Past Scholarship Recipients

2022

At the ACGA’s 2022 Virtual Conference, The Terry Simmons Scholarship Fund made grants to 10 gift planners so that they were able to attend the conference. The 2022 Scholarship recipients are:

• Andrea Christensen
  Seattle Repertory Theatre
  Director of Endowment and Planned Giving
• Chuck Demler
  Carroll University
  Director of Gift Planning
• Jennifer Glosser
  Presbyterian Senior Living
  Director of Donor Outreach
• Melanie Herb
  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  Assistant Director of Planned Giving
• Brian Powell
  Grove City College
  Senior Director of Development
• Rip Rice
  The Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando
  Capital Campaign Director
• Don Rudolph
  VNA & Hospice Foundation
  Charitable Gift Planner
• Cassandra Solmonsen
  Neighborcare Health
  Leadership Giving Manager
• Sarah Szabo
  Museum of Flight
  Planned Giving Officer
• Camille Williams-Ginsberg
  Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund
  Major Gifts Officer

2020

At the ACGA’s 2020 first-ever Digital Conference, The Terry Simmons Scholarship Fund made grants to 6 gift planners so that they were able to attend the conference. The 2020 Scholarship recipients are:

• Kathryn Brantley
  Planned Giving Associate
  The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
• Kyle Daniels
  Planned Giving Coordinator
  The Field Museum
• Jay Lettow
  Foundation Development Specialist
  The Lifespace Foundation
• Carolyn Mayer
  Planned Giving Associate
  International Rescue Committee
• Kelly Royston
  Administrative Assistant
  University of Florida
• Cristina Sanz
  Director of Development
  SOU Foundation

2018

At the ACGA’s 2018 Conference in Seattle, The Terry Simmons Scholarship Fund made grants to 5 gift planners so that they were able to attend the conference. The 2018 Scholarship recipients are:

• Sophie Davidson
  Planned Giving Associate
  International Rescue Committee
  New York, NY
• Shelley De Leon
  Manager, Gift Planning
  Los Angeles Philharmonic
  Los Angeles, CA
• Sara Golden
  Direct Response Manager
  Amnesty International USA
  Washington, DC
• Yolanda Rahman
  Nation Director, Legacy Giving
  Muscular Dystrophy Association
  Chicago, IL
• Geoffrey VanderWoude
  Director of Planned Giving
  SUNY Canton
  Canton, NY

2016

At the ACGA’s 2016 Conference in St. Louis, The Terry Simmons Scholarship Fund made grants to 4 gift planners so that they were able to attend the conference. The 2016 Scholarship recipients are:

• Matthew Hilgendorf
  CARE USA
  Development Coordinator, Office of Planned Giving
  Atlanta, GA
• Laura Sidla
  Partners In Health
  Planned Giving Associate
  Boston, MA
• Katy Sparks
  Montana State University Alumni Foundation
  Director of Estate, Trust, and Gift Planning
  Bozeman, MT
• Julie Wilkinson
  Illinois College
  Director of Development- Major & Planned Gifts
  Jacksonville, IL

2014

At the ACGA’s 2014 Conference in Baltimore, The Terry Simmons Scholarship Fund made grants to 3 gift planners so that they were able to attend the conference. The 2014 Scholarship recipients are:

• Michelle Cline
  Capital University
  Director of Planned Giving
  Columbus, Ohio
• Cynthia Oliver
  Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh
  Director of Advancement
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Patricia Roberts
  St. Anthony Foundation
  Development Director
  Carroll, Iowa

2012

At the ACGA’s 2012 Conference in San Francisco, The Terry Simmons Scholarship Fund made grants to 4 gift planners so that they were able to attend the conference. The 2012 Scholarship recipients are:

• Lisa Bennett
• Larry Croman
• Diane Thornton
• Susan Zellner

2010

At the ACGA’s 2010 Conference in New Orleans, The Terry Simmons Scholarship Fund made grants to 8 gift planners so that they were able to attend the conference. The 2010 Scholarship recipients are:

• Robert Barr
• Chad Clark
• Margaret Hotchkiss
• Jennifer Jennings-Davis
• Erin Kathleen Jones
• Stacey Loomis
• Trina L. Planchon
• Bonalynn Wallach