During monthly Post meetings from June thru September 2009 the membership authorized the Post 136 Commander to establish a Post scholarship for graduating high school students in our local community.

The Post scholarship was initially funded for $1,000 for the first year scholarship award in March 2010. The scholarship will be reviewed each year and the * amount of the scholarship will be voted on by the Post membership for the following year’s scholarship award.

During our May 2009 ALR meeting, the Director first brought up the idea of creating an ALR 136 Scholarship. At the June 2009 meeting, a committee comprised of Terry Houck, John Wilson, John Miranda, and Gary Schultz, was formed to come up with ideas. A motion was made at the July 2009 meeting to obligate $1000.00 for the creation of an ALR 136 Scholarship. Eligibility criteria and further details continued to be worked by the committee. Specifics of the scholarship were presented to the membership at the September 2009 meeting. In January 2010, the scholarship was finalized and preparations were made to meet the Mulvane High School and spread the word about the scholarship.

By March 2010, four applications were received and evaluated by the ALR Officers. Brittany Johnson was the first winner of the ALR Scholarship and announced at our April 2010 meeting.
br> Each year the membership will decide whether to continue the scholarship as well as the amount to be awarded.

The two scholarships while similar are independent of each other. Details for the two scholarships are in their respective pages.