Congratulations!

More than 1,300 children of military families will receive grants or loans from The Scholarship Fund of MOAA. The association thanks the generous donors whose gifts have enabled these students to achieve their dream of a college education.

More than 1,300 students who are children of active duty or retired military servicemembers were awarded MOAA interest-free loans and grants this year. Of those, 16 received the American Patriot Grant and 505 interest-free loan recipients were awarded Designated Scholarships. Recipients of American Patriot Grants and actively funded MOAA Designated Scholarships, or those with new recipients, are listed here.

American Patriot Grant Recipients
American Patriot Grant
Kelly Barlow
Norman Booth
Kristen Denne
Lauren Dwyer
Jami Garcia
Sean Harshaw
Theodore Inman
Mali Jones
Joshua McFarland
Kristin Mills
Ashley Moriarty
Andrew Thomas
Joshua Thomas
Corey Yovich

Emmis/97.1 FM
Matthew Denne

CWO4 Alexander Gould, USNR (donated by Julie and Maggie Gould)
Sarah Booth

Designated Scholarship Recipients

301st Bomb Group/Wings Assn. Col. Samuel J. Gormly, USAF
Nathan Lee

301st Bomb Group/Wings Assn. Chief Master Sgt. Pasquale (Pat) A. Manzi, USAF
Kathleen Wooton

301st Bomb Group/Wings Assn. Col. Quentin T. Quick, USAF
Angela Kimler

301st Bomb Group/Wings Assn. Gen. Nathan F. Twining, USAF
Megan R. Warner

301st Bomb Group/Wings Assn. Gen. Horace M. Wade, USAF
Kristine M. Ellison

Capt. John Q. Adams, USN-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Ann Adams)
Rebekah A. Verschelden

Lt. Col. Ervan L. and Mrs. Elinor Patton Amidon, USAF-Ret.
Lisa Hatfield

Anonymous
Aliya M. Maser

Col. Paul W. Arcari, USAF-Ret. (established by the MOAA board of directors)
Caroline Coley

Ark-La-Tex Chapter
Jason D. Rathke

Austin Retired Officers Association
Chad Autry

Col. William W. Barnes, USA (donated by Barnes Family Foundation)
Brendan Lehnert

Lt. Col. Walter L. Baxter Jr., USAF (donated by Mrs. Evelyn S. Baxter)
Elissa McGreer

Maj. Frank L. Beresford, USAF (donated by Mrs. Mary W. Beresford)
John Smith

Cmdr. Howard R. Berlin, SC, USNR
Nicole Syvertsen

Bette Edney Bigelow
Meghan Foley

Col. Tom C. Bowden, USA
(donated by Mrs. Ann Adams)
Emily Berry

William B. (Wib) Bowden
Paul Storie

Cmdr. and Mrs. Fenelon A. Brock, USN-Ret.
Courtney Ruth

Charlotte Gudrun Brown (donated by Maj. George H. Brown, AUS-Ret.)
Sarah Humlie

Maj. Danley Fritz Brown, Ph.D., USAR (donated by Maj. George H. Brown, AUS-Ret.)
Pearl Jasmin Jacildo

Staff Sgt. Andrew C. Burdan, USMC (donated by Col. John W. Burdan Jr., USAF-Ret.)
Jenniffer Weller

Burks Family Designated Scholarship (donated by Capt. John E. Burks III, USNR-Ret.)
Christina Zarza

Maj. Gen. John B. Cary, USAF (donated by Maj. Gen. Richard A. Yudkin, USAF-Ret.)
Erin Ramsdell

Sgt. Andrew Thomas Castelda (donated by Lt. Col. Carl A. Castelda, USAFR-Ret.)
Emily Monteith

Capt. William J. and Kathleen A. Cavanaugh
Nickolas Auger
Ashley Conn
Laura Davis
Peter Ellis
Andrew S. Herther
Stephanie Higgs
Melissa Hoglund
Vincent Illi
Natasha M. Michno
Leah White

Central Florida Chapter
Samuel Julien

Col. and Mrs. Guy M. Cloud Jr., USMC-Ret.
Gregory Bowman
Laurel P. Elliott
Steven Hamilton
Laura Parry
David Souders

Col. Sidney H. Collins, AUS-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Joy G. Collins)
William Adams

Carol and Anthony Conway Fine Arts (donated by Lt. Col. Thomas J. Geist, USAF-Ret.)
Cecilia Roberts

