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Ten HCC Students Awarded P.E.O. International Scholarships

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Last updated:Friday, Feb 12, 2010 at 04:57 AM Posted:Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 at 08:27 AM

Ten Haywood Community College students recently received scholarships from the Philanthropic Educational Organization International (P.E.O.). Valerie Bush, Teresa Deaver, Nancy    Frye, Melissa Gomez, Debbie Kiefer, Rebecca Rathbone, Anna Rowe, Dawn Salley, and Leslie Waldrup were the recipients of the P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education scholarship, Chapter BV. The amount awarded to these students totaled over $9,800. In addition, HCC Professional Crafts-Wood student Penny Jewett received a $1,000 scholarship from the AW Chapter.   

The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education scholarship was established in 1973 to provide need-based grants to women in the US and Canada whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary to return to school to support themselves and/or their families. This project has paid more than $30 million in small grants to women.

The P.E.O. is a philanthropic educational organization that is one of the pioneer societies for women. It was founded in 1869 by seven students at Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Today, the P.E.O. has grown to almost a quarter of a million members in chapters in the US and Canada. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, its mission is to promote educational opportunities for women. The organization strives to be a source of encouragement and support for women to realize their potential in whatever worthwhile endeavor they choose.

Epeo Pictured left to right are Marion Lane, Philanthropic Educational Organization representative; HCC students Teresa Deaver, Anna Rowe, Mellissa Gomez, Valerie Bush, and Rebecca Rathbone; and Charlotte Whalen, Philanthropic Educational Organization representative. Each of these students was awarded a scholarship from P.E.O. Chapter BV for spring semester.

Epenny HCC Professional Crafts-Wood student Penny Jewett received a $1,000 scholarship from the P.E.O. AW Chapter.