Military Leadership Awards on Capitol Hill

The Imagine America Foundation awarded $5,000 scholarships to retired and active-duty military personnel attending career colleges at a ceremony held in Washington, DC. The Foundation established the Military Leadership Award in 2004 to recognize and honor exceptional career college students who have served their country honorably in the military and decided to further their education at Imagine America participating institutions.

2007 Military Leadership Award Recipients
Left to right: Dennis Johnson (Grantham University – Kansas, MO), Benjamin Claus (Triangle Tech – Greensburg, PA), Mark Harris (MedVance Institute – Cookeville, TN), and Yanse Aseng (Florida National College).

Representatives from each of the scholarship recipients spoke at the award presentation. These Members included: Reps. Howard Coble (R-NC), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), and Tim Murphy (D-PA). Other congressional members also attended the event to express their support, these included: Reps. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), John Mica (R-FL) and Representative Virginia Foxx (R – NC).

Congratulations to all the recipients!

Award recipients with IAF Chairman Joseph Davis

Recipient Dennis Johnson and President & CEO of Grantham University – Kansas, MO, Thomas Macon.

Representative Tim Murphy (D-PA) and recipient Benjamin Claus.

Recipient Yanse Aseng and Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL).

Recipient Mark Harris and Representative Bart Gordon (D-TN).

Recipient Dennis Johnson and Representative Howard Coble (R-NC).

Military Leadership Award Recipients and Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX).

Military Leadership Award Recipients and Representative Virginia Foxx (R – NC).

Military Leadership Award Recipients and Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC).

Visit with the Senator
Left to right: IAF staff Kerry Turner, MedVance Institute’s Sheryl Cole, Deborah Schwarzberg, Bill May, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), recipient Mark Harris, son Christopher Harris, and IAF Chairman Joseph Davis.