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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">On behalf of GFOA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Kathie Schultz [mailto:kschultz@gfoa.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 14, 2015 11:54 AM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Kathie Schultz<br>
<b>Subject:</b> 2016 GFOA scholarship applications<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1>MEMORANDUM<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To: Provincial and State Presidents and Representatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">From: Steven Solomon, Deputy Technical Services Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Technical Services Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Date: October 15, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Subject: 2016 Scholarship Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) will administer four scholarship programs that are available for award in the Spring of 2016. GFOA seeks your assistance in promoting
these scholarships in your province or state. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All of these programs are intended to benefit students planning to pursue careers in state and local government finance. The submission deadline for applications for the 2016 awards
is February 19, 2016. Following are brief descriptions of each of the scholarships:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> of $13,000 is for graduate students in public finance who are enrolled in a full-time master’s program.
Funded by the <i>Girard Miller Foundation.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Frank L. Greathouse Governmental Accounting Scholarship
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">of $8,000 (each award) is available for award to two undergraduate or graduate students enrolled full time in an accounting program (an undergraduate student must be in the process of completing at least their junior
year by the time of the scholarship award).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">of $8,000 is for upper-division undergraduate or graduate students of public administration, accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration (with a special focus on government or nonprofit
management). To be eligible for this award students must belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander,
or Asian. Funded by <i>Tyler Technologies.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> of $8,000 (each award) is available for four employees of a state or local
government enrolled in part-time graduate study preparing for a career in state and local government finance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Information on the 2016 scholarships has been mailed to higher education institutions throughout Canada and the United States. For your information I have enclosed the informational flyer that was sent for
each of the four programs. Also, enclosed are the applications for each of the four programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in">Our mailing list is divided into undergraduate and graduate institutions. Graduate institutions were sent information about all four of the programs. Undergraduate students are only eligible for certain programs.
Accordingly, information was only sent to undergraduate institutions for the following scholarships:<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please use these materials to assist with your promotion of these scholarship programs in your province or state. If you need additional materials for distribution (e.g., at provincial conferences, state
conferences, or other meetings) please feel free to photocopy the enclosed items. Additionally, the applications for all four programs are available in the “Student Opportunities” section of our website,
<a href="http://www.gfoa.org">www.gfoa.org</a>. Be sure to scroll down to the section for “GFOA Scholarships.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have any questions contact me by e-mail at
<a href="mailto:ssolomon@gfoa.org">ssolomon@gfoa.org</a>, or by phone at (312) 977-9700 or Robert Kotched at
<a href="mailto:rkotchen@gfoa.org">rkotchen@gfoa.org</a> or (312) 977-9700.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thank you</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Kathie <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Government Finance Officers Association<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Chicago, IL 60601<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">312-977-9700<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">312-578-5452 – Direct phone number<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="mailto:kschultz@gfoa.org">kschultz@gfoa.org</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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