Team Minot members win scholarships

Published Oct. 18, 2010
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Two members of Team Minot and Air Force Global Strike Command were among the 25 individuals selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Air Force Services Club Membership Scholarship Program Oct. 8.

Michele Caton-Richardson, spouse of Staff Sgt. John Richardson, and Emma Hoggan, daughter of Col. Karlan Hoggan, received an Air Force club sponsored scholarship to use toward higher education.

Club members and their families were given the opportunity to submit a 500-word essay on what it means to be part of the Air Force family. A total of 130 entries were submitted to Air Force Service Agency for Air Force-level consideration.

This is the 14th consecutive year Air Force club officials have sponsored this scholarship essay contest in support of the Service Agency's commitment to take care of Airmen and their families, said Fred McKenney, the Air Force Services Agency Food and Beverage division chief.

"The Air Force is committed to fostering a sense of community among our total force Airmen, civilians and their families," he said. "Providing a scholarship to help members and their families with the cost of higher education is one way we achieve this. The quality of this year's essays was outstanding, and we look forward to next year's competition."

The scholarships are funded by Air Force Services, Chase Bank and the Coca-Cola Company. (No federal endorsement of sponsors intended).

For more information on Air Force Services Agency programs, visit www.usafservices.com.

[Editors note: The Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs Office in San Antonio, Texas, contributed to this article.]

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