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Here are all the resources you need for reporting on, or just finding out more, about Scholarship America. Recent news releases are at the top, and you can also jump down to download Annual Reports, Fact Sheets, logos and more.

Recent News
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2009-05-08
Longtime Volunteer and Washington State Senator Ken Jacobsen Receives Community Hero Award
Northwest Dollars for Scholars® has selected Sen. Ken Jacobsen to receive the Northwest Dollars for Scholars Community Hero Award for his ongoing commitment to higher education. Randy Dorn, Superintendent of Public Instruction, will present the award at the Seventh Annual Light the Fire for Education Reception on May 21.

Jacobsen was instrumental in starting and developing Northwest Dollars for Scholars, a division of Scholarship America®. He also started the Community Scholarship Matching Grant Program, which provides $2,000 grants to 100 scholarship foundations each year.

2009-04-27
Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund Featured in New York Daily News
Clem Richardson's New York Daily News column "Educational Freedom for 9/11 Victims' Kin" features the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund, our fund dedicated to financially needy dependents of those killed or disabled on 9/11, and a profile of new Fund director Rhianna Quinn Roddy.

2009-03-16
Scholarship America Names Kit Briem Director, Major Gifts
Scholarship America is pleased to welcome Kit Briem to the position of Director, Major Gifts. Briem brings twenty years of nonprofit leadership experience to Scholarship America, most recently at the International Wolf Center.

"We're thrilled to have a seasoned major gifts executive who brings with her substantial leadership and advancement capabilities," said Jane Eastwood, Vice President, Advancement.

2009-02-03
Longtime Scholarship America Volunteer Honored by National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Morgan Odell, long-time volunteer and former Board member of Scholarship America, the nation’s largest non-profit, private-sector scholarship and educational support organization, was awarded the 23rd annual Henry Paley Memorial Award by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the association’s national meeting in Washington, DC. The award recognizes individuals who have worked to advance educational opportunity in the United States.

2009-01-19
Scholarship America Founder Receives Award in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Scholarship America is proud to announce that its founder, Dr. Irving Fradkin, has received a Drum Major Award from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Drum Major Awards recognize two individuals or organizations annually that have made significant contributions toward realizing Dr. King's dream of equality, social justice, and peace and have answered Dr. King's 1968 call for citizens to be 'drum majors for justice.

2008-12-01
Scholarship America Names Rhianna Quinn Roddy Executive Director to Lead National Funds and Initiatives
Scholarship America, the nation's premier nonprofit scholarship and educational support organization, is pleased to announce that Rhianna Quinn Roddy has accepted the position as the organization's new Executive Director, National Designated Funds and Initiatives.

In her position, Ms. Quinn Roddy will have overall responsibility for the organization's designated funds and will have primary responsibility for strategic and managerial leadership of the over $100 million dollar Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund.

2008-11-28
The AT&T Foundation is just one of more than 1,200 scholarships managed by Scholarship America; we invite you to meet some of the recipients in the video below (courtesy of the AT&T Foundation):

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Scholarship America Basic Info and Downloads

Quick Description:
Scholarship America (www.scholarshipamerica.org), the nation’s largest nonprofit, private-sector scholarship and educational support organization, has distributed more than $1.5 billion to more than 1.5 million students since its founding in 1958. Scholarship America has received five consecutive 4-Star ratings from Charity Navigator, earning a spot on its top ten “Hall of Fame” charity list and its list of top ten “Slam Dunk” charities in America.

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Related Links:

• ScholarshipAmerica.org: Our organization's homepage.
  
• Dollars for Scholars Regions: A list of our regional offices across the country.
  
• Scholarship Management Services: The Web site of our Scholarship Management Services division, which designs and administers scholarship programs for foundations, corporations and individuals.
  
• Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund: The fund, administered by Scholarship America, that provides scholarship aid to dependents of those who died or suffered debilitating injury in the 9/11 attacks and cleanup efforts.