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PAT RANEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
(Hearing Impaired Students)
Est. 9/2003
The Pat Raney Memorial Scholarship is administered and awarded by the Texas Association for Pupil Transportation in honor of Pat Raney. Pat served as treasurer, secretary, president-elect, president and ex-officio of the TAPT from 1983 – 1988. She was the first woman to be elected president of the association.
Pat Raney began her career in pupil transportation in 1970 as a special needs driver for Dallas County Schools. In a career that spanned three decades, she rose to the position of director of one of the largest pupil transportation departments in Texas. Pat’s energetic, vivacious and positive attitude made her a natural leader and she never tired of serving others. Pat had a national impact in the pupil transportation industry during her three year term as a regional director for the National Association for Pupil Transportation.
The Pat Raney Memorial Scholarship has been established at the request and through the initial donation of the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO). Several of Pat’s friends in the supply side of the TAPT have added their donations to make this scholarship for hearing impaired students a reality.
The scholarship provides a one time grant of $1,000 for a selected applicant for either an approved two-year or four-year program resulting in a vocational or academic degree.
ELIGIBILITY:
A hearing impaired senior of an accredited Texas high school or currently enrolled in a college or university. Eligible for admission in selected educational institution or currently attending an institution of higher learning. (Full or part-time)
SELECTION:
The Scholarship Selection Committee will choose the scholarship recipient from written applications and possible personal interviews. The selection committee shall consist of the TAPT President or his/her designee and the five Area Directors of the TAPT Executive Committee.
APPLICATION:
Written application must be submitted to the committee by April 15th, of the current year. The application must include:
Applicant’s name, address, phone number and e-mail address (if available)
High school from which the applicant graduated
Educational institution which applicant wishes to attend or is currently attending
A written statement of the education goals and objectives of the applicant
A written statement of the applicant’s outside activities and service
A written statement from the applicant’s high school counselor or college advisor/instructor as to the appropriateness of the applicant’s character and the obtainability of his/her educational goals
A written statement from a TAPT member, who is not related to the applicant , regarding the applicant’s personal character is preferred but not required.
Completed application should be mailed to TAPT, P.O. Box 996, Buchanan Dam, TX 78609. For further information, please contact Jolene Hawkins, TAPT Executive Secretary, at (866) 561-2121.
