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Making Postsecondary
Education
Possible in Iowa
For 50 years, Dollars for Scholars has been helping students in communities across America pursue postsecondary education. As a part of Scholarship America, the nation’s largest non-profit, private-sector scholarship organization, our job is to help our chapters, our volunteers and our students. We'd invite you to take a look around the site to find out what's new, what's available, and what we can do for you. In addition, we'd love to hear from you – just click here to give us a call or e-mail.
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Iowa Dollars for Scholars
2011 ChapterNet Training Conference
Thanks to everyone who attended the 2011 Iowa Dollars for Scholars ChapterNet Training Conference at the Ankeny Campus of Des Moines Area Community College. ChapterNet is a powerful tool to help all chapters help more students, and everyone who received this hands-on, expert-led training is one step closer to launching the system in your communities.
Visit the conference page for photos from the event and links to more information. Our thanks to the AXA Foundation (national supporting sponsor of the ChapterNet roll-out), and to the Principal Financial Group, Des Moines Area Community College, Iowa Student Loan and Iowa Farm Bureau for sponsoring the Iowa Dollars for Scholars ChapterNet Training.
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Congratulations to Our 2011 Award Winners!
Congratulations to the 2011 Iowa Dollars for Scholars Chapter of the Year, Maquoketa Valley Dollars for Scholars (Delhi), and to the 2011 Iowa Dollars for Scholars Volunteer of the Year, Barb Nichols of Twin Cedars Dollars for Scholars (Bussey).
We are proud to have received so many excellent nominations for our 2011 awards program. The Dollars for Scholars program is especially strong in Iowa. Ten percent of the Dollars for Scholars chapters nationwide are located in this state; not only are we strong in numbers but our chapters are high in quality. Kudos to all of you for all you do for your Dollars for Scholars chapters.
Visit the Awards Page to read more about Maquoketa Valley Dollars for Scholars and Barb Nichols; our congratulations go out to them once again.
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