Maxine Shelly Turner Memorial Scholarship Fund
Alpha Omega Epsilon National Foundation
Investing Excellence in Engineering and Technical Science
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This scholarship honors Maxine Shelly Turner who was killed in the Virginia Tech
slayings on April 16, 2007. Maxine was a senior majoring in Chemical Engineering
at the university and was due to graduate with honors in May of that year.
Maxine was a founding member of the Rho Chapter of Alpha Omega Epsilon at
Virginia Tech. Alpha Omega Epsilon is a professional and social sorority for women
majoring in engineering and technical science and was founded in 1983 in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In establishing this scholarship, Maxine's love of the
engineering profession will live on by helping other young women realize their
dream of being engineers and scientists.
Donations to the fund will be accepted in the month of APRIL each year and can be
made via cash, check, money order, or credit card. Because of limited resources
and the effect on other fundraising efforts, public donations to this fund will ONLY be
accepted during this one-month period. All donations received outside of this time
window will be directed to the Foundation's general fund.
Checks and money orders should be made payable to "Alpha Omega Epsilon
National Foundation, Inc." and sent to:
Alpha Omega Epsilon National Foundation
P.O. Box 3150
Brunswick, GA 31521
Please indicate in the memo portion of the check "Maxine Turner Fund" or "VA Tech
Fund" to ensure the money is set aside for the memorial scholarship. Donations
must be postmarked between April 1st and April 30th of each year.
Donations by credit card ($5 minimum) during the same time period may be made
to Alpha Omega Epsilon National Foundation, Inc. via JustGive.org. JustGive.org
accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover for online donations.
Please enter "Maxine Turner Fund" or "VA Tech Fund" in the section "Designate my
donation" to ensure the funds are earmarked for the scholarship fund.
All donations to the Maxine Shelly Turner Memorial Scholarship Fund are
tax-deductible in accordance with U.S. law.
The first scholarship of $2,000 will be offered for the 2008-2009 academic year. Any
future funds received will be used to fund the scholarship in future years.
If there are any questions about the scholarship fund, please contact the foundation
at info@aoefoundation.com.