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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Ford Alumni Community Service Events 2017
There’s still time to volunteer!
more...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:
more...Host an Earth Day Service Project in Your Area
Would you like to take part in a Ford Scholar Alumni Association volunteer service project in your community for Earth Day? Perhaps you would even like to help coordinate the effort in your area.
more...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.
more...Welcoming the New FSAA Board Members
Thanks to all who voted in the Spring 2013 Ford Scholar Alumni Association Board Elections. Below are the newly elected members of the board:
more...Fall 2013 Ford Scholar Alumni Newsletter Download
The Fall Newsletter is here! Download the FSAA Newsletter – Fall 2013.
more...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.
more...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 […]
more...Dr. Charity Thoman Earns Gerald E. Bruce Community Service Award
Class of 1995 Ford Scholar Charity (Dean) Thoman earned the 2013 Gerald E. Bruce Community Service Award for her contributions to the medical field and to her community.
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