DPS Retired Employees Scholarship Continues To Aid Students
The Denver Public Schools Retired Employees Association Foundation will celebrate 16 years of awarding scholarships to exceptional DPS graduating seniors at its annual recipients’ luncheon on April 30.
The foundation was created as the philanthropic organization of the DPS Retired Employees Association to implement the membership’s continuing interest in and willingness to assist worthy graduates of Denver Public Schools. The objective of the foundation since its inception has been to reward academically and involved graduating seniors in the pursuit of their educational goals.
From the modest beginnings of awarding two $1,000 scholarships in 1996, the foundation has flourished through the generous contributions of the association membership, memorial donations, and bequests.
The foundation board of directors is pleased to be able to present ten $7,500 scholarships, each renewable for an additional three years, totaling a possible award of $30,000 for each of the 2010 recipients over the course of their collegiate studies.
The DPS Retired Employees Association Foundation begins the process with an application from highly qualified students who are graduating with a diploma-granting school within the DPS system. After a complete evaluation of each student’s academic accomplishments and their community service and involvement, selected semi-finalists are asked to participate in a rigorous personal interview conducted by the scholarship committee.
Ten finalists are recommended to the foundation’s Board of Directors, which officially determines the recipients. The scholarships are awarded at the recipients’ luncheon with members of the DPS Board of Education, school principals, school counselors, recipients and their families in attendance.
Each student is asked to speak briefly about their experiences in Denver Public Schools and their future plans. Many recipients indicate that the scholarship allows them to fulfill their academic dreams.
2011 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
| Eric Arriaga | School of Science and Technology |
| Maggie Bailey | East |
| Sean Chilelli | George Washington |
| Marelle Davey | Thomas Jefferson |
| Rachel Edrich | John F. Kennedy |
| Sean Gonzales | Thomas Jefferson |
| Ethan Kessinger | Denver School of the Arts |
| Ethan Loewi | East |
| Kate Preston | East |
| Devon Stork | George Washington |
Board of Directors
Donald E. Giseburt, President
Richard D. Hewitt, Vice President
Augusta L. Hardy, Secretary
Lawrence P. Corsa
Martin Mansfield
George Morrison, Jr.
Anna Pena-Wickard
Scholarship Committee
James Fleet, Chairman
Clovis Brown
Larry P. Corsa
August L. Hardy
Glenn E. Leyden
George Morrison, Jr.
Nancy Raddatz
Bernadette R. Seick
Investment Committee
Darrell W. Allen, Chairman
Donald E. Giseburt
Richard D. Hewitt
C. Alan Peppers
Andrew Raicevich
Support Staff
Karen Raymond, Audit/Accounting
L. Grace Henninger, Graphic Arts
Celeste Jimenez, Secretarial
Julia Karmura, Treasurer
Scholarship Foundation History
Read about the history of the scholarship foundation.
For additional information contact:
Donald Giseburt - phone: 303-934-6678 email: donburburt@yahoo.com
Lawrence Corsa 303-985-9944
