AFSCME Advantage a Real Advantage to Mounsey
Khalia Mounsey remembers doing her homework by the light of a single candle "because there was no money to pay the electric bill." Today, with a 4.0 high school grade-point average, she’s on her way to Duke University, where she’ll take pre-med courses with the help of a $2,000 AFSCME Advantage/Union Plus Scholarship.
For the past 10 years, Khalia has watched as her mother, Mary Davis, studied to earn the bachelor’s and master’s degrees needed to get the job she loves: social worker in child protective services, a position represented by Maryland Local 112 (Council 92).
Khalia is one of 20 children of AFSCME members awarded scholarships ranging from $500 to $4,000. (See list of AFSCME recipients.)
$4,000: Katherine Alesandrini, daughter of John Alesandrini, Ill. Local 448 (Council 31); Deepa Magge, daughter of Ramakumar Magge, N.Y. Local 375 (DC 37); Iva Pokorny, daughter of Yvetta Pokorny, N.Y. Local 1501 (DC 37); Lee Squitieri,daughter of Joseph Squitieri, N.Y. Local 1000.
$1,500: Jason Robosky, son of Sherry Robosky, Pa. Local 2583 (Council 83); Joseph Yannielli, son of Christine Yannielli, Conn. Local 1303 (Council 4).
$1,000: Nicole Konowalski, daughter of Raymond Konowalski, Mich. Local 1820 (Council 25); Jamie Meagher, daughter of Linda Meagher, Wis. Local 1112 (Council 40); Sarah Miller, daughter of Hannah Phillips, Mass. Local 1636 (Council 93); Justin Peters, son of Sharon and Charles Peters, N.Y. Local 1000; Wendy Sheets, daughter of Kathryn Sheets, Pa. Local 2322 (Council 84); Christopher Tang, son of Terry Tang, Calif. Local 2620 (Council 57); Erin Thompson, daughter of Cheryl Thompson, N.Y. Local 1000.
$750: Steve Martinez Jr., son of Steve Martinez Sr., Wash. Local 1122 (Council 2).
$500: Suzanne Easterday, daughter of Alice Easterday, Mich. Local 2955 (Council 25); Melinda Hill, daughter of Linda Hill, Pa. Local 1977 (Council 86); Anthony Langhorne, son of Shirley Langhorne, Ohio Local 11; Rebecca Taylor, daughter of Paul Taylor, Mich. Local 1199; Vladislav Vilenchik, son of Dina Vilenchik, Ill. Local 2912 (Council 31).
How to Apply
— AFSCME Advantage Scholarships are funded and administered by Union Privilege and Household Credit Services, which are part of the Union Plus Credit Card Program. Scholarship applicants must be AFSCME members and/or their spouses and dependent children. They do not have to be credit card holders.
Applications for the 2002 awards will be available in September 2001. Send apostcard with your name, return address and telephone number, also noting your AFSCME affiliation, to: Union Plus Scholarship Program, P.O. Box 34800, Washington, D.C. 20043-4800, or download an application from the Union Privilege Web site:www.unionprivilege.org. The application deadline is Jan. 31, 2002.
NOTE: Applications will also be available on the AFSCME Web site in September 2001.