Robert W. Cook
Anna Fishel

Linnea A. Danielson Family
Jennifer Hutchinson

Dayton Area Chapter
Steven Nielsen

Capt. Walter E. (Bud) DeLong, USNR-Ret.
Valerie Osburn

Col. Steve dePyssler, USAF (donated by Ark-La-Tex Chapter)
Stephanie Black
Malinda DeBusk
Kathryn Moeller

Raymond J. and Joan Marie DeThorne Memorial and Western Suburban Chicago Chapter MOAA Scholarship (donated by West Suburban Chicago Chapter and Mrs. Jackie DeThorne)
Laura Ward

Rear Adm. F.A. Dingfelder, USN, and Mrs. Dorothy Dingfelder
Sohee Lacey

Disabled Officers Association
Erin Kaufhold

Col. Aldean A. Eakin, USA (donated by Mrs. Anita V. Eakin)
Jennifer Witsken

Col. Jack G. and Geraldine M. Emerson, USAF (donated by Mr. Robert J. Emerson)
Anthony L. Foster

Aleen S. Eubank (donated by Mrs. Anita V. Eakin)
Tiffany Foster

Ford Division-Ford Motor Co.
Rachel Tisdale

Hazel Goad Fox (donated by Col. Herman R. Muns, USAF-Ret.)
William Jenista

Lt. Col. Carroll H. Gardner, AUS-Ret.
Krista Davis

Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Grandison Gardner, USAF-Ret. (donated by Col. John P. Taylor, USAF-Ret.)
Emily Kuhlbars

Lt. James P. Gilhooley, USCG (donated by Mrs. Sylvia R. Gilhooley)
Keishla Cota

David D. Gilpatrick
Joseph J. Natale

Lt. Col. Maury F. Goad, USA-Ret. (donated by Col. Herman R. Muns, USAF-Ret.)
Reed Sorensen

Ruth V. Haas (donated by Col. Robert F. Haas, USA-Ret.)
Courtney Blakely

Spencer Hall and Spencer Hall Jr. (donated by Mrs. Jean D. Hall)
Nathan Donnellan

Col. Richard Reid Hallock, USA-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Richard Hallock)
Joseph G. Hernandez

Lt. Col. Alan Harcus, USA-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Ramona M. Pease)
Elizabeth Seay

Lt. Col. Richard Wayne and Mrs. Louise Hanten Hardman, USA
Christina Shadburn

Walter (Bucky) R. Harris (donated by Rear Adm. Samuel Lin, USPHS-Ret.)
Shannon McLean

Heart of America Chapter
Dane Snyder

Heartland Chapter
Randy Anderson

Lt. Gen. James R. Helmly, USA (established by the MOAA board of directors)
Megan A. Burkart

Col. Arville L., and Mrs. Elizabeth R. Hickerson, USA
David Webster

Mrs. Alice S. Hill (donated by Lt. Col. George Hill Jr., AUS-Ret.)
Rachel Carlson

Lt. Col. George Hill Jr., AUS-Ret.
Dianna Ward

Robert D. and Bette K. Huffman
Robert Dennis

Illinois Council of Chapters
Matthew R. Ahern
Ryan H. Boyko
Jennifer Y. Mayhew

In Loving Memory (established by the MOAA board of directors)
Sarah Overby

Gen. James L. Jones, USMC (established by the MOAA board of directors)
Samantha Campbell

Pvt. Edward Kalousdian, USA (donated by Capt. AlbertV. Saradarian, USAR-Ret.)
Carolyn R. Adamson

Lt. Col. Mary A. Kelso, AUS-Ret., and Col. Winchester Kelso Jr., USA
Elizabeth Mabry

Kessler Financial Services
Richard Houser
Matthew Posey

Mrs. Elizabeth Kester (donated by Lt. Col. William E. Kester, USAF-Ret.)
Robert Taylor

Vice Adm. Thomas J. Kilcline, USN (donated by Adm. G.E.R. Kinnear II, USN) Brian Charek
David Jordan

Vice Adm. and Mrs. Thomas J. Kilcline, USN (established by the MOAA board of directors)
Pamela Berecek

Adm. G.E.R. Kinnear II, USN-Ret.
Jennifer L. Nafziger
Kristie Tabacchi

Elizabeth Tatem Lafferty (donated by Capt. Kenneth F. Lafferty, USN-Ret.)
Megan Riley

Col. Vincent A. Lane, USA-Ret. (donated by Mary E. Lane)
Laura Fuller

Life Members (established by the MOAA board of directors)
Larry Tomlinson

Col. Earle D. Litzenberger, USMC-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Mary Litzenberger)
Jennifer Hill

