SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE

HASA Provides Six $1,000 Scholarships

HASA is committed to enhancing the knowledge and leadership skills of its members, encouraging promising teachers to select school administration as a career goal, as well assisting graduating Hillsborough County Public School students in their pursuit of an Education degree.  This year, HASA is proud to make six scholarships available.   

One of the HASA scholarships for an administrator or teacher has been named the Tom Rao Leadership scholarship in honor of Mr. Rao, former principal of Hillsborough High School and HASA Executive Board member.  This $1000 scholarship was named in memory of Mr. Rao due to his extensive involvement, leadership and commitment to HASA and the Hillsborough County Public Schools.  HASA’s business partner Herff Jones sponsored and funded this year’s Tom Rao Leadership scholarship.  HASA would like to than Lynn Zirkle and Herff Jones for their support.    

This year HASA will offer a second $1000 college scholarship to current Hillsborough County Public School administrators and teachers to use to further their education. This scholarship is named in honor of Pat Smith, past President and the visionary behind the HASA Scholarship program.   

In addition, through the generosity of Nova Southeastern University, two $1000 tuition vouchers are available for attendance at that institution.   

All four of these $1000 scholarships are awarded in order to reward HASA members for their outstanding contributions to our public schools and to promote educational leadership in our district.  Administrators who are current HASA members are eligible to apply if they enroll in post-graduate work at an accredited college or university.  Teachers are also eligible to apply if they are working towards certification in Educational Leadership or Vocational Director.  

HASA’s business partner, the Hillsborough Education Foundation has also contributed scholarship funds.  Consequently HASA is able to offer two $1000 HCC (Hillsborough Community College) scholarships to high school seniors or first-year HCC students planning to major in education.  Students must be a dependent of an active or retired HASA member or employed with Hillsborough County Public Schools.   

Scholarship applications are available on the website (administrator/teacher student).  All applications and supporting documents are due on March 19, 2010.  Scholarship recipients will be announced at the HASA Spring Social.