Faculty and Staff from 10 Arizona Community Colleges Participate in “Veterans Dialogue” Sensitivity and Awareness Trainings
Featuring Student Veterans, Recently Graduated Veterans, Faculty Informed on Veterans’ Issues, and VA Healthcare Subject Matter Experts. Provided by the Arizona Veterans’ Education Foundation, More >>
AZVEF Chairman Douglas Brown and President Gene van den Bosch donate the Arizona Veterans' Education Foundation's first contribution to the Student Veteran Fund. Receiving the gift are Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation President Dr. Steven Helfgot and Executive Vice President Mary O'Connor.
New Partnership to Raise Funds for Veterans’ Education
TEMPE, AZ – The Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation and the Arizona Veterans Education Foundation have created a new fund to create scholarships for deserving veterans who want to attend one of the 10 Maricopa Community Colleges. More >>
The presidents of the two foundations sign a agreement to create the Student Veteran Fund
Student Veteran Fund Created
The Student Veteran Fund (SVF) is designed to provide critical financial support for men and women who served as members of the U.S. Armed Forces and who have enrolled in a community college. Priority in selection for recipients is reserved for those who, because of special circumstances, need extra financial support beyond that provided by the G.I. Bill. More >>
Patrons Kathleen Winn, Matt Salmon, and Nancy Salmon
Reception Dinner for the Student Veteran Fund
Eighty patrons attended a Reception Dinner to benefit the Student Veteran Fund on the evening of February 21, 2012 at the Phoenix Country Club.
Host Douglas D. Brown and sponsor Mrs. Margaret Goldwater and the other guests mingled, dined, and enjoyed learning more about the U.S. Constitution from speakers Shane Krauser, JD, Director, of the American Academy for Constitutional Education and Dr. Byron Schlomach, Director of the Center for Economic Prosperity at the Goldwater Institute. The theme of the evening was “The Constitution and Free-Market Capitalism.” More >>
