Scholarship LuncheonAugust 21, 2007
San Destin Hilton HotelDestin, Florida
Welcome ToWelcome ToAlabama Housing Authorities Alabama Housing Authorities
Education and Enrichment Fund, Inc. Education and Enrichment Fund, Inc. (AHAEEF)(AHAEEF)
AHAEEF
• In partnership with AAHRA the governing body housing authorities for the State of Alabama
• AHAEEF has awarded over $270,000 to more than 130 recipients since the inception of the committee in 1984.
Riding the Waves of Changes,
Choices and Challenges
This year’s theme:
Presenting 2007 Presenting 2007 Scholarship WinnersScholarship Winners
Beverly BarberDothan Housing Authority
Executive Director: Glenn D. Franklin
AHAEEF Scholarship Winner
Goal: To obtain a degree in Business Administration and Finance
College: Troy University
Quote:“I plan to use my educational endeavor and personal experiences as tools to assist others. I am constantly reminding my children and the children of others that education is the key to many doors that may appear to be locked. I want my children and others that I mentor or may come in contact with to realize that you can never stop learning.”
$2,500
Jessica GoodwinJacksonville Housing Authority
Executive Director: Cindy Newsome
AHAEEF Scholarship Winner
Goal: To obtain a degree in Business Management with plans to stay at Jacksonville Housing Authority
College: Jacksonville State University
Quote:“I believe true success is determined by the lives one has touched and the difference you have made in these lives… I hope when my life is evaluated for success I will have touched many, many people and made a difference in their lives.”
$2,500
Tanya GriffinOzark Housing Authority
Executive Director: David W. Madden
AHAEEF Scholarship Winner
Goal: To specialize in accounting
College: Troy State University Dothan
Quote: “Attending college helped me grow up and started me thinking about my life differently. I was excited about learning; the more I achieved, the more I learned and discovered about me… As a college student at TSUD, I realized my will to succeed, my strength to commit and a strong desire to learn.”
$2,500
Duyna HenryBridgeport Housing Authority
Executive Director: Jean Cooper
AAHRA Scholarship Winner
Goal: To teach young children
College: Athens University
Quote: “It is my objective to further my career in teaching, so that I can be helpful, creative, motivating, and influence the lives of the children I teach. I am hoping to be the role model that my teachers were to me.”
$2,500
Latondra HudsonMobile Housing Board
Executive Director: Stevens Gregory
Exhibitor/Professional Scholarship Winner
Goal: To become a probation officer
College: S.D. Bishop State
Quote:“In the last four years, I have encountered some trying times that would tear the strongest mind down. Those difficulties have inspired me to become the woman I am now. I am aware that some things in life are not fair, but you must search for what makes you strive for excellence and proceed to challenge your mind.”
$2,500
Angela JacksonMobile Housing Board
Executive Director: Stevens Gregory
SERC Scholarship Winner
Goal: To become a medical doctor
College: New York University
Quote: “I believe my education will provide me with the authority I will need to make an impact on society. My main focus is medicine, and I would like to one day become a doctor and the only way to achieve that goal is to acquire a PhD from medical school.”
$2,500
LaTasha LaceyBessemer Housing Authority
Executive Director: Reynolds M. Jones, Sr.
Exhibitor/Professional Scholarship Winner
Goal: To obtain a degree in accounting and to one day own her own company, R & L Accounting Firm
College: Virginia College
Quote: “I know I will be successful because I am determined and I have an aunt who always encourages me to strive to be the best in whatever I attempt to do.”
$2,500
Yolanda McHenry-MurcksonDothan Housing Authority
Executive Director: Glenn D. Franklin
Exhibitor/Professional Scholarship Winner
$2,500
Goal: To obtain a degree in Business Management
College: Troy University
Quote: “I wish to create an instrument to allow those people on the fringes of life to assess and to understand that labor is capital and that sweat equity is available to everyone. I wish each and all to receive their true worth and value and achieve their purpose in life.”
