Past Presidents Scholarship

History of Past Presidents' Scholarship

In May 1998, I was installed as the Ohio Division President. Just prior to taking office, I contacted all the past Ohio Division presidents asking them to attend a meeting following ODAM that year. The response was excellent – we had over 10 past presidents in attendance. In my previous 4 years on the Ohio Division Board and through my many travels throughout the State, many IAAP members asked me if there was a way the Ohio Division could help the smaller chapters with scholarships. Many were too small and did not have the funds to award in scholarships. These members and chapters wanted a way to be recognized in their communities via the publication of scholarship offers plus the impact on students in their areas.

My goal at this meeting with the past presidents was to form a committee of the past presidents and ask them to come up with guidelines for a scholarship that we could offer to ANYONE in any part of the State. The scholarship(s) would be available to all of our chapters, large and small, but especially the small, so they could access the publicity and the ability to offer this scholarship in their communities. The past presidents took the ball and ran with it. Through some excellent fund-raisers and sizeable donations by the past presidents themselves, we were able to offer our first scholarships the following year – May of 1999. We offered two $500.00 scholarships. The fund raising continued and we worked harder and harder to be able to offer these scholarships for the smaller chapters, but to also compliment additional scholarships offered by our larger Ohio Division Chapters. Through our members’ excellent support and the efforts of the Past Presidents Scholarship Committee, our scholarship fund grew and we were able to give two $750 scholarships in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, 2003, 2004, and again this year, 2005, we have been able to offer TWO $1,000 scholarships.

In the last two years it has come to our attention that many chapters and IAAP members were unsure of the duties of our committee and what we are trying to achieve. We are not offering these scholarships in competition with the scholarships offered by the chapters, but as an additional opportunity. We have always believed we are contributing to all of the Ohio Division Chapters by being able to offer scholarships and working to keep this scholarship fund growing.
This Past Presidents Committee has been an excellent tool for several reasons.
  1. We can work together with Division members to offer scholarships to our students and bring the best-known secret to our future.
  2. It gives the past presidents of our division the opportunity to again give back to you – our Ohio Division Membership – the many, many hours of pleasure and memories you have given us.
  3. It gives our past presidents the opportunity to stay active, to enjoy attending ODAM, and have fun.
On behalf of the Past Presidents Committee, we hope this explanation helps all chapters and members better understand the “How & Why” we developed this scholarship and work so hard on our fund raising efforts. If I can answer any questions or visit your chapter to explain our purpose, please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Yours in IAAP®,
Mary Lou Wilton, CPS/CAP Past Presidents Committee

2009 - 2010 Past Presidents' Scholarship Application

The 2009-2010 Past Presidents' Scholarship is open to high school or college students (including IAAP members attending college). The Past Presidents' will be awarding up to two $1,500 scholarships for the 2009-2010 year.

The guidelines state that the applicants are required to have two letters of recommendation; one of these letters may be written by you or any of your members.

The applicants will be interviewed on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Stark State College of Technology in Canton, Ohio. The students who are selected will be required to attend and will be introduced during the 2010 Ohio Division Annual Meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg, Ohio on June 26, 2010.

The application deadline is May 1, 2010.


For more information on the 2009 - 2010 Past Presidents' Scholarship activities, please contact the following:

Golf Outing
  Mike and Sue Zacher, CPS/CAP
Scholarship
  Theresa Yagielo Riddell
 Marcie Hawkins, CPS/CAP
 Diana Tschantz, CPS/CAP
Silent Auction 
  Connie Switts, CPS/CAP, CWCA
 Kathleen Tuemler
 Diana Tschantz, CPS/CAP






















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