The members of the Auxiliary Scholarship Fund Board met in Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, April 13, 2007. Auxiliary members submitted 62 scholarship applications for the 2007-2008 school year. The Board is required by the Internal Revenue Service to “spend” at least five percent of our average annual net worth on the charitable purpose (namely scholarships) annually. In order to meet these requirements, our giving as a private foundation this year only must include past and present requirements. What does this mean? The Board must award twenty-one (21) Auxiliary scholarships in order to meet our IRS obligations. The scholarships were awarded through a random drawing in the presence of UTU Assistant General Counsel Dan Elliott and the board members. The following are the winners of the 2007-2008 Auxiliary scholarships. Winners are listed in the order the application was drawn. Congratulations to the scholarship winners! The Auxiliary of the UTU is proud to be able to help in the education of our Auxiliary family members.

2008-2009 Auxiliary Scholarship Winners:

Samantha Briann Potucek
Granddaughter of Mary Sue Stone, Lodge 28, St. Louis, Mo.

Mirranda L. Dowell
Granddaughter of Janice R. Jones, Lodge 431,Pueblo, Colo.

Caleb C. Knott
Son of Sondra R. Knott, Lodge 28, St. Louis, Mo.

Jalyn McDowell
Grandson of Mary Alice Christensen, Lodge 642, El Paso, Texas

Kimberly McLeod
Granddaughter of Myrtice L. McLeod, Lodge 803, Jacksonville, Fla.

Ashley Ann Bragg
Granddaughter of Lou Dell Bragg, Lodge 856, Prattville, Ala.

Elizabeth McLeod
Granddaughter of Myrtice L. McLeod, Lodge 803, Jacksonville, Fla.

Jesse C. Becker
Grandson of Rose M. Brewer, Lodge 500, Indianapolis, Ind.

Jamie E. Dofflemyer
Granddaughter of Martha Dofflemyer, Lodge 960, Shenandoah, Va.

Eric C. Yaggi
Grandson of Suzan G. Woodward, Lodge 500, Indianapolis, Ind.