P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Chapter Q of Clarksville recently made its annual $500 gift for student scholarships to University of the Ozarks.
Among those who attended the ceremony were (pictured seated, from left) Cindy Isch, Chapter Q president, and Richard Dunsworth, University president; (standing, from left) Melinda Gould ’80, Kay Pitts ’70, Carol Martin, Susan Miller, Kursty Boydston-Mathis ’12, Dawn Dvorcek, Linda Castleman, Dr. Jane Cater, Paula Duncan, Joe Ann Young ’57, and Pam Cockrum ’71.
Boydston-Mathis, Gould, Young, Pitts and Cockrum are all graduates of the University. Dvorcek is the director of leadership gifts and church relations at Ozarks and Cater is a retired professor of communications.
The P.E.O. Chapter Q was established in 1938 and has been supporting student scholarships at Ozarks for more than 80 years. The chapter provides an annual scholarship to an incoming female freshman student with a minimum of a 3.0 high school grade point average with preference given to a resident of Johnson County, Arkansas.
“In addition to our state and international gifts, Chapter Q takes great pride in carrying on this long tradition of providing an annual scholarship of $500 to a University of the Ozarks’ incoming female freshman,” Isch said. “This scholarship ties in perfectly with P.E.O. Chapter Q’s mission to promote educational opportunities for women and to celebrate the advancement of women.”
Through membership, the P.E.O. Sisterhood has brought together more than half a million women in the United States and Canada who are passionate about helping women advance through education while supporting and motivating them. In addition to the educational philanthropies, the P.E.O. Sisterhood provides a framework of support and community for all members. What started with a bond of friendship among seven women in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, is now one of the oldest women’s organizations in North America with nearly 5,800 chapters. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, members are passionate about P.E.O.’s mission: to celebrate the advancement of women; educate women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans and stewardship of Cottey College; and motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations.
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