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VIP's | Board
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History |
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| The Board consists of the officers shown below as well as the Directors from each Valley. The Directors and Assistant Directors are listed on the
"Contacts" page. |
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| President Merlin Smith, 33° |
VP/Scholarship
Chairman Bob Larsen, 33° |
VP/Finance Lisle McKelvey, 33° |
Secretary Don Etchison, 33° |
Treasurer Jim Larsen, 33° |
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| The annual meeting of the Board of Directors for the Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation of Washington was held in
Kelso, WA. in May, 2004. The primary purpose of this annual meeting is to approve the award total for undergraduate, renewal, graduate and fellowship winners. This year $241,800 was approved. (See
History for a breakdown of awards).
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| Saturday
morning, many take advantage of the continental breakfast before the work
of the day starts |
 We were hosted by the Valley of Kelso. Pictured left is our host, Garner C. Churchill, Director. Hosting was excellent and Garner really out did him self in seeing that each guest was properly taken care of and everything right up to the dinner flowed smoothly. |
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Shortly before the meeting began,
Merlin Smith (left) and Garner Churchill (right) were presented with a
Proclamation from Deputy Mayor, Kathleen Johnson (center) and the City of
Kelso. |
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The business meeting began as scheduled at 9am.. |
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| At lunch,
four Shelton Fellows (see
VIP's) from the Dan Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington as well as two students in the Peace Corp Masters International (PCMI) program in the Dan Evans School spoke to the members about their programs and expressed their appreciation for the support of the Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation of Washington. The PCMI program is for Peace Corp volunteers. These students work on a rigorous academic schedule, at the same time they are on a Peace Corp assignment, to earn their Master's degree.
Also we had a words of wisdom and thanks from the Board Excellence Project
and a very insightful look into the
Intercollegiate College of Nursing at
the University of Washington. |
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Meghan Mordy PCMI Fellowship, 2003-2004 |
Christina Maiers PCMI Fellowship 2003-2004 |
Hope O'Brien William Shelton Fellowship, 2003-2004 |
Gretchen Kiefer William Shelton Fellowship, 2003-2004 |
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Carl See William Shelton Fellowship, 2003-2004 |
Patricia Matthieu Board Excellence Project |
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| Debbie
Haberman University of Washington Intercollegiate College of Nursing |
Amanda Marks $5,000 Award Winner - Supreme Council Speech Pathology University of Washington |
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Back Row, left-right: Bob
Larsen, Patricia Matthieu, Merlin Smith, Amanda Marks, Jim Larson,
Kimberly Hall, Don Etchison, Meghan Mordy, Carl See, Lisle McKelvey |
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| The banquet was a very enjoyable affair with good food, good friends and good conversation. |
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President Merlin Smith welcomes all. |
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One of MANY pictures taken at the banquet. |
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| The featured speaker for the evening was Mr.
Tom Malterre. He is the recipient of a Bastyr Fellowship in the
amount of $5,000. |
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| And last but certainly not
least,
Bob Larsen, VP (Left), "Brother"
Marilyn Larsen (Honorary Member) (Center) receive a gift from Merlin Smith
(President) in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. We
must say, Bob and Marilyn are EXTREMELY dedicated to spend their Golden
Anniversary with the Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation. The gift
was purchased through donations from everybody in attendance.
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| Group Mail - A group mail account has been established for the use of all Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation officers and directors. All members who have email addresses are entered in the group. If you are involved with the Scholarship Foundation and want to verify your address, please contact the Web Master, Ed Boress,
[email protected]. Please note, everything posted or replied to in the group will be seen by all persons that are members of that group. Please post using discretion. As this is a free service, there will be ads associated with each message. If you have questions on using this account, please contact Ed Boress. This group account is restricted to members of the Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation of Washington. Persons interested in finding out more about the Scottish Rite Scholarship programs, should return to the Contacts page, locate the Director in their area, then contact that person. |
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