Stater awarded P.E.O. STAR Scholarship

The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship was presented to Hannah Stater, a senior at Mt. Pleasant Community High School on May 19, 2016.

Jane Simmons, President of Chapter EV, presented the scholarship at the Mt. Pleasant awards ceremony.

Stater is the daughter of Jennifer and Darin Stater and was recommended for this scholarship by Chapter EV of the New London and Danville communities.

She will attend Iowa State University where she plans to study biology beginning this fall.

The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship is a $2,500 scholarship based on excellence in leadership, extracurricular activities, community service, academic, and potential for future success. The program is open to young women who are citizens, or legal permanent residents of the United States or Canada and who are graduating high school seniors at the time of application. A student must be recommended by a P.E.O. chapter.

The P.E.O. Sisterhood, founded Jan. 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, is an international philanthropic and educational organization, which promotes increased educational opportunities for women. There are nearly 6,000 local chapters in the United States and Canada with almost 250,000 initiated members. The P.E.O. Sisterhood has provided over $280 million in financial assistance to over 98,000 recipients. The P.E.O. Sisterhood also owns Cottey College, a fully accredited, private liberal arts and sciences college for women, with two-year and selected four-year programs, located in Nevada, Mo.