THE JOHNNY MICHEAL SPANN DETACHMENT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
In keeping with the Marine Corps tradition of taking care of
its own, in 2011 the Marines of the Mike Spann Detachment, The Marine Corps
League established the Johnny Micheal Spann Detachment, Marine Corps League
Endowed Scholarship at The University of Alabama to provide financial
assistance to deserving students who have a personal or family connection to
the U.S. Marine Corps.
To qualify for a scholarship, potential recipients shall be
undergraduate, full-time students at the University of Alabama who graduated
from high school in one of the following counties in Alabama: Tuscaloosa, Hale,
Marengo, Perry, Sumter, Greene, Pickens, Fayette, Lamar, Marion, and Walker and
who meet one of the following criteria: (a) are Marines with an honorable
discharge; or (b) are Marines currently serving in the United States Marine
Corps Reserve; or (c) are United States Navy Corpsmen with an honorable
discharge who have served with any Marine Corps unit in the Fleet Marine Force;
or (d) are children, grandchildren, or un-remarried spouses of individuals,
living or deceased, who meet criterion (a), (b), and (c); or (e) are accepted
for or currently enrolled in the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Course; or (f) are
graduates of a United States Marine Corps Junior ROTC Program located in those
same counties.
The endowment is entirely administered by The University of
Alabama. All scholarship applicants and
recipients must comply with applicable University of Alabama policies and
procedures in applying for and receiving scholarship assistance from the
endowment.
Currently the endowment is being funded by the Alabama
Marines Foundation, however, others (individuals, businesses or other
tax-exempt organizations) wishing to contribute to the scholarship are
encouraged to do so at any time. By
contributing you will help to enlarge the endowment and thereby provide additional
financial support to Marine and Navy Corpsmen veterans and their families who
have honorably served their country.
Donations to the endowment are fully tax-deductible and may be made in
any amount.
Contributions may be made in one of several ways:
First, you may make your contribution at this website by
clicking on the donations page and directing your gift to the endowment. If
your gift is a memorial, please enter the name of the honoree.
Second, you may contribute on-line at the University of
Alabama by clicking on www.giving.ua.edu
and following the instructions there. In
answer to the question, “Where Would You Like Your Gift Directed?” click on
“Other.” In the block for gift
designation, write in “Johnny Micheal Spann Detachment, The Marine Corps League
Endowed Scholarship.” If your gift is a memorial, you may designate the honoree
on that same page.
Third, you may call the Scholarship Office at the University
of Alabama at (205)348-8108 and make your donation by phone.
Fourth, you may mail your donation to:
The University
of Alabama Advancement Office
P.O. Box 870122
Tuscaloosa AL
35487
When making your donation by phone or mail, please remember
to specify that it should be be deposited into the “Johnny Micheal Spann
Detachment, Marine Corps League Endowed Scholarship Fund.”
The Marines of the Johnny Micheal Spann Detachment and all
members of the Alabama Marines Foundation are extremely proud that we are in a
position to help Marines, Navy Corpsmen and their families in this way. Your contributions will be deeply appreciated
by the Foundation, and by all scholarship recipients. Additionally, you will join us as we continue
to honor Johnny Micheal “Mike” Spann and his family. Mike was a proud U.S. Marine Captain and
later a CIA operative who sadly became America’s first casualty of the war in
Afghanistan on November 25, 2001.
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of
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