DeCA presents scholarships to military children Published June 28, 2011 By Nellis Commissary NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Col. Kevin Fox, 99th Mission Support Group commander, presented four scholarship winners with their certificates at a ceremony held June 24 at the Nellis Commissary. Dallas Tueller, Jeremy Owsowitz, Jasmine Gates and Kirstie McTear each received a $1,500 scholarship from the Scholarships for Military Children Program, which is administered by Fisher House Foundation and primarily funded by manufacturers and suppliers that provide products and services for commissaries around the globe. "We're excited to report that the scholarship program continues to be a success in helping military families defray the cost of education," said Thomas Milks, Defense Commissary Agency acting director and chief executive officer. "We're proud to be associated with a program that has awarded 5,402 scholarships totaling more than $8.3 million since its inception in 2001." Scholarship Managers, a professional scholarship firm, selects the winners based on academic merit, participation in extracurricular and volunteer activities and the quality of their essays. Nearly every one of the Defense Commissary Agency's stores will announce at least one local winner. The Fisher House Foundation bears all costs of the program so that every dollar donated goes toward the scholarships. Anyone interested in donating to the Scholarships for Military Children Program or viewing the full list of scholarship recipients and sponsoring business partners can do so on the military scholar website: http://www.militaryscholar.org.
