Lila Parks Scholarships Benefit Students
$6,000.00 in 2009-2010 Lila Parks Scholarship Applications Available
The Hoover Area Chamber's 2009-2010 Lila Parks Scholarships, started in 1997, will be awarded in May of this year. Applications are available in the Chamber office, or on the Chamber web site home page at . CLICK HERE to download the application. (PDF format)
These scholarships are available to students who meet at least one of the following criteria: (1) they must be from Hoover; or (2) be a member of the Chamber or an immediate family member of a Chamber member or employee of a Chamber member; or (3) an employee of the City of Hoover or an immediate family member of a City employee.
The Scholarship Program is named after Lila Parks, the long-time volunteer who ran the Applied Career Education Program (A.C.E.) for high school students for the ten years of its existence virtually by herself. Lila is still active in the Hoover Chamber, often volunteering to help at the Chamber luncheon, and still serves on the Chamber Education and Scholarship Committee. She retired in 2004 after a long and successful career as an Allstate Insurance agent.
Scholarships will be restricted to public four-year colleges and universities located within the State of Alabama.
Applications are to be turned in to the Chamber office by 4:00 p.m., April 17, 2009. Anyone wanting more information about these scholarships can call the Chamber at 988-5672. Students applying can be from any of the area schools, including all public and private schools, but must meet at least one of the criteria listed above.
2008-2009 Scholarships Awarded to Lila Parks Recipients
(photo: Lila Parks Scholarship Winners, left to right, Adam Sutherland, Sarah LaMantia, Melissa Smith, Jessica Middlebrooks, and David Wright, shown with Lila Parks, for whom the scholarship program is named.)
Five area students were awarded the Lila Parks Scholarships for 2008-2009 at the May Chamber luncheon. Sponsored by the Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce, each award winner received scholarship funding to further their education at a public four-year college or university located in Alabama. Deserving students were chosen through an extensive selection process by members of the Chamber’s Scholarship Committee.
Congratulations to the following Lila Parks Scholarship recipients:
Adam Christian Sutherland, also a 2007 Lila Parks Scholarship recipient and graduate of Spain Park High School, is a student at The University of Alabama where his major is Communications, TV & Film.
Sarah Gabrielle LaMantia, a 2008 graduate of Spain Park High School, will be attending The University Alabama and plans to major in Nursing.
Melissa J. Smith, a 2006 and 2007 Lila Parks scholarship recipient and graduate of Hayden High School, is currently a Nursing student at The University of Alabama.
Jessica Leigh Middlebrooks, a 2008 Hoover High School graduate, will be studying Biology at The University of Alabama.
David R. Wright, a 2008 graduate of Pelham High School, will be attending Auburn University where he will study Physics.
The Scholarship Program is named after Lila Parks, a long-time volunteer who ran the Applied Career Education Program (A.C.E.) for high school students for the ten years it existed. Although now retired, Lila is still very active in the Hoover Area Chamber; regularly helping with the monthly Chamber luncheon and serving on the Chamber Education and Scholarship Committee. The Hoover Area Chamber is proud to present these awards in honor of Lila.