Louisville Chapter
Jordan Lamfers

Marriott/MOAA Services
Jennifer Ward

Capt. Robert C. Mayo, USN-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Virginia P. Mayo)
Crysta L. Highfield

MBNA America
Emily Greget

Capt. Fitzhugh McMaster, USN (donated by Mrs. Marjorie McMaster)
Kiera A. Knappman
Rebecca Kratzer

Col. and Mrs. Warren H. Metzner, USA-Ret.
Grant A. Rodgers

Middle Tennessee Chapter
Kimberly B. Macintire

Mile High Retired Officers Association
Frank Malmgren

CWO Harold F. Miner, USN-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Mary Jane Miner)
Ryan Meis

MOAA board of directors
Sherrita Benjamin

Capt. Paul Michael Moore, USN (donated by Mrs. Elaine C. Moore)
Joshua Fleischmann

Mrs. Sue Nelson Moore (donated by Lt. Col. David R. Moore, USA-Ret.)
Lindy Griffin

Capt. and Mrs. Robert B. Moss, USNR-Ret. Elizabeth Fonnesbeck
Donald Melton

Alma Claar Muns and Lillian Claar Hoart (donated by Col. Herman R. Muns, USAF-Ret.)
Shannon Covey

Burl E. Muns (donated by Col. Herman R. Muns, USAF-Ret.)
Eric H. Woersching

Maj. Burl E. Muns, USAF-Ret. (donated by Col. Herman R. Muns, USAF-Ret.)
Andrew Main

Col. Herman R. Muns, USAF-Ret., and Mrs. Sandra S. Muns (donated by Col. Herman R. Muns, USAF-Ret.)
Thomas Gray
Denae C. Leonard
Lauren B. Nouis

Col. Edmond F. Murray, USAF (donated by Mrs. Ella R. Burr)
Emily Mitchell

Mrs. Eunice Porter (donated by Col. Herman R. Muns, USAF-Ret.)
Nicole Thompson

Lt. Col. John S. Neary, USA-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Helen C. Neary)
Mark Keim

Lt. Gen. and Mrs. Michael A. Nelson, USAF-Ret. (established by the MOAA board of directors)
Lee Cole

Capt. Alvah Lewis Nickerson, USA (donated by Capt. Lois E. Nickerson, USN-Ret.)
Rachael Bethel

CWO and Mrs. Smith S. Niehaus, USA-Ret.
Chrystal Conrad

Capt. and Mrs. Orville F. Nielsen, USN-Ret. (donated by Orville F. Nielsen)
Colleen M. Woodrow

Maj. Raymond C. Osterman, USAF-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Nancy T. Osterman)
Jacqueline Moore

Don A. Persons (donated by Mrs. Obeua Persons)
Emily Grossgold

Lt. Col. Edward J. Plzak, USAF (donated by Mrs. Lois M. Plzak)
Megan Reath

Capt. James and Mrs. Dorothy Pollock, USAF-Ret.
Scott Tomkovitch

Mrs. Dorothy Pollock (donated by Capt. James S. Pollock, USAF-Ret.)
Kristen Sondermann

Cmdr. Charles J. Read and Blythe B. Read, USNR (donated by Margaret Wallace)
Kelsey Guisbert

Lt. Col. Edward F. Ream Jr. (donated by Mrs. Veronica M. Ream)
Rebecca C. Martin

Col. Ray and Mrs. Betty Renfro, USAF
Shannon Charles
Joseph Donnelly
Tiffany Harris
Jessica Morris

Retired Army Medical Specialists Corps Assn.
Blair A. Luker

Maj. Clarence Lee Richardson Jr., USA-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Anne G. Richardson)
Courtney White

Leonard W. and Barbara Doering Riley
Holly M. Hillson

Gen. John W. Roberts, USAF-Ret., and Fern V. Roberts
Catherine Frye

Brig. Gen. William M. Rodgers, USA (donated by Mrs. Wendell Rodgers)
Melissa Boehmke
Kiana Morris

San Diego Chapter
Stephanie Navarro

Capt. Kenneth E. Sawyer, USNR-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Gladys R. Sawyer)
David Steele

Capt. Anthony Scarafone, USA-Ret.
Jordan Salata

Lt. Col. Donald F. Schmidt, USAF-Ret. (donated by Lt. Col. Rebecca L. Schmidt, USAF-Ret.)
Margaret McFerren

