OSPA
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Gahanna OH 43230
Tel: 614.414.5980
Fax: 614.414.5982
Email: mail@OSPAonline.org

At the recent OSPA Fall Conference, we conducted the traditional Scholarship Raffle. Publishers, regions, and university trainers donated significant and interesting items, which resulted in great interest on the part of the attendees. I am happy to report that we far exceeded previous raffle records for at the conclusion we generated $5600 which was then deposited with The Columbus Foundation.

We also awarded a $1,000 scholarship to our third recipient, Autumn LaRiche, a second year student at the University of Dayton. This awarding is the culmination of much hard work and generosity on the part of OSPA members and was given with great pride.

Scholarship Funding:
The Ohio School Psychologist Association $1,000 annual scholarship is funded primarily by the Fall Conference Raffle. In addition, capital gains from our stock portfolio invested and managed by The Columbus Foundation increase our balance, but also are susceptible to market downturns. Recent improvement in the market has helped to increase our balance and last fall’s Raffle yielded $5,600 our best fund-raising effort to date increasing our current balance to approximately $36,000.

The uncertainty of our sources of revenue elevates the importance of contributions made by individuals or regional associations. Especially in these difficult economic times, not only is the awarding of this scholarship an honor and a great addition to one’s vitae, but can assist with a second year student’s expenses prior to the internship year.

If you or regional associations choose to make a contribution to the OSPA Scholarship Fund, checks should be made out to The Columbus Foundation with a notation that it is for the Ohio School Psychologist Association Scholarship. That will avail you a tax credit document for individuals, and if applicable, to your regional association as well. Please send to the address listed below to the attention of Diane Higginbotham, our liaison.

Diane Higginbotham
Scholarship Manager
The Columbus Foundation
1234 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205-1453
Phone: 614/251-4000 Fax: 614/251-4010
dhigginbotham@columbusfoundation.org

First Year Students Application Information:
Scholarship applications are sent to the University training sites by March 1. They are also available on this website and in the new TOSP (journal). Interested first year students should submit applications by the deadline of June 1. The selection committee meets during the summer and the money is deposited at the winner’s bursar’s office prior to the start of the fall semester of their second year of training.

If you know someone who you believe is a worthy candidate, please encourage him or her to apply.

Again, I express my most heartfelt gratitude for your support over the years, and for the enthusiasm and generosity, which so many have displayed. Together we made this happen.

Forms:
2011 Guidelines
2011 Application

Valorie Wolcott Mendelson
OSPA Scholarship Chair

Email: scholarship@ospaonline.org