Savannah Morales (center) was presented a $2,500 P.E.O. STAR scholarship by some of the sponsoring members of Chandler P.E.O. Chapter CP.
The prestigious P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, for the 2019-2020 academic year, was presented to Savannah Morales, a senior at Queen Creek High School.
Savannah Morales is the daughter of Lisa Morales and