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Supporting Higher Education for 29 years In "2010-2011" tuition grants totaling $81,000 have been awarded to 63 students by the MDNA Austin D. Lucas Scholarship Fund. Since the inception of the Fund in 1982, 886 grants totaling $1,173,000 have been distributed.	"The heart of the association"                               Who we are.... The MDNA Austin D. Lucas Scholarship Fund awards grants for college tuition to children who parents are employed by MDNA member firms. The Fund is a non-profit tax-exempt corporation recognized as a charity by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Contributions to the Fund are fully tax deductible to the full amount allowed by law. The affairs of the Fund are managed by the Trustees, consisting of members of the Board of Directors of the Machinery Dealers National Association (MDNA).
Acknowledgements The Trustees appreciate your continued generosity, which makes this program so successful and something that we can all be proud of. Thank you on behalf of the children who will benefit their parents who have served this industry and the Trustees of the Austin D. Lucas Scholarship Fund.	2010-2011 Austin D. Lucas Trust Award Recipient   Vishal Naik the son of Vijay Naik of Kempler Industries Inc.
Establishing a Scholarship Trust MDNA members are invited to establish a Trust of their own. Trusts can be established in your, your company name or in honor of an individual you hold in high esteem. This is a lasting testament that will continue giving each year. Each time you donate to the Fund, your contributions are totaled. When your contributions have reached the goal of $5,000, your Trust is established. Each year thereafter, a student will receive a scholarship in your Trust's name.	Who we help and how to apply Only students whose parents work for an MDNA member firm are eligible for the grants. Selections are made by the Fund’s Board of Trustees based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities and a series of essay questions. The essay questions allow applicants to express their desires and plans for a college or vocational education and their future. Not every student who applies receives and award. Each year the amounts and number of grants vary. This year’s recipients were selected from a field of 67 students. The gift of education to these students would not be possible without the generosity of the MDNA members and friends of MDNA who contribute to the Fund. Your continued support is greatly appreciated by the recipients of these grants as it recognizes their academic achievement.
Scholarship Board of Trustees Kristine Conroy, President Ebonee M. Fitzgerald, Staff Liaison Jack Boecher, AEA Michael Goldstein Jean Harris, CEA Jeannine Harris Kim Khoury, CEA Randy Stevens, CEA Dan Strand, CEA