Let’s
Keep Iowa Students in Iowa
ICF
was fortunate to have The Harold R. Bechtel Testamentary Charitable
Trust, FBL Financial Group, Grain Processing Corporation and The
Fred Maytag Family Foundation as sponsors of this $100,000 challenge
program in 2002-2003.
We
are pleased to announce that these same sponsors have agreed to
continue their commitment in 2003-2004, and they challenge the
Iowa business community to join them in assisting students with
valuable scholarship support.
The
Let’s Keep Iowa Students in Iowa Challenge Program was started
in 1989 to reflect the sponsors’ deep commitment to private
higher education and also for the future of Iowa. Each sponsor
of the program has been extremely willing to invest in the future
of the students of Iowa. A student who stays in Iowa after graduation
to live and work is an investment that pays for itself many times
over. Since nearly 70% of our Iowa graduates
over the past 12 years – and almost 20% of our out-of-state
grads – have remained in Iowa, this investment continues
to pay dividends for the state.
Thanks
to the generosity of businesses and individuals across Iowa, the
Let’s Keep Iowa Students in Iowa Challenge Program again
exceeded the $100,000 challenge fund last year. As a result, ICF
awarded almost 200 Iowa Challenge Scholarships averaging $1,000
each to Iowa students at its member colleges and universities.
ICF wishes to congratulate these students.
Here’s
how the program works:
All
new, increased or reinstated gifts of $250 and above will be matched
by the sponsors of the program. Thus, a gift of $250 effectively
becomes $500; or $1,000 becomes $2,000.
Once
the $100,000 challenge fund is fully matched, all dollars will
be awarded to Iowa students attending ICF’s member colleges.
During the 14 years of the program’s existence, more than
$2.8 million has been awarded as Iowa Challenge Scholarships to
approximately 2,800 students at our colleges and universities.
ICF
offers its heartfelt thanks to The Harold R. Bechtel Testamentary
Charitable Trust, FBL Financial Group, Grain Processing Corporation
and The Fred Maytag Family Foundation for making this program
a reality again this year.
Additional
Scholarship Programs
In
addition to the Iowa Challenge Scholarship Program, ICF also administers
scholarship programs for businesses, foundations and individual
donors. Many thanks to all of the supporters of these important
programs!
MAJOR
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
(Investment of $25,000+)
CARVER
SCHOLARS
Funded by the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, the first Carver
scholars were selected in 1989. During the program’s 14
years, several hundred deserving students were given the opportunity
to pursue their education in spite of unusual circumstances in
their lives that could prevent them from attaining a college degree.
ICF is grateful to the Carver Trust for its long-term commitment
to this scholarship program and allowing ICF to administer this
program for its member colleges and universities. ICF is proud
to select 27 students to receive renewal awards in 2003-2004.
GEORGE
WASHINGTON CARVER/HENRY A. WALLACE SCHOLARSHIPS
Because of its long and generous commitment to private higher
education in Iowa and its commitment to creating educational opportunities
for minority students at ICF schools, Pioneer Hi-Bred International
created this new scholarship in 2003-2004. One award recipient
selected from each ICF member college and university will receive
a $2,000 scholarship. This scholarship fund was created in honor
of the extraordinary contributions made to the state of Iowa and
to Pioneer Hi-Bred by George Washington Carver and Henry A. Wallace.
THE
H. DALE AND MRS. LOIS BRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
This program is an excellent example of how ICF can work with
donors to achieve specific objectives with their gifts. The late
H. Dale and Mrs. Lois Bright were raised and lived in southern
Iowa and want to encourage and help young people from that area
to get a college education. The Bright Scholarship Program awards
$2,500 scholarships each year to students from six southern Iowa
counties who attend ICF’s member colleges.
HORMEL
FOODS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
With the generous support of Hormel Foods, ICF awards $2,000 scholarships
to children of Hormel employees who plan to attend one of ICF’s
member colleges. This program is a prime example of ICF’s
working with a business that has a specific interest, helping
their employees’ children attend college, and assisting
ICF’s member colleges and students at the same time.
