Leadership Tahlequah Class XII Makes Scholarship Donation

Anita Thompson, center, director of NSU Alumni Relations, accepts a check from Kristi Malenski, Leadership Tahlequah Class XII treasurer for the Leadership Tahlequah Scholarship Fund. Other members of the Leadership Tahlequah Class XII at the presentation include Kin Thompson, NSU assistant professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Penny Moore, NSU Annual Fund Coordinator, Steve Merrill, Tahlequah Public Schools Executive Director of Human Resources, and Mark McCroskey, vice president of Ancillary and Business Development at Tahlequah City Hospital.

TAHLEQUAH Members of the Leadership Tahlequah Class XII were on hand Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the Branscum Alumni Center to present a $1,000 check to the Northeastern State University Foundation for the Leadership Tahlequah Scholarship Fund.

Leadership Tahlequah Class XII hosted a Bean Dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 at the Tahlequah Community Center to raise additional funds for the scholarship program established by the Leadership Tahlequah Class XI. The NSU scholarship benefits first-generation college students from the Tahlequah community.

As a graduate of NSU, I feel it is my duty to be a part of a group that plans to offer financial help to a college student who needs it, said Jill Fisher, Leadership Tahlequah Class XII member. If it weren't for my parents, PELL, and Regents Scholarships, I would not be where I am today.

Leadership Tahlequah Class XII has planned additional fundraising events in the Tahlequah community. The class is currently scheduled to sell Ferns at the Red Fern Festival in the spring, as well as sell breakfast items during the festival. Proceeds from these events will be donated back to the Tahlequah community through non-profit organizations such as the Food Pantry.

For additional information about Leadership Tahlequah, please contact Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director David Moore at 918-456-3742. To learn more about the NSU Foundation, contact Executive Director John Gyllin at 918-444-4200.

2/4/2009

Published: 2009-02-04 00:00:00