The Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students was established in 1991 by Mr. Schoettler, who was a successful businessman from MountainView, California and blind the last eight years of his life. To be eligible for the CSU Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students, applicants must: be attending California State University Bakersfield; have a visual impairment; and, have a minimum GPA of 2.8, be enrolled in 6.1 or more units and remain enrolled in 6.1 units or more during the academic year.