IOWA
GROCERY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
ICF administers this special program in cooperation with the Iowa
Grocers Education Foundation. This scholarship program was established
to recognize and aid deserving students who are related to the
food industry by virtue of their parents’ employment or
their own part-time employment by member firms of the Association.
THE
MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Funded by a consortium of businesses and foundations, ICF has
awarded scholarships to incoming minority students at its member
colleges over the past eight years. Since 1994, this program has
had an impact of more than $3 million, with a high%age of scholarship
recipients either graduating or continuing their studies. Supporters
of the program this year include Bankers Trust of Des Moines;
Fred Maytag Family Foundation; Hy-Vee, Inc.; ING; Maytag Corporation;
MidAmerican Energy Company; Principal Financial Group Foundation
and Rockwell Collins.
PELLA
ROLSCREEN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Thanks to the generosity from Pella Rolscreen Foundation, the
Peter H. and Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation, and Joan Farver
and Charles Farver, ICF will award a $1,000 scholarship to a student
on each of the ICF’s member institution campuses in 2003-2004.
This is the inaugural year of this scholarship program, and ICF
is deeply grateful to Pella, the Kuyper Foundation, and Joan and
Charles Farver for their commitment to the students at ICF member
schools.
UPS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Each year ICF receives support through a special endowment funded
by the UPS Foundation, and administered by the Foundation for
Independent Higher Education (FIHE), of which ICF is a member.
Each year, the UPS Endowment distributes more than $2.4 million
to the 667 member colleges in 36 private college foundations like
ICF. The UPS Endowment’s $87,500 gift in 2002-2003 was awarded
as UPS Scholarships to students at each of ICF’s 25 member
colleges and universities.
TARGETED
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
(Investment of $1,000-$24,999)
ADVANCED
DRAINAGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
With the support of Advanced Drainage, with sites in Eagle Grove
and Iowa City (and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio), ICF awarded
five scholarships to students at the University of Dubuque last
year. This is the fourth year of this special program and ICF
looks forward to an ongoing relationship with Advanced Drainage
in the future.
AEGON
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Because of its strong interest in the business community and in
higher education, AEGON/Life Investors of Cedar Rapids provides
$1,000 scholarships for students majoring in business at selected
ICF colleges and universities. The AEGON Program has been in effect
for 10 years.
CASE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Case Company in Burlington, in cooperation with ICF, provides
$1,000 scholarships to children of Case employees or retirees
who plan to attend college.
COMMERCIAL
FEDERAL BANK SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Thanks to this Omaha-based bank’s generous support, ICF
last year awarded Commercial Federal Bank Scholarships to one
student at each of the 25 member colleges and universities. This
marked the fourth year of this special program, and ICF looks
forward to continuing in the future.
CRANE
FUND FOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN
The trustees of this trust wish to provide education for needy
and deserving widows and their children because of circumstances
due to death, age, disability or neglect of the men in their families.
CRYOVAC/SEALED
AIR CORPORATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Junior or seniors at selected colleges are eligible for these
scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each for dependent children
of employees and spouses of Cryovac. Designated majors include
finance, accounting, engineering, education, graphic arts and
sciences.
DENSO
INTERNATIONAL AMERICA SCHOLARSHIPS
This scholarship program awards four $2,000 grants to juniors
or seniors at selected institutions who have demonstrated leadership
qualities through involvement in at least one student academic-professional
organization. The students must be majoring in business or engineering.
EMC
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Employers Mutual Companies (EMC) began this program five years
ago that awards scholarships to students at selected ICF member
institutions. EMC also plans to offer internship opportunities
to scholarship recipients.
FARMLAND
INSURANCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Farmland Insurance Company in Des Moines provides two scholarships
of $500 each year through ICF to a student attending Dordt College
and majoring in agriculture.
