2017 FSAA Annual General Membership Meeting Recap

Once again, the Board of directors of the FSAA invited all members of the Ford Scholar Alumni Association to attend its January board meeting. This year the meeting was held on Saturday, January 7, and not even the threat of a snow storm could stop Ford Alumni from gathering. In the heart of downtown Portland, […]

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FSAA Approves New Mission and Vision Statements

The Ford Scholar Alumni Association Board of Directors adopted new mission and vision statements for the FSAA during the Jan. 10 general board meeting. The following statements were developed by members of the FSAA Board of Directors and approved unanimously:

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FSAA Board Election Results

Thank you to all who participated in the spring 2014 Ford Scholar Alumni Association Board of Directors elections. Without the participation of alumni, the FSAA could not continue to grow, thrive and strive toward our mission.

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Scholarship Office Hires Student Success Counselor

Jeff Strickland, a Class of 2001 alumnus of the Ford ReStart Program, joined The Ford Family Foundation on Oct. 7 as the student success counselor in the Scholarship Office in Eugene, Ore. Strickland replaces Shamra Clark, who left the position in mid-August for a position with the Oregon Student Access Commission.

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A Final Note from the President

By the time the next newsletter hits your mailbox, you will have a new president (don’t all cheer at once!). Since this is my last “Notes,” I thought I would share some of my memories of Mr. Ford; so many of you never got to meet the man behind your scholarship. In 1994, I received […]

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