First Command Educational Foundation Scholarships Now Available to All Students.FORT WORTH, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. -- First Command Educational Foundation has announced that its hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships are now available to any qualifying undergraduate student, not just to children of the military. "We are proud to continue helping military families and extremely pleased to be able to help even more young adults pursue their educational goals," said Vickie Mauldin, foundation executive director. Carroll Car·roll , James 1854-1907. British-born American physician noted for his research on yellow fever. In 1900 he deliberately infected himself with the disease for experimental purposes. H. Payne, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, dedicated himself to providing financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against advice and products to military families in 1958 with the founding of the firm known today as First Command Financial Planning, which announced last year that it would open its market to all civilians. In 1983, he established the educational foundation to provide college scholarships to the children of active duty, retired and deceased deceased 1) adj. dead. 2) n. the person who has died, as used in the handling of his/her estate, probate of will and other proceedings after death, or in reference to the victim of a homicide (as: "The deceased had been shot three times. U.S. service members. In 2001, First Command Educational Foundation became an independent, non-profit entity with an expanded mission to significantly improve the short-and long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. personal financial success of U.S. military members through scholarships, educational programs and financial presentations. Last year the foundation awarded more than $176,000 in scholarships to college-bound high school students and selected ROTC cadets. It has awarded more than $3 million since it was founded in 1983. This year the target audience for the foundation's programs has expanded to include civilians as well as military families. The Payne family has donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. a total of $700,000 to the foundation during the past 12 months. The most recent donation of $500,000 is the largest monetary gift in the history of the 22-year-old foundation. The contribution was added to the organization's permanent scholarship endowment A transfer, generally as a gift, of money or property to an institution for a particular purpose. The bestowal of money as a permanent fund, the income of which is to be used for the benefit of a charity, college, or other institution. , the Carroll H. Payne Scholarship Fund. The foundation's goal is to grow the scholarship endowment to $2.5 million over the next few years. For more information regarding First Command Educational Foundation, go to www.firstcommand.org, or e-mail edufoundation@firstcommand.org. |
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