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Joanne Perkins
JOANNE PERKINS
APCO NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP
 
Upon recommendation of the Iowa Chapter’s Executive Board, a conference scholarship has been established in the name of Joanne Perkins, a former telecommunicator from Glenwood.  Iowa APCO will award one regional conference attendance per year using earnings from the investment of donations from chapters and other interested parties in continuing the knowledge and education of Iowa telecommunicators.
 
Eligibility Requirements
 
1.         The applicant must be employed full-time as an Iowa telecommunicator in public safety communications with at least one year of service.
 
2.         The applicant must have the desire to further his/her knowledge in the field of public safety communications.
 
3.         The applicant must have applied to his/her agency to attend the APCO regional conference and been turned down due to a lack of funds.
 
4.         The applicant’s agency should be willing to give him/her on duty or paid leave time to attend the training conference.
 
5.         The applicant’s agency, if possible, should try to partially fund the training conference.  This can include use of an agency vehicle for transportation.
 
6          Preferential consideration will be given to Iowa APCO members.
 
7.         The application must reach Iowa APCO by March 14, 2005.
 
8.         The successful candidate will be notified by March 18, 2005.
 
 
Application Procedure
 
1.         Complete the form on the reverse side.  All information must be typed.
 
2.         The recommendation of the agency department head must be included.
 
3.         In 2005 applications should be mailed to:
 
Randy Thompson
Iowa APCO Executive Board Member
C/O Mills County E911 Center
418 Sharp Street
Glenwood, Iowa 51534
(712) 527-4150
rthompson@millscty911.org
 
 
Note:    The scholarship recipient will attend the North Central Regional APCO Conference to be held in Kansas City, Missouri April 17-20, 2005
 
 
Scholarship Form
Updated: 07/14/2006
 
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