Linda Mitchell Dothan Housing Authority
Executive Director: Glenn D. Franklin
AAHRA Scholarship Winner
Goal: To become a respiratory therapist
College: Wallace Community College
Quote: “I just want a better life for my kids, and that is why I try to instill in them that education is an important tool for success. Therefore, I decided to go to college. My dream is to inspire other single parents not to settle for just getting by, but to strive to move forward.”
$2,500
Angela MooreJefferson County Housing Authority
Executive Director: Lewis McDonald
Executive Director Memorial Scholarship
WinnerGoal: To have a career in publications or journalism
and to eventually become an editor
College: Birmingham-Southern College
Quote:“In my literature classes, I witness how writers of the past have made an impact through their writings, and I seek to do the same with my own writing one day… My dream is to one day use my talents to the best of my abilities, and hopefully the result will be that I make an impact on this world.”
$2,500
Toska OwensTuscaloosa Housing Authority
Executive Director: Rick Herbert
AAHRA Scholarship Winner
Goal: To obtain a Bachelor of Science degree and have a fulltime career
College: Rochester Institute of Technology
Quote: “I realize furthering my education is detrimental to a successful career. Completing this degree through the Multidisciplinary Studies Program will give me
the confidence that my goals are obtainable.”
$2,500
Teresa Scott Bessemer Housing Authority
Executive Director: Reynolds M. Jones, Sr.
Exhibitor/Professional Scholarship Winner
Goal: To have a job in the healthcare field
College: Jefferson State Community College
Quote: “I am a hard worker and my determination to succeed outweighs my failures… it is my plan to complete my educational journey to show others the importance of attaining goals. It is also important
to me to be able to assist others as I have received assistance.”
$2,500
Emily White Dothan Housing Authority
Executive Director: Glenn D. Franklin
AHARM Scholarship Winner
Goal: To own her own business designing subdivisions and building homes
College: Wallace Community College and Troy State University Dothan
Quote:“For me, success would be receiving a degree in civil engineering, owning my own firm, and, one day, designing subdivisions and building homes for anyone that needs one. It would be such a wonderful feeling to provide someone a place to call their own and to help make one of their dreams come true.”
$3,000
Sharon WilliamsEufaula Housing Authority
Executive Director: Tom Wachs
AAHRA Scholarship Winner
Goal: To become a radiology technician
College: Wallace Community College
Quote: “For all young mothers out there, I would like to be a role model, letting them see that in order to rise we have to lighten our load and accept help that comes from those wanting to see us reach our full potential. We can’t hold onto those thoughts and comments from others that will stop us from achieving our goals. We must move forward for ourselves and our families.”
$2,500
Matthew YorkValley Housing Authority
Executive Director: Brenda Graham
AHAEEF Scholarship Winner
Goal: To earn a degree in Business and Finance and then serve in the Air Force, eventually owning his own business
College: Auburn University
Quote: “My goal is to earn a degree in Business and Finance and then serve in the Air Force. I would like to serve in a firefighter capacity during my military service. After my military service, I hope to start my own business.”
$2,500
Alabama Housing Authorities Education and Enrichment Fund,
Inc. Board of DirectorsLewis McDonald, President
Jean Cooper, Vice PresidentBetty Kyser, Secretary
Dorothy A. Daniel, Treasurer
Donald Belle, Past PresidentDannie WalkerAngela ThomasPat Weeks
Officers:
Board of Directors:
AHAEEF 2007 Scholarship Sponsors
AAHRA – Members and Youth Sports Committee
Alabama Power CorporationAHARM – Arthur J. Gallagher &
CompanySERC-NAHRO
HUD (Birmingham Field Office)John Lindsey – Tenant PI
Bobby Boyd of Yeager & Boyd, LLCApartment Energy Audit Corporation
A Joint Venture of the Jefferson County Housing Authority and the Jefferson County Assisted Housing
CorporationC. Michael McInnish, Attorney
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