be awarded to those who intend to become entrepreneurs.

  3. The recipient must be aggressive, financially needy and educationally hungry.

  4. Work ethic and desire are more important than a high grade point average.

  5. The scholarships would be limited to business, marketing, and management type folks.

  6. Along with the scholarship, Bama Jammer will likely offer an internship employment situation at Bama Jammer. This way the students could get actual hands-on experience in real life business situations.

  7. Bama Jammer will be very active in all aspects of the scholarships. The Bama Jammer staff will be involved in the selection process. They will review the applications, assess the need, evaluate the students and make the selection.

  8. The evaluation process would include a resume, essay and, in the end, a personal interview.

For specific details and to formally apply for the scholarship, contact the University of Alabama in Huntsville Business Department.

Bama Jammer™ is presently planning other scholarships for all regional colleges and universities in and around Huntsville, Alabama.

This scholarship was inspired by Michael E. McDonald, JD who proved that success is in us all...it just sometimes needs a small helping hand.