ICMA-RC Vantagepoint Memorial Scholarship Honors Fallen Police, Firefighters and Public Employees

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The ICMA-RC Vantagepoint Public Employee Memorial Scholarship Fund (ICMA-RC Memorial Scholarship Fund) is pleased to announce that 30 surviving children and spouses of fallen firefighters, police officers and public employees have been awarded post-secondary educational scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Established in 2001 by ICMA-RC and its Board of Directors, the ICMA-RC Memorial Scholarship Fund honors the lives of the nation's city, county, and state government employees, including firefighters and police officers, who have died serving and protecting local communities. Since its inception, the ICMA-RC Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $860,000 in scholarships to approximately 250 surviving children and spouses in their pursuit of higher education.

"On behalf of the ICMA-RC Vantagepoint Public Employee Memorial Scholarship Fund Board of Directors and our donors, it is an honor to award this year's scholarships to 30 deserving students," said Joan McCallen, president of the ICMA-RC Vantagepoint Public Employee Memorial Scholarship Fund and president and CEO of ICMA-RC. "The ICMA-RC Memorial Scholarship Fund honors the tremendous sacrifice that public employees who die in the line of duty make in the service of their communities and we hope it will inspire the continued determination and achievement of surviving family members."

This year's scholarship recipients hail from towns and cities, both large and small, in 15 states across the country.  Recipients were selected based on factors including financial need, academic record, demonstrated leadership in school and community activities, honors and work experience. Each scholarship recipient is the child or spouse of a local or state public sector employee who died in the line of duty.

The ICMA-RC Vantagepoint Public Employee Memorial Scholarship Fund is made possible through the generosity of contributing donors. For more information about how to apply for a scholarship or contribute, please visit www.vantagescholar.org.

About the ICMA-RC Vantagepoint Public Employee Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Fund is a Section 501(c)(3) public charity founded by ICMA-RC in 2001. Financial support for the scholarship is provided by ICMA-RC, individual sponsors, foundations and organizations. Applications for 2013-2014 scholarships will be accepted from Dec. 15, 2012 through March 15, 2013. More information is available at www.vantagescholar.org.

About ICMA-RC
Founded in 1972, ICMA-RC is a non-profit independent financial services corporation focused on providing retirement plans and related services for more than a million public sector participant accounts and approximately 9,000 retirement plans. Our mission is to help build retirement security for public employees. We deliver on our mission by focusing on service, quality and value. All of our retirement programs, administrative services and educational tools have been developed specifically for public sector retirement plan administrators and participants. For more information, visit www.icmarc.org.

SOURCE ICMA-RC

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