Scholarships
2025 CCRTA Scholarships
CCRTA scholarships worth at least $2000 are given every year to a current college sophomore or junior who is a resident of Clark County and has graduated from a Springfield City or Clark County Public School System. The number of scholarships awarded vary according to funding.
CCRTA members donate toward scholarships. Outside education-oriented organizations also may provide funding.
Application Process: The application process begins January 15 and ends no later than March 20. The applicant must be an education major and have earned a minimum 2.5 grade point average, including the most recent past term. The recipient is notified in early May and expected to attend the CCRTA Picnic in early June.
For a Downloadable Form, Right Click on: Application Form.
Complete and mail downloaded application to:
Mr. Carl E. Ahlm, Scholarship Co-Chairperson
6323 Floyd Drive
Springfield, Ohio 45502
For Written Application Request: Send a written request for an application and include a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Mr. Carl E. Ahlm, Scholarship Co-Chairperson
6323 Floyd Drive
Springfield, Ohio 45502
Post Mail completed application to Mr. Carl Ahlm.
For CCRTA Members: Individual, One-Time Scholarships
The CCRTA Scholarship Committee also assists CCRTA members who want to offer individual scholarships but do not wish to be involved in the process.
The Committee takes cares of the entire scholarship process for the donor, including providing an application, reading the results, selecting the recipient, and naming the scholarship in honor or memory of the person of the donor's choice.
Contact: Mr. Carl Ahlm, Scholarship Committee Co-Chair
2024 Scholarship Recipients
Local graduates of public high schools in Clark County have been awarded $1000 scholarships from the CCRTA in 2024. Recipients were chosen based on recommendations, grade point average and a short essay.
Wallace and Edna Smith Scholarship for $1000, funded by their daughter, Dawn Miller: Paige Hale, a graduate of Tecumseh High School, attends Cedarville University in pre-k and special ed.
Ann Martin Memorial Scholarship for $1000: Ryleigh Burden attends University of Dayton, majoring in pre-k-5 and intervention specialist and graduated from Kenton Ridge High School.
CCRTA Scholarship for $1000: Hanna Haddix, Shawnee High School graduate, attends Wittenberg University majoring in visual arts.
CCRTA Scholarship for $1000: Xavier Prenatt majors in English language arts at Wittenberg University and graduated from Tecumseh Highh School.
Anonymous Donor for $1000: Savannah LaMar attends Wittenberg University, majors in 7-12 mathematics, and is a Springfield High School graduate.
All work involving building renovation, land renewal, including providing all the period furniture, school materials, and teachers in 19th century costume as well as field trip scheduling is done through volunteers from CCRTA.
Link to Membership Activities for more information.
Contact: Connie Bost, One Room School Committee Chair.
Link to http://www.AdvanceOneRoomSchool.blogspot.com/ for more information, history and photos of the Advance School.
Volunteer Hours
The Ohio Retired Teachers Association collects volunteer hours from local chapters for its state records. CCRTA members keep track of individual hours and projects on a monthly basis and turn in a yearly total by December 31. Include travel time in your volunteer calculation.
Right Click to open Volunteer Hours Form
The two chairs of the Scholarship Committee supply over twelve birdhouse libraries scattered throughout Clark County. They collect books for elementary to young adult readers from CCRTA members and friends and distribute them to the little library boxes throughout the year. In 2017, over 600 books had been distributed.
Contact: Carl Ahlm.
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| Carl Ahlm, co-chair of the Scholarship Committee. |
