The Van Camp Futrell Scholarship Program

Cheryl S. Futrell’s career spanned four decades at Penick Village. During that time, she advanced from a role of Executive Housekeeper to holding the first-ever Chief Operating Officer position. Upon her retirement in 2016, many contributions were made in her honor to form a non-endowed scholarship fund serving Penick team members, their children, and grandchildren.

In 2023, a Penick Village resident, Robert “Rip” Van Camp, made a very generous donation, which was matched by Penick, in order to establish an endowed scholarship fund. This fund allows Penick to continue offering scholarships to team members, their children, and grandchildren for many years to come.  Additionally, the program has expanded to include not only traditional two- and four-year degrees but technical, trade, and certificate programs.

Combining the two funds into the Van Camp Futrell Scholarship Program enables Penick to do the most good for more team members.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply for a scholarship, a team member must:

· Be employed in good standing at Penick Village for at least 6 months at time of application

· Have worked a minimum of 520 hours in the 12 months preceding application (employee ‘type’- full time, part time, PRN- does not matter)

· All team members are eligible to apply for the Van Camp Futrell Scholarship, with the exception of those on the Leadership team**

· Be enrolled in any credentialed educational program (traditional university, community college, trade school, professional licensing programs, etc.)

*The children/grandchildren of both Leadership and Non-Leadership team members, who meet the criteria above, are eligible to apply.

Application Process

Applications will be open to eligible team members twice a year: March 1st – May 15th and  August 1st – October 15th. Applications will consist of an informational form and require a separate written page answering several essay questions.

Please click the button below to access the application.

Application

Award Details

· Full-time student winners may receive up to $4,000 a year.

· Part-time student winners may receive up to $2,000 a year.

· Students attending workforce training, professional licensing courses, trade school, and other non-traditional programs will receive a comparable award based on the number of hours of school they will be attending and their tuition costs.

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