2024 Patricia Schroder Memorial Scholarship

Description

Pat had a big heart for helping others and devoted her life to assisting, teaching, and coaching students with disabilities. She worked as a special education teacher's assistant at various schools across the Evergreen School District after earning her Masters, she moved to White Salmon, Washington, where she taught at Columbia High School. In 1994, she moved back to Vancouver and accepted a teaching position at Camas High School where she taught social studies and special education. She retired in 2010 after more than 16 years with the Camas School District.

Pat had a big heart for helping others. She loved and took interest in many of her students throughout her teaching career. She was also actively involved in Special Olympics as a coach and volunteer in addition to providing temporary respite care relief for families of children with special needs.

Additionally, Pat developed a passion for politics at an early age when she first served as a government page at the Washington State Capitol during her senior year in high school. She became an active member in Washington State Democrats, where she attended state democratic caucuses and managed senatorial and legislative campaigns. She also successfully spearheaded the passage of levy and bond election campaigns to support educational programs in the Evergreen School District. Her love for politics later resulted in her running and being elected as Mayor of the city of White Salmon in 1992, where she held the post for two years. Pat enjoyed visiting Frisco, Texas to spend time with her family whenever she could.

Award Amount
2 scholarships are awarded each year. Awards will likely be between $1,000-$1,400. Renewal applicants must reapply each year, and will be considered alongside any new applicants.

Requirements

This scholarship will be awarded to students that:

• experience challenges such as development, emotional and/or physical disabilities
• have worked with or volunteered with students that experience challenges such as development, emotional and/or physical disabilities

Students selected to receive this scholarship must have graduated from a high school in one of the following school districts:

• Evergreen School District in Clark County, WA
• Camas School District in Clark County, WA
• White Salmon School District in Skamania County, WA
• Frisco Independent School District in Collin and Denton Counties, TX

Number of Awards

2

Renewable

Yes

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