McLoraine scholarship recipients announced The Helen M. McLoraine Figure Skating
College Scholarship Program was established through the Pioneer Fund in December 2009 to assist current or former U.S. Figure Skating eligible skaters who dedicated their lives to skating and now wish to pursue a full-time college education. The Pioneer Fund serves as the private
charitable foundation of the late Helen McLo- raine as a way to support projects and orga- nizations she had contributed to throughout her life. Deeply infl uenced by her mother’s dedica-
tion to philanthropy, Helen became a gener- ous benefactor to others with a passion for fi gure skating, higher education and medical research.
Morgan Agster Coyotes SC of Arizona Kaitlin Barta Strongsville SC Heather Buckner Nashville SC Marissa Burgess Lincoln Center FSC Sabina Chen Pasadena FSC Emma Chinault Southwest Florida SC Molly Crawford Washington FSC
Melin Craze Broadmoor SC Josiah Curley Tulsa FSC Madison Defl er SC of Oregon Richard Dornbush All Year SC Janine Eduljee Central Carolina SC Ryan Farmer South Bay SC Gene Fu The SC of New York
U.S. Figure Skating is pleased to an-
nounce the sixth class of scholarship recip- ients. The scholarship program is adminis- tered by Scholarship Management Services, a division of Scholarship America. Scholarships totaling $240,000 were
awarded to 35 fi nalists representing more than 30 diff erent fi gure skating clubs, in in- crements of $4,000, $6,000 and $8,000. This year, 112 applications were re-
ceived from former or current college-bound skaters representing 20 states. Applications were evaluated based on a combination of academic performance and other applicant information including participation and lead- ership in school and community activities, a statement of goals and aspirations, and an es-
2015 HELEN MCLORAINE FIGURE SKATING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Megan Gleason Stockton FSC Bailee Glickman Panthers SC Cassandra Jeandell University of Delaware SC Lukas Kaugars Broadmoor SC Stephen Kucera Kansas City FSC Linde LaChance Nashville FSC Vivian Luo Pasadena FSC
Katherine Maloney Washington FSC Audrey Marek Washington FSC Joanne Oh Frederick FSC Samantha Puhl Wisconsin FSC Elena Pulkinen University ISC of San Jose Kaitlyn Regan Red Rose FSC Joy Sandon Central Florida FSC
Andrew Sena FSC of Bloomington Farah Sheikh Louisville SA Kevin Shum St. Moritz ISC John Stuart Tidewater FSC Victoria Wahlquist St. Paul FSC Nathaniel Wilson Central Florida FSC Vivian Yim DuPage FSC
2015 PSA Nationwide Seminars
There isn’t an elite skater out there who doesn’t owe their first coach a debt of gratitude! In response to last year’s strong positive feedback, this year’s seminar agenda will continue to present interactive concepts, tools, and ideas that, while advantageous to coaches of all levels, target the development and advancement of grassroots and beginner (LTS through Intermediate) level coaches. Our seminar agenda will include:
t $PODFQUT *O "DUJPO Presentation of IJS and MIF concepts and exercises as they relate to enhancing skater potential beyond beginner.
t $PNQFUJUJWF "EWBOUBHF Extremely popular last year
was the inclusion of our presenters’ personal experience with making decisions that make a difference.
t 1SFTFOUFS "UUFOEFF 'BDFUJNF Each site will have highly accomplished and expert professionals who will share some personal experiences, anecdotes, and advice.
Register now at
www.skatepsa.com
say requirement. Final awards are also based on fi nancial need consideration. This college scholarship program will
continue to award $240,000 in future years, and between 35 and 45 scholarships will be awarded annually. This college scholarship program is open to skaters in either ladies, men, pairs or dance who have competed in the novice level or above in a U.S. Figure Skat- ing-sanctioned competition and who enroll in full-time undergraduate study. The two-month application period for 2016 scholarships will open in mid-Decem- ber 2015. For more information and an ap- plication, visit
sms.scholarshipamerica.org/ pioneerfund after Dec. 15, 2015.
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