GRINNELL
MUTUAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Grinnell Mutual Insurance Company of Grinnell in 1995 created
the Grinnell Mutual Scholarship Program, which enables ICF to
award $1,000 scholarships to six children of the company or affiliated
mutual companies’ employees who attend one of ICF’s
member colleges and universities.
GREG
MORFORD SCHOLARSHIP
Screenscape Studios established a scholarship for a junior student
at Drake University in memory of Greg Morford, who was killed
in an airplane crash several years ago. The scholar will major
in music, journalism or mass communications and be a resident
of Polk County.
ROSE
LEE AND MARVIN POMERANTZ TEACHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Mr. and Mrs. Pomerantz created this unique program to assist a
senior student at Drake University who plans to teach in Iowa
and wishes to pursue an advanced degree to enhance his/her teaching
skills. The Pomerantz’s goal is to improve teacher quality
through this program.
PRINCIPAL
FINANCIAL GROUP’S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIPS
The Principal Financial Group Foundation provides two $5,000 Information
Technology Scholarships to students at selected ICF colleges and
universities. Recipients may also have internship opportunities
that could lead to further opportunities with Principal.
STAMATS
COMMUNICATIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Stamats Communications in Cedar Rapids started this program last
year to provide scholarships to employees or their children at
selected ICF member colleges. Internship opportunities are offered
by Stamats to scholarship recipients.
U.S.
BANK SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Through the generous support of U.S. Bank, ICF awards scholarships
to students at selected member colleges and universities. These
scholarships are awarded to low-to-moderate income students majoring
in business, accounting, finance or mathematics.
ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
(Investment of $50,000+)
GLEESON
FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The John Gleeson family generously endowed this program for the
benefit of selected students from Sioux, Plymouth and Woodbury
counties. Through a gift of $100,000 over two years, the Gleeson
family will provide scholarship awards to juniors and seniors
attending any ICF member college or university majoring in accounting,
business management or economics. ICF wishes to thank the John
Gleeson family for their commitment to future generations of private
college students from the Greater Sioux City area.
JAMES
M. AND BETTY J. CAMP ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Mr. and Mrs. Camp selected the Iowa College Foundation as a vehicle
for awarding financial aid to students in its member institutions.
Income from the endowment is dispersed to the 25 member institutions
to be given to students who are from Iowa and have high financial
need.
KERFOOT/MASON
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Des Moines’ Harrington K. Mason permanently endowed this
program in honor of his great-grandfathers, Roswell B. Mason and
William D. Kerfoot; his grandfather, Henry Mason; and his father,
Arnold Mason. With this fund, ICF awards one four-year scholarship
of $4,000 each year to an incoming freshman who best reflects
the Kerfoot/Mason pioneering spirit and service to the community.
VERA
MAYER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
A generous gift from the estate of Mrs. Vera Mayer in 1983 established
an endowed scholarship fund that provides scholarship assistance
to all of ICF’s member colleges and universities on an annual
basis. Mrs. Mayer, having no children of her own, wanted to assist
worthy young people in achieving their dream of attending college.
CHARLES
STEPHENSON SMITH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Endowed by a gift from the Charles Stephenson Smith Trust in 1995,
this program enables ICF to annually award $1,000 scholarships
to students at each of its member colleges. Mr. Smith, a native
Iowan who had an outstanding career in journalism across the world,
has left an everlasting legacy on independent higher education
in Iowa through this generous endowment gift.
WESTMAR ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Thanks to the generosity of the Westmar College Endowment Board
of Trustees, the Westmar Scholarship Program was permanently endowed,
and the Westmar Friends and Alumni Association and the Westmar
Student Association have added funds to the endowment. Scholarships
will be awarded annually to those students who are currently residents
of LeMars and/or alumni, former staff and former faculty of Westmar
as well as their children and grandchildren, regardless of location.
Then consideration will be given to residents of Plymouth County
and other applicants from northwest Iowa. This program will sustain
a sense of Westmar’s ongoing presence in the educational
life of the state of Iowa. Click here to apply for this scholarship online.
