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ALABAMA GROCERY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Proudly Announces
SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR THE 2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR
PURPOSE
The Alabama Grocers Assocation (AGA) has always had strong interest in supporting
education
and has established the scholarship program because it achieves a number of desirable
objectives. It helps deserving students with college expenses, it relieves parents of college
expenses, and the colleges the winners attend benefit indirectly by receiving the scholarship
funds. This way, it helps everyone involved.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, COLLEGE FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, AND
JUNIORS WHO ARE:
1. Sons and daughters of full-time employees of firms which are members of AGA. The
employee must have been employed for at least 2 years as of January 1, of the year in which the
scholarships are awarded. Parents must be employed with the AGA member firm at the time the
scholarship checks are awarded to remain eligible.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF RECIPIENTS
Scholarship recipients must enroll as full-time college students in the fall of the year in which the
scholarships are awarded and continue in school for the entire academic year without
interruption, barring illness, emergency or military service. Scholarship recipients are responsible
for making certain that their scholarship checks are delivered to the colleges.
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
To assure complete impartiality in the selection of winners and to maintain a high level of
professionalism in dealing with students, parents, high schools, and colleges; the Alabama
Grocers Scholarship Program is managed by the Alabama Grocers Education Foundation.
Selection of scholarship winners is made by Dr. L. Paul Sands & Associates. Dr. Sands is the
Founding President of Columbia State Community College in Columbia, Tennessee.
ALABAMA GROCERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIPS.
The Alabama Grocery Education Foundation will award Parent Employee Scholarships and
Student Employee Scholarships for the 2008/2009 Academic Year. For the children of full-time
employees, the scholarships are grants of $1,000. For part-time employees who are full-time
students, the scholarships are grants of $500.00
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
Inos A. Heard Memorial Scholarship One $500 scholarship to be awarded to a student
emoloyee or child of an employee of Western Supermarkets.
Alan J. Frankel Memorial Scholarship One $500 scholarship to be awarded to a student
employee or child or an employee of Gregerson's Foods, Inc.
Jimmy Allison Memorial Scholarship One $1500 scholarship to be awarded to a student
employee or child or an employee of an Alabama Wholesale Distributors Association member.
Mary G. Hardin Memorial Scholarship
Four $1,000 scholarships to be awarded to a student emoloyee or child of an employee of Hardin and Company.
James L. Smotherman Scholarship One $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to a child of a
parent employee member of the Alabama Grocers Association.
Larry D. Eddleman Memorial Scholarship One $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to a child
of a parent emoloyee member of
the Alabama Grocers Association.
PIGGYBACK SCHOLARSHIPS
Associated Grocers of the South Award
one $500 awards to a student emoloyee or child of
an employee of the warehouse.
Autry Greer & Sons, Inc. Awards
Three $500 awards to a student emoloyee or child of an
employee of Greer's Food Tiger Supermakets.
John E Wilson Memorial Scholarship
Four $500 awards to a student employee or child of an employee of
Super Foods Supermarkets
Langley, Inc Awards Two $750 awards to a student employee or child of an employee of
Langley, Inc.
Piggley Wiggly of Red Bay Awards Four $750 awards to a student emoloyee or child of an
employee of Piggly Wiggly of Red Bay Supermarkets.
Robert Perry Memorial Scholarship
One $500 awards to a student employee or child of an employee of
Associated Grocers of the South warehosue.
Troy Davis Memoiral Scholarship
One $500 awards to a student employee or child of an employee of
Fuller's Supermarket
MATCHING SCHOLARSHIPS
Gary Totoritis, President, Associated Grocers of the South will personally match both the $500
winners from their warehouse.
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN APRIL. TO OBTAIN A
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (This is the card to be mailed in), COMPLETE AND MAIL BY FEBRUARY 15, MAIL TO
ALABAMA GROCERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
600 VESTAVIA PARKWAY, SUITE 220
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35216
(CLICK HERE FOR ACTUAL APPLICATION)
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