Gladys Welch Simpson (donated by Col. John W. Simpson, USA-Ret.)
Matthew Bolduc
Mark Landis

Mary G. Slear
Jeffrey Gravens

Lt. Col. Frank M. Slovik, USMC-Ret.
Chawanna Bethany
Ashley Burke
Jill Dinkla
Ryan Fox
Deanna Tate

William Snyder, USMC, DAV (donated by Myrtle M. Snyder)
Justin Higinbotham

Southern Maryland Chapter
Jennifer Bednarcik

Southern Nevada Chapter
Evan Mulvihill

Col. Bill Spengler Educational Fund
Susanna Richardson

Col. David D. Stoddard, USAF-Ret. (donated by Mrs. David D. Stoddard)
Lauren McCreedy

Col. Edwin Dale Taylor and Maj. Edith E. Taylor, USAF-Ret.
Courtney Casburn

Col. Richard Greenwood Thomas, USA-Ret., and Spc. Richard Alan Thomas, USA (donated by Mrs. Alice Thomas)
Margarita Ortiz-Serrano

Helen Lee Thompson (donated by Col. Beatrice E. Thompson,
USA-Ret.)
Rebecca Stewart

2nd Lt. Albert Trager, USA-Ret.
Samantha M. Archey
Lindsay J. Dzombar
James Griffin
Jessica Knight
Derrick Martinez
Mandy Miller
Daniel Smith
Heidi Smith
Andrew Warren
Jillian Wikler
Nicole Wood

Lois E. Turney (donated by Cmdr. Robert F. Turney, USN-Ret.)
Christopher Dellinger
Paige Ellison
Megan Gallagher
Steven Hyman
Martin Law
Jessica Phelps
Julie Rix

Cmdr. Robert F. Turney, USN-Ret.
Kristina Baktis
Quentin Donnellan
Jamie Gibson
Julie A. Gillman
Thomas Jones
Kara Mack
Amanda Stewart

Roger L. Turney (donated by Cmdr. Robert F. Turney, USN-Ret.)
Jenny Brasuell
Samantha Grossman
Brittany Luloff
Heather Oakley
Megan Skauge
Dominique Spataro

Gen. George V. Underwood Jr. (established by the MOAA board of directors)
Ellen Cribbs

U.S. Air Force Medal of Honor (established by the MOAA board of directors)
Lori Triebold

U.S. Army Medal of Honor (established by the MOAA board of directors)
Andrew Graeve

U.S. Coast Guard Medal of Honor (established by the MOAA board of directors)
Fay Cleaveland

U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor (established by the MOAA board of directors)
Patricia Marks

U.S. Navy Medal of Honor(established by the MOAA board of directors)
Spencer Stoner

USS Northampton (CA-26) Lesley Eberts
Kelcy Freeman

Col. Caroline E. Van Mason, AUS-Ret.
Irene Jimenez

Edward J. and Frances A. Van Mason (donated by Col. Caroline E. Van Mason, AUS-Ret.)
Crystal Chinn

Maj. Peter M. Vasalie, USAF (donated by Mrs. Jewell V. Vasalie)
Elise Amacker
Sarah Koon
Jennifer Peterson
Hilary Smith

Verdugo Hills Chapter
Deborah Berg
Julie Bernier

Virginia Council of Chapters
Robyn Good
Erica Holder
Sarah M. Tweedt

Col. Herbert and Mrs. Eleanor Waldman, USAF-Ret.
Ross Kastner
William Thompson

West Suburban Chicago Chapter
Jonathan D. Steiber

Col. and Mrs. Minter L. Wilson, USA-Ret.
Daniel Wilkes

Col. Eugene M. Winters, USA-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Eugene M. Winters)
Brian Allen

Capt. Irene N. Wirtschafter, SC, USN-Ret.
Holly Anderson

Mary B. Wolfson (donated by Lt. Col. Miles K. Wolfson, USAF-Ret.)
Tamara Anderson

Lt. Col. M.K. Wolfson, USAFR
Stephen T. Hartrich

Col. Lowell Allen Yost, USA-Ret. (donated by Mrs. Pat Yost)
Vanessa L. Vadnal

Cmdr. Otto A. Zipf, USN-Ret.
Heather Albertson

We need your support to continue offering loans and grants to students like these. Visit MOAA’s Web Base at www.moaa.org, or mail your donation to The Scholarship Fund of MOAA, Military Officers Association of America, Department 889, Alexandria, VA 22334-0889.

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