Scholarship Blogosphere

The Fergus Falls (MN) Daily Journal has long been one of many newspapers in the country that actively and frequently publicizes the work of their local Dollars for Scholars chapter, including a series of columns from college freshmen who've won scholarships from Fergus Falls Dollars for Scholars. And, now, the paper is presenting some live-action media, too, on their Videos Page. Click there and scroll down to May 1 to see an interview with chapter president Dave Schneeberger about his work with Dollars for Scholars and the impact the program has on this small central Minnesota town. You can also get to the video directly by clicking here; be forewarned that it'll auto-play, so adjust those speakers before you click.

Scholarship America's President Cliff Stanley visited the Downtown Magnets High School Dollars for Scholars Chapter in Los Angeles while on a trip to California last week. As College Counselor at the high school, Lynda McGee has created an inviting and welcoming area for her college center. Her efforts at the school have been rewarded with a 98 percent college-going rate for a high school population that is primarily Hispanic and low income. The students are pictured in the front row, and in the back row from left to right is President Stanley; Ann Worley, Executive Director CA Dollars for Scholars; and Lynda McGee.

Scholarship America's Northwest Dollars for Scholars region held its Light the Fire for Education event yesterday; as the Seattle Post-Intelligencer mentions, University of Washington president Mark Emmert was honored with the 2008 Community Hero Award, thanks to his work in developing the Husky Promise scholarship program (which provides free tuition to UW for low-income students.)

We'd like to congratulate President Emmert, and Northwest Dollars for Scholars; stay tuned for a full recap of the Light the Fire event.