The
members of Local 668 in memory of brother Lanny Bakalyar are offering this scholarship,
in order that our union brother's leadership, dedication and hard work, will not
be forgotten.
Brother
Lanny was one of the founders of Local 668. He served as this Local's President,
Vice President, Steward, Local Executive Board Member, and Council 14 Executive
Board Representative. In addition, Brother Lanny was always willing to volunteer
for Local committee work; he was a member of many negotiations committees in addition
to others.
Furthermore, he represented the Membership as a delegate to
local, state and national AFSCME and AFL-CIO conventions. Brother Lanny believed
in the concept of a Union and what it stands for. In doing so, he worked and fought
hard for the members of this Local Union. So in Brother Lanny Bakalyar's name,
we, the member's of AFSCME Local 668, offer this scholarship. The applicant must
be in the current High School graduating class or attending a post-secondary school
within five years of High School graduation.
Applicants
can only submit (1) one application form even if they have (2) two parents who
or legal guardian must be a member of AFSCME Local 668 for at least 90 days (unless
more recently hired) prior to the drawing. The scholarship recipient must attend
an accredited Post-secondary School (College or Technical).
The application
must be returned to the Local Union Secretary, Lisa Dyste (Metro Plant - Lab/EQA
Building), by the first Friday of the month of February. A winner and alternate
will be drawn by lot at the March General Membership meeting. Applicant's parent
or legal guardian must be present to win.
For
2007, the membership voted to award two $500 scholarships to mark the 10th
anniversary of the Lanny Bakalyar
Scholarship. In light of rapidly rising post-secondary education costs, Local
668 will award one $1,000 scholarship beginning in 2008. Local 668 has awarded $6,500 since the inception of the scholarship to
help pay the costs of post-secondary education for the children of Local 668 members.
Congratulations to all past winners:
| | | Post-Secondary | |
|
Year |
Student Winner |
Institution | Parent Member |
| 1998 | Erica
Flesland | St.
Cloud State University | Jan
Gustafson |
| 1999 | Marcus
Gabrawy | Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Fahima Gabrawy |
| 2000 | Michelle
Christenson | Occidental College (CA) | Craig
Christenson |
| 2001 | Brenda
Ersbo | North Hennepin Community College | Wayne
Ersbo |
| 2002 | Jesse
Janzig | Hennepin Technical College | Roger
Janzig |
| 2003 | Zhao
Xiao Si | University
of Wisconsin, Madison | Zhao
Heng Jun |
| 2004 | Aaron
Salo | Valparaiso University (IN) | Nels Salo |
| 2005 | Christina
Michaelis | Inver Hills Community College | Jeff
Michaelis |
| 2006 | Penny
Berg | Sam Houston State University (TX) | Mitch
Berg |
2007 | Bradley
Sand | Rochester
Community Tech. College | Lori Sand |
2007 | Christine
Opitz | St.
Olaf | Julie
Opitz |
2008 | Jessica
Thompson | Univ. of
California, Santa Barbara | Mike Thompson |
Lanny
Bakalyar Sholarship Rules
Application
Form (pdf)
