Mr. Braun was born in Germany and although he became a U.S. citizen, he was always proud of his European roots.
He and his wife, Jean, sponsored over a dozen foreign students from Europe and South America. They were guests in their home and stayed as little as a month, but often as long as a year. The Legacy Scholarship Fund of Ernst Gottlieb Braun will be available to any college student who has completed 36 semester hours and maintains a 3 point grade average (1-4) scale to study in any country within the European Union.
To be eligible, a student must be majoring in foreign language study, arts and crafts, architecture or history.
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