SADCO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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  Scholarship based on Achievement

  Scholarship based on Need

   

  SADCO Scholarship Program

  SADCO is pleased to announce that will award twenty (20) scholarships of $1,800 each to Hispanic students for the 2012- 2013 Academic year.

  Five scholarships will be based on “Achievement” and fifteen will be based on “need”.

  On December 2011, the information was mailed to all college, universities and high school in Indiana. After posted the information, Sixteen (16) Achievement based scholarship applications were received. These applications are being evaluated by the selection committee, before the end of February winners will be announced. Achievement based scholarships due date was January 31, 2012.

  Need based scholarships due date is April 20, 2012

  * If after you read the information provided you still have questions or need clarifications, please direct your query to:

  Hector Perez, SADCO Scholarship Coordinator, e-mail :  niphp@aol.com. or call 317-362-8559

  History

  In 1996, SADCO’s membership overwhelmingly supported the idea to establish a scholarship fund to help Hispanic students attend college. Under the leadership of SADCO’s president Alfredo Gedeon and the board, SADCO awarded the first two 500 USD scholarships. It is believed that SADCO was the first association of its kind to offer scholarships to Hispanic students in Indiana, regardless of their country of origin.

  This year, SADCO granted 15 scholarships, 1,500 USD each. To date, 117 scholarships have been granted with a total of 164,300 USD

  Why we do it?

  The need is great. According to a survey conducted in 2009 by the Pew Hispanic Center, 89% of young Latinos stated that a college education is important to success in life but only 48% said that they plan to get a college degree. The largest gap between the high value Latinos place on education, and their more modest aspirations to graduate from college, stems mainly from financial reasons.

  Selection Process

  In 2011-2011, the 15 scholarships were awarded based on need and academic achievements. Applicants should be Hispanic Indiana residents up to third generation, admitted or enrolled on an associate or bachelor degree program (up to third year), among other requirements. Involvement in community service was also required.

  All applications that comply with the requirements are reviewed by the selection committee members who individually vote for an applicant. A second round of vote may be necessary to select the total number of winners or to break ties.

  The selection committee is composed of  active or retired non-Hispanic college professors, involved with IUPUI, Butler University, Vincennes University, Ivy Tech Community College, University of Indianapolis, and other citizens involved in endeavors such as IPS, Lawrence Township, etc.

  2011-2012 Winners

  Congratulations to our 2011-2012 winners!!!

  We encourage students that were not awarded this year to apply for next year if they still qualify.

  Name	Country of Origin	Current Location
  Humberto Delgado	Mexico	South Bend
  Sandra Dennison	Mexico	Chesterton
  Yaneth Diaz	Mexico	Indianapolis
  Stephanie Fonzalez	Mexico	Lafayette
  Maurytania Lagunas	Mexico	Indianapolis
  Randy Lazo-Torres	El Salvador	Indianapolis
  Wandy Magana	El Salvador	Indianapolis
  Gabrielle Quiggle	Honduras	Upland
  Vaneza Rueda-Garzon	Colombia	Indianapolis
  Michelle Salgado	Mexico	Elkhart
  Yadira Santiago	Mexico	W. Lafayette
  Jesica Soriano	Mexico	Anderson
  Mairelys Broch Tagle	Cuba	Bloomington
  Wendy S. Umana	Venezuela/Colombia	Indianapolis

  Amounts and number of scholarships

  The amounts and numbers of scholarships are determined by the SADCO board of directors based on the results of the fund raising activities such as the annual ILSF dinner and the SADCO gala dance.

  Credits

  We thank all students and congratulate them for their success.  We also thank the selection committee for their help in selecting the winners.

  We thank all parents, school principals, counselors, college professors, selection panel, for encouraging our students to pursue a post-secondary  education.

  Special thanks to all SADCO members, and the following sponsors, supporters and collaborators for their generous financial support for the 2011-2012 academic year:

  USA Funds

  Kiwanis Club of Castleton Foundation

  Central Indiana Community Foundation

  Key Bank

  Lumina Foundation

  Collina Ventures, LLC

  Morales Group

  Alivio Medical Center

  Samerian Foundation

  Maregatti Interiors   and

  Sysco Indianapolis, LLC

  Other cash donations were received from:  Indiana Farm Bureau, Rehabilitation Assistance of Indiana, Renew Services, Inc., Eric  & Ana Carlsgaard, Carmen de Rusha, Ivonne Ballesteros, and Mauricio Supe.

  Also, special thanks to our scholarship program coordinator, Hector Perez, for his tireless and diligent efforts running the program.