Scholarship LuncheonAugust 21, 2007

San Destin Hilton HotelDestin, Florida

Welcome ToWelcome ToAlabama Housing Authorities Alabama Housing Authorities

Education and Enrichment Fund, Inc. Education and Enrichment Fund, Inc. (AHAEEF)(AHAEEF)

AHAEEF

• In partnership with AAHRA the governing body housing authorities for the State of Alabama

• AHAEEF has awarded over $270,000 to more than 130 recipients since the inception of the committee in 1984.

Riding the Waves of Changes,

Choices and Challenges

This year’s theme:

Presenting 2007 Presenting 2007 Scholarship WinnersScholarship Winners

Beverly BarberDothan Housing Authority

Executive Director: Glenn D. Franklin

AHAEEF Scholarship Winner

Goal: To obtain a degree in Business Administration and Finance

College: Troy University

Quote:“I plan to use my educational endeavor and personal experiences as tools to assist others. I am constantly reminding my children and the children of others that education is the key to many doors that may appear to be locked. I want my children and others that I mentor or may come in contact with to realize that you can never stop learning.”

$2,500

Jessica GoodwinJacksonville Housing Authority

Executive Director: Cindy Newsome

AHAEEF Scholarship Winner

Goal: To obtain a degree in Business Management with plans to stay at Jacksonville Housing Authority

College: Jacksonville State University

Quote:“I believe true success is determined by the lives one has touched and the difference you have made in these lives… I hope when my life is evaluated for success I will have touched many, many people and made a difference in their lives.”

$2,500

Tanya GriffinOzark Housing Authority

Executive Director: David W. Madden

AHAEEF Scholarship Winner

Goal: To specialize in accounting

College: Troy State University Dothan

Quote: “Attending college helped me grow up and started me thinking about my life differently. I was excited about learning; the more I achieved, the more I learned and discovered about me… As a college student at TSUD, I realized my will to succeed, my strength to commit and a strong desire to learn.”

$2,500

Duyna HenryBridgeport Housing Authority

Executive Director: Jean Cooper

AAHRA Scholarship Winner

Goal: To teach young children

College: Athens University

Quote: “It is my objective to further my career in teaching, so that I can be helpful, creative, motivating, and influence the lives of the children I teach. I am hoping to be the role model that my teachers were to me.”

$2,500

Latondra HudsonMobile Housing Board

Executive Director: Stevens Gregory

Exhibitor/Professional Scholarship Winner

Goal: To become a probation officer

College: S.D. Bishop State

Quote:“In the last four years, I have encountered some trying times that would tear the strongest mind down. Those difficulties have inspired me to become the woman I am now. I am aware that some things in life are not fair, but you must search for what makes you strive for excellence and proceed to challenge your mind.”

$2,500

Angela JacksonMobile Housing Board

Executive Director: Stevens Gregory

SERC Scholarship Winner

Goal: To become a medical doctor

College: New York University

Quote: “I believe my education will provide me with the authority I will need to make an impact on society. My main focus is medicine, and I would like to one day become a doctor and the only way to achieve that goal is to acquire a PhD from medical school.”

$2,500

LaTasha LaceyBessemer Housing Authority

Executive Director: Reynolds M. Jones, Sr.

Exhibitor/Professional Scholarship Winner

Goal: To obtain a degree in accounting and to one day own her own company, R & L Accounting Firm

College: Virginia College

Quote: “I know I will be successful because I am determined and I have an aunt who always encourages me to strive to be the best in whatever I attempt to do.”

$2,500

Yolanda McHenry-MurcksonDothan Housing Authority

Executive Director: Glenn D. Franklin

Exhibitor/Professional Scholarship Winner

$2,500

Goal: To obtain a degree in Business Management

College: Troy University

Quote: “I wish to create an instrument to allow those people on the fringes of life to assess and to understand that labor is capital and that sweat equity is available to everyone. I wish each and all to receive their true worth and value and achieve their purpose in life.”

