Investing in the Future of Our

Profession

Jimmie Vokes Bernard Memorial Endowed Scholarship

History

• 1989 EPSHA gave the first scholarship of $500.00 for the UTEP summer session.

• 1990, 1991, 1992 Continued to award summer scholarships

• 1992 Dr. Perozzi encouraged EPSHA to endow the scholarship.

• 1992 The commitment was made by vote of EPSHA membership to fund an endowed scholarship. The goal was to raise 10K in a five year period or forfeit funds to UT scholarship pool.

• Scholarship committee chairperson appointed to oversee this commitment.

– Duties include• Develop structured system for application and selection of

recipient• Organize fund raisers• Monitor monies for the scholarship fund

 

• 1993 EPSHA initially established endowed fund with 10K, part of the 4 billion UT pool. Conservatively managed fund makes about 4.5% interest annually. Only the interest is given as a scholarship.

• Endowment agreement between EPSHA and UT Board of Regents: – Selection committee: 2 UTEP faculty, 2

EPSHA board members. – Awarded to graduate student, at least 3.0 GPA

for no more than 2 years.

EPSHA Membership Contributions

• 1993 $ 5,102.94• 1994 $ 4,000.00• 1995 $ 2,064.34• 1996 $ 4,600.00• 1997 $ 7,000.00• 1998 $10,000.00• 1999 $ 8,000.00

• 2000 $ 500.00• 2001 $5,145.00• 2002 $ 195.00• 2003 $1,000.00• 2004 $1,200.20• 2005 $1,345.00

- Reinvested 1,329.92

Jimmie Vokes Bernard Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Fiscal Year Ending 8/31/04

• Total Book Value – Represents all contributions, reinvested income and any

realized gains/losses

$63,154.36

• Distributions (2004)

$3,829.92

• The primary goal of our association has been to continue to build this fund to the point of providing a significant full annual scholarship.

• Tuition is higher for speech-language pathology students, due to the added expenses of speech-language pathology instruction such as practicum and ASHA accreditation requirements.

Recipients

• 1994: $ 500 to Benigno Valles

• 1995: $1000 to Benigno Valles

• 1996: $1000 to Jana May

• 1997: $1160 to Jana May

• 1998: $1500 to Jamye Chacon

• 1999: $2000 to Teresa Lee

• 2000: $2000 to Dana Nielson

• 2001: $2000 to Diane Albert$2000 to Barbara DeSouza

• 2002: $1200 to Marlene Paulus• 2003: $2000 to Sofia Munoz

$2000 to Claudia Mendoza• 2004: $2500 to Bertha Manriquez

$2500 to Deena Garcia• 2005: $2500 to Patricia Robles

Lydia Stark Memorial Endowed Scholarship

• This scholarship was established by Lydia’s family with 10K in 1971 specifically for an undergraduate speech therapy major who plans to make speech therapy their career.

• In the Fall of 1973 the first scholarship was awarded to Gilda Pena Gonzalez.

• Further contributions were not made and the scholarship was awarded bi-annually due to the small amount of interest accumulated each year.

• 1996-97 Dr. Middleton encouraged the EPSHA Board to initiate support for this scholarship.

EPSHA Membership Contributions

• 1997 $1000• 1998 $2000• 1999 $1000• 2000 $ 500

– Reinvested $2,300.00 designated for distribution

• 2001 $1075 • 2002 $ 90• 2003 $ 105• 2004 $1065• 2005 $1255

– Reinvested $1,792.76 designated for distribution

Lydia Stark Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Fiscal Year Ending 8/31/04

• Total Book Value– Represents all contributions, reinvested income and any realized

gains/losses

$21,370.87 • Distributions (2004)

$1,792.76

• The focus of our association has been to continue to build this fund to the point of providing a significant full annual scholarship.

Recipients

• 2000: $ 500 to Lynette Ruacho

$ 500 to Eric Phillips

• 2001: $1500 to Cynthia Enriquez

• 2002: $1200 to Shari Morytko

• 2003: $1500 to Martha Villanueva

• 2004: $2000 to Vanesa Garcia

• 2005: Funds Reinvested

Dr. Grace Middleton ScholarshipTexas Speech & Hearing Association Foundation

Endowment Fund

• 2004 The commitment was made by vote of EPSHA membership to fund an

endowed scholarship. The goal was to raise $20K required by Texas Speech and Hearing Foundation to create the endowment.

– 10/15/04 $5,000.00 EPSHA contribution$ 425.00 Membership

contribution $9,000.00 Pledges

– 6/15/05 $5,000.00 EPSHA contribution

$ 475.33 Membership contribution

• 1st Scholarship Recipient

– Susanne Rasmussen

– $500 “one time” award

– Presented at TSHA Convention April 1, 2005 in Austin, Texas

Library Endowment

Fund

• Each year a speech-language pathology or audiology book is purchased and dedicated to the individuals EPSHA has chosen to honor. – A gift plate is placed in a library book each

year thereafter with the dedication in honor or memory of that designee.

• In 2004 under the leadership of Yolie Flores, EPSHA endowed the library fund. – Interest accrued will allow the library to

purchase speech-language pathology and audiology text books, in addition to those budgeted.

EPSHA Membership Contributions

• 1995 $600• 1996 $400• 1997 $500• 1998 $350• 1999 $575

• 2000 $ 0• 2001 $ 865• 2002 $ 100• 2003 $ 110• 2004 $5,800• 2005 $1,175

In Memory • Sharon David• Roy Lassiter• Paul Marcum• Richard Stovall• Anita Hope Weil• Barbara Willis• Dr. Mary Lou Rivera

In Honor

• Madeline Brand• Mary Knott• Bernadine McNeil• Dr. Grace Middleton• Dr. Joseph Perozzi

• EPSHA is recognized as a major donor to the University.

• Places of Honor include:– UTEP College of Health Science– UTEP Speech and Hearing Clinic listing the

recipients– Library Wall of Honor– UTEP Centennial Museum Memorial Court

Yard

UTEP Acknowledgement

UTEP Centennial Museum Memorial Courtyard – Brick Honoring EPSHA

It is important to remember those who have gone before us and to be assured that things highly meaningful to us during our lives will endure even when we are no longer here.

Submitted by

Deborah L. CardScholarship Committee Chairperson

wecards@juno.com

Dedicated to the support of students