2016 Named Gift Honoree

The 2016 Named Gift Honoree for American Association of University Women , Cedar Falls Branch, has been announced.

Phyllis Stock, 2016 Named Gift Honoree

Phyllis Steele fifty- two-year member of the Cedar Falls Branch was presented with the award in recognition of her outstanding leadership in AAUW since joining the organization in 1964.

She has been on many committees, however treasurer for many years, and auditor each year when not the treasurer. She has supported the mission of advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.

The Named Gift award began as a way to honor a member of the local branch for her contributions in support of the mission of AAUW. A $500 contribution has been sent to AAUW Fund in Phyllis’s honor. AAUW Fund helps support Legal Advocacy, Elect Her, $tart $mart, endowment earnings supporting fellowships and grants

To find out more go to aauw.org.

2015 Transition Scholarship

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Emily Johanningmeier is the recipient of the $1000 Transition Scholarship to the University of Northern Iowa sponsored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Cedar Falls Branch. Emily graduated in December from Hawkeye Community College, and has transferred to UNI to continue her studies.

Emily is a resident of LaPorte City, Iowa. Emily is an English-teaching major with a Literacy minor. She enjoys reading and writing and hanging out with friends. She comes from a teaching family and has a sister and brother.

The Transition Scholarship is awarded to a non-traditional female student currently attending Hawkeye Community College who will enroll in at least 6 credit hours at UNI. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA or 2.5 or more on at least 30 transferable credit hours from HCC. Preference is given to students majoring in a non-traditional field of study. For more information go to www.hawkeyecollege.edu
search scholarship or https://cedarfalls-ia.aauw.net

Support Your Local Scholarship & Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Have you donated to the Transition Scholarship yet? Our branch members have donated nearly $700 so far this year. Thank you very much for your generous gifts.

The Cedar Falls branch awards $1000 to one, or  two students transferring from Hawkeye Community College to the University of Northern Iowa. We’re more than halfway to raising the money we’ll need for this scholarship, thanks to the generosity of branch members who have contributed.

If you haven’t donated yet, why not give $5 or $10 today?

Write your tax-deductible check to the Cedar Falls Civic Foundation, put AAUW Scholarship on the memo line, and send it to the Cedar Falls Civic Foundation, PO Box 546, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

With our sincere thanks,
Nancy Hasenwinkel and Sandy Lawry Co-Vice Presidents for Fund raising