Linda Mitchell Dothan Housing Authority

Executive Director: Glenn D. Franklin

AAHRA Scholarship Winner

Goal: To become a respiratory therapist

College: Wallace Community College

Quote: “I just want a better life for my kids, and that is why I try to instill in them that education is an important tool for success. Therefore, I decided to go to college. My dream is to inspire other single parents not to settle for just getting by, but to strive to move forward.”

$2,500

Angela MooreJefferson County Housing Authority

Executive Director: Lewis McDonald

Executive Director Memorial Scholarship

WinnerGoal: To have a career in publications or journalism

and to eventually become an editor

College: Birmingham-Southern College

Quote:“In my literature classes, I witness how writers of the past have made an impact through their writings, and I seek to do the same with my own writing one day… My dream is to one day use my talents to the best of my abilities, and hopefully the result will be that I make an impact on this world.”

$2,500

Toska OwensTuscaloosa Housing Authority

Executive Director: Rick Herbert

AAHRA Scholarship Winner

Goal: To obtain a Bachelor of Science degree and have a fulltime career

College: Rochester Institute of Technology

Quote: “I realize furthering my education is detrimental to a successful career. Completing this degree through the Multidisciplinary Studies Program will give me

the confidence that my goals are obtainable.”

$2,500

Teresa Scott Bessemer Housing Authority

Executive Director: Reynolds M. Jones, Sr.

Exhibitor/Professional Scholarship Winner

Goal: To have a job in the healthcare field

College: Jefferson State Community College

Quote: “I am a hard worker and my determination to succeed outweighs my failures… it is my plan to complete my educational journey to show others the importance of attaining goals. It is also important

to me to be able to assist others as I have received assistance.”

$2,500

Emily White Dothan Housing Authority

Executive Director: Glenn D. Franklin

AHARM Scholarship Winner

Goal: To own her own business designing subdivisions and building homes

College: Wallace Community College and Troy State University Dothan

Quote:“For me, success would be receiving a degree in civil engineering, owning my own firm, and, one day, designing subdivisions and building homes for anyone that needs one. It would be such a wonderful feeling to provide someone a place to call their own and to help make one of their dreams come true.”

$3,000

Sharon WilliamsEufaula Housing Authority

Executive Director: Tom Wachs

AAHRA Scholarship Winner

Goal: To become a radiology technician

College: Wallace Community College

Quote: “For all young mothers out there, I would like to be a role model, letting them see that in order to rise we have to lighten our load and accept help that comes from those wanting to see us reach our full potential. We can’t hold onto those thoughts and comments from others that will stop us from achieving our goals. We must move forward for ourselves and our families.”

$2,500

Matthew YorkValley Housing Authority

Executive Director: Brenda Graham

AHAEEF Scholarship Winner

Goal: To earn a degree in Business and Finance and then serve in the Air Force, eventually owning his own business

College: Auburn University

Quote: “My goal is to earn a degree in Business and Finance and then serve in the Air Force. I would like to serve in a firefighter capacity during my military service. After my military service, I hope to start my own business.”

$2,500

Alabama Housing Authorities Education and Enrichment Fund,

Inc. Board of DirectorsLewis McDonald, President

Jean Cooper, Vice PresidentBetty Kyser, Secretary

Dorothy A. Daniel, Treasurer

Donald Belle, Past PresidentDannie WalkerAngela ThomasPat Weeks

Officers:

Board of Directors:

AHAEEF 2007 Scholarship Sponsors

AAHRA – Members and Youth Sports Committee

Alabama Power CorporationAHARM – Arthur J. Gallagher &

CompanySERC-NAHRO

HUD (Birmingham Field Office)John Lindsey – Tenant PI

Bobby Boyd of Yeager & Boyd, LLCApartment Energy Audit Corporation

A Joint Venture of the Jefferson County Housing Authority and the Jefferson County Assisted Housing

CorporationC. Michael McInnish, Attorney