Awards & Scholarships


IOA Students Win Awards and Scholarships


Kathleen Sullivan is the 2008 recipient of the $1,000 Oregon Retired Educator Association Merit Award.

Alan De La Torre is the 2007 recipient of the $1,000 Oregon Retired Educator Association Merit Award.

Kathleen Bonn is the 2006 recipient of the $1,000 Joseph and Alice Savel Scholarship. The Joseph and Alice Savel Scholarship was established by the children of Joseph and Alice Savel to promote careers in long term care.

Kathleen Sullivan is the 2006 recipient of the $2,500 Pride of the Rose Scholarship Fund of the Equity Foundation. The Equity Foundation builds communities that embrace the dignity and worth of all people. Founded in 1989, Equity Foundation works to promote philantropy and positive interaction through grants and outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other organizations.

Kathleen Sullivan is the 2006 recipient of the $1,000 Portland Area Business Association (PABA) Scholarship Fund of the Equity Foundation. The Equity Foundation builds communities that embrace the dignity and worth of all people. Founded in 1989, Equity Foundation works to promote philanthropy and positive interaction through grants and outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other organizations.

Ann Mcqueen is the 2006 recipient of a $500.00 scholarship from the Oregon Health Care Foundation (OHCF) for quality long-term care. The Oregon Health Care Foundation (OHCF) is a non-profit, charitable organization established to enhance the lives of older Oregonians through education, research and training. This is the second consecutive year Ann has received an award from OHCF.

Brenda Sulick is the 2006-2007 national recipient of the John Heinz Senate Fellowship. She will be working with Senator Blanche Lincoln from Arkansas. The John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for mid-career professionals in aging to learn public policy as a member of the U.S. Senate staff. Intended as a career development opportunity for professionals in the field of aging, the program will provide first-hand knowledge in the development and advancement of public policy and legislation that will improve the quality of life for older Americans. The John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program is funded by the United States Senate and the Teresa and H. John Heinz III Foundation, and administered by the Heinz Family Foundation.

Kathleen Bonn is the 2005-2006 recipient of the $1,000 Merit Award from the Oregon Retired Educators Association.