2008 NERA Scholarship Receipients

NERA President Joanne M. Elliott announces the 2008/2009 USAA and NERA Scholarship recipients.
On behalf of the Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, I extend my thanks and deep appreciation to the scholarship committee for taking on the surprisingly daunting task of reading, judging, and selecting the winners. The commitment and expertise of the scholarship committee has made this another successful year. Many thanks also to USAA. Without their generous funding and support the scholarships would not be possible.
The NERA scholarship program recognizes the service to the United States and sacrifices by Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Reserve component members, retirees and their families. This program is sponsored though substantial grant funding from USAA Insurance (www.usaa.com) and additional donations from NERA and its members.
The Scholarship applicants were required to submit a scholarship application, high school or college transcripts, and an essay. The essay portion of the application required the applicants to either discuss their career goals or to describe the importance of reservists to America. The committee received many strong applications, and the competition proved to be quite stiff this year. However, the selected scholarship recipients named below distinguished themselves from a very strong field.
Congratulations to the $3000.00 NERA Member Scholarship Recipient:
Chief Carol Donald
Congratulations to the $2500.00 Scholarship Recipients:
Ashley Perez
Nicholas Green
Peter Cangelosi
Katherine Rawlings
Dequan Carreker
CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU!!