Twenty-five ICMA members were able to attend the ICMA 100th Annual Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, thanks to ICMA's conference assistance scholarship program.  Twenty-four scholarships were awarded in the categories of Young Professionals, Workplace Diversity, Small Community with Limited Financial Resources, and Members in Transition. One additional scholarship was awarded to a graduate student in memory of Kansas University professor, Edward O. Stene. 

All scholarship recipients received complimentary registration to the conference and many also received a monetary stipend to off-set additional conference-related expenses. Congratulations to this year's scholarship recipients:

Young Professional Scholarships

• Kyle Attanasio, Municipal Intern, St. Paul County, AB, Canada
• Jay (Dallin) Kimble, Management Analyst, Ashland, VA
• Grant Litteken, Management Analyst, O’Fallon, IL
• Michael      Montgomery, Assistant to the City Manager, Celina, TX
• Kyle Thauvette, Borough Manager, West Homestead, PA
• Alora Wachholz, Economic Development & Marketing Coordinator, Trophy Club, TX

Workplace Diversity Scholarships

• Ann Bailie, Town Manager, Troutman, NC
• Elke Doom, City Manager, Princeton, WV
• Denise Fitzgerald, Township Manager, Scott Township, PA
• Lorenzo Hines, Jr., Finance Director, Lynnwood, WA
• Darren Johnson, National Urban Fellow, Philadelphia, PA
• Stacey Long, Town Administrator, Dagsboro, DE
• Debra McKenzie, Sr. Deputy County Administrator, San Joaquin County, CA
• Kimberly Richardson, Assistant to the Village Manager, Flossmoor, IL
• Kristi Samilpa, Business Process Consultant, Austin, TX
• Alisa Talley, Senior Staff Analyst, Houston, TX
• Tena Woenker, Town Manager, Waterloo, IN

Small Community with Limited Financial Resources

• Noel Bernal, City Administrator, Falfurrias, TX
• Kendal Francis, City Administrator, Lakin, KS
• Jon Frederick, Town Manager, Mapleton, ME
• W. Blair Larsen, City Manager, Stanfield, OR

Member in Transition

• Kenneth Creque, Warner Robins, GA
• Alfonso Noyola, Las Vegas, NV
• Dawn Wucki-Rossbach, Palatine, IL

Stene Academic Scholarship

• Shanna Lodge, Student, Villanova University, Pennsylvania

Information on the 2015 conference assistance scholarship program will be available on the ICMA website in March 2015.