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AFSCME Family Scholarship Program Winners Announced

by Clyde Weiss  |  April 03, 2013

Ten high school seniors – dependents of AFSCME members – will receive financial support for college through this year’s AFSCME Family Scholarship Program.           

The program is open to graduating high school seniors who are also a child of (or financially dependent grandchild of) an active or retired, full dues-paying AFSCME member. In addition, the person must be an applicant to an accredited college or university and subsequently accepted as a full-time student in a four year degree program.

Each $2,000 scholarship, which may be used for any field of study, can be renewed each year for a maximum of four years provided the student remains enrolled in a full-time course of study.

The 2013 winners are:

  1. Cody Brown, Oklahoma Local 2875
  2. Alisha Donnell, California Council 36
  3. Alyssa Friedman, Rhode Island Council 94
  4. Samantha Glass, New York District Council 37
  5. Maceo Gutierrez-Higgins, Oregon Council 75
  6. Selena Hamer, Georgia Local 1644
  7. Hannah Kangas, Minnesota Council 5
  8. Brianna Messner, Wisconsin Council 40
  9. Kevin Simpson, Pennsylvania Council 13
  10. Leamon Wilson, Michigan Council 25

Click here for applications and further details about the AFSCME Family Scholarship, or call AFSCME’s Department of Education and Leadership Training at (202) 429-1256.

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