2006 ADVA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Submitted by Bob Short, Scholarship Fund Chairman

The scholarship fund trustees met on June 22, 2006, at the annual reunion in Portland and authorized awarding $25,000 in scholarships. An independent selection team of three educators had previously reviewed and evaluated each scholarship application, and provided their recommendations to the scholarship fund trustees.

Joel Reynolds received the first place award of $3,000. Joel attends the University of Oregon and was sponsored by his grandfather, Jack Morton, who served in World War II with the 182^nd Infantry Regiment.

Two second place awards of $2,500 each were presented to Tracy Gold and Kevin Little.

Tracy attends Duke University and was sponsored by her grandfather, the late William Gold, who served in World War II with the 26^th Signal Company.

Kevin attends Taylor University and was sponsored by his father, Alan Little, who served in Vietnam with the 174^th Aviation Company.

Stephen Arndt received the third place award of $2,000. Stephen attends Vanderbilt University and was sponsored by his father, Edward Arndt, who served in Vietnam with the 5^th Battalion, 46^th Infantry.

Caitlin Snow received the fourth place award of $1,500. Caitlin attends the University of Michigan and was sponsored by her father, Paul Snow, who served in Vietnam with the 4^th Battalion, 21^st Infantry.

Four fifth place awards of $1,000 each were presented to Brian Gates, Karn Petersen, Sadie Peterson, and Paige Schroeder.

Brian attends Western Illinois University and was sponsored by his father, Kenneth Gates, who served in Vietnam with the 1^st Battalion, 46^th Infantry.

Karn attends the University of Wisconsin—River Falls and was sponsored by her father, Roger Petersen, who served in Vietnam with the 23^rd Military Police Company.

Sadie attends the Minnesota State Community & Technical College and was sponsored by her father, Bruce Hanstad, who served in Vietnam with the 4^th Battalion, 3^rd Infantry.

Paige attends Ohio State University and was sponsored by her father, Michael Schroeder, who served in Vietnam with the 3^rd Battalion, 1^st Infantry.

An additional nineteen awards of $500 each were presented to the following individuals:

Andrea Borysiak attends Baker College and was sponsored by her father, Gerald Borysiak, who served in Vietnam with the 2^nd Battalion, 1^st Infantry.

Patrick Bright attends Bemidji State University and was sponsored by his father, Gene Bright, who served in Vietnam with the 1^st Battalion, 6^th Infantry.

Melissa Bungo attends the University at Buffalo and was sponsored by her father, Ronald Krul, who served in Vietnam with the 4^th Battalion, 3^rd Infantry.

Lindsey Campbell attends Champlain College and was sponsored by her grandfather, the late Alan Campbell, who served in World War II with the 180^th Field Artillery Regiment.

Kerry Coffey attends the University of Connecticut and was sponsored by her father, Gerald Coffey, who served in Vietnam with the 1^st Battalion, 82^nd Artillery.

Lauren Cooper attends Bridgewater State College and was sponsored by her grandfather, the late Leonard Oliver, who served in World War II with the 221^st Field Artillery Battalion.

Tammy Ecklund attends the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire and was sponsored by her father, Eric Ecklund, who served in Vietnam with the 4^th Battalion, 31^st Infantry.

Julie Elmore attends Butler University and was sponsored by her father, Thomas Elmore, who served in Vietnam with the 1^st Battalion, 20^th Infantry.

Kelly Hofer attends the University of Wisconsin—Richland and was sponsored by her father, John Hofer, who served in Vietnam with the 5^th Battalion, 46^th Infantry.

John “Max” Hofer attends the University of Minnesota—Minneapolis and was sponsored by his father, John Hofer, who served in Vietnam with the 5^th Battalion, 46^th Infantry.

Michael Kreisel attends Amherst College and was sponsored by his grandfather, Frank Kreisel, who served in World War II with the 132^nd Infantry Regiment.

Michael Laxer attends the University of Colorado and was sponsored by his father, Marc Laxer, who served in Vietnam with the 4^th Battalion, 3^rd infantry.

Katelyn Mahoney attends Chowan University and was sponsored by her grandfather, the late William McGoldrick, who served in World War II with the 182^nd Infantry Regiment.

Scott Marwil attends Texas A&M University and was sponsored by his grandfather, the late Stanley Marwil, who served in World War II with the 247^th Field Artillery Battalion.

Kelly Matthews attends the University of Connecticut and was sponsored by her father, Dennis Matthews, who served in Vietnam with the 4^th Battalion, 21^st Infantry.

Emily Siemer attends Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville and was sponsored by her father, Terrence Siemer, who served in Vietnam with the 16^th Combat Aviation Group.

Tiffany Thiesen attends St. Luke’s College and was sponsored by her father, Thomas Thiesen, who served in Vietnam with the 1^st Battalion, 20^th Infantry.

Elizabeth Trout attends Temple University and was sponsored by her grandfather, Kermit Trout, who served in World War II with the 26^th Signal Company.

Nora Tuite attends Northeastern University and was sponsored by her grandfather, the late James Driscoll, who served in World War II with the 101^st Quartermaster Regiment.

There were a total of forty-four qualified applicants this year. Thirty-one applicants were sponsored by Vietnam veterans and thirteen were sponsored by World War II veterans.

Most of the money donated to the scholarship fund comes from our annual raffle ticket sale and from donations made throughout the year in memory of Americal veterans and family members who have passed away. The raffle winner this year was Larry Levy from Sparks, Nevada.

I wish to thank everyone who has contributed to the scholarship fund over the course of the last year. Our organization can be very proud of the educational support that we provide these talented young men and women.