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The deadline is Thursday, October 15 2009.  No late or incomplete applications will be considered.

Are you a past PTPI program participant preparing for or attending college/university and interested in a scholarship to assist with tuition?

If so, do you know about PTPI’s Joyce C. Hall Scholarship?  Each year, PTPI awards five $2,000 scholarships that are used to pay tuition first, then can be applied to books and supplies.  To apply, you must have been involved in PTPI in some way, such as the Student Ambassador Program, chapter activities, the Global Youth Forum, etc.

Applicants also must be current high school seniors or full-time college/university students with at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Joyce C. Hall, founder of Hallmark Cards

Joyce C. Hall was the Founder and CEO of Hallmark Cards, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of greeting cards.  Hallmark is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.  When President Dwight D. Eisenhower created People to People International in 1956, Hall was one of a group of leading American businessmen invited by Eisenhower to help promote the organization.  Eventually Eisenhower asked Hall to lead the organization.  He accepted and PTPI’s headquarters relocated to Kansas City.

If that doesn’t apply to you, how about this: Have you earned the 2009 Congressional Award (bronze, silver or gold)?

If so, you are eligible to apply for PTPI’s 2010 James and Eunice Doty PTPI/Congressional Award Scholarship.  The scholarship covers the cost of participation in one of several PTPI student programs, domestic or international, in 2010.  All program fees and airfare are covered.  The costs for a passport, any required visas and personal spending money are not included.

In 2009, three students were chosen to receive this scholarship:

• Liam Swords of Scarborough, Maine attended PTPI’s Peace Camp in Jordan earlier this year
• Kathryn Webster of Langhorne, Pennsylvania will also attend the GYF in November
• Jeffrey Kemp of Fairport, New York will attend PTPI’s Global Youth Forum (GYF) in Washington, DC this November

Pictured at right, James and Eunice Doty

From left to right, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, James Doty and fellow PTPI member Gert Swanson

James and Eunice Doty were personal friends of the Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower.  James Doty served as President of PTPI for 12 years, from 1969 to 1981.  He was instrumental in expanding PTPI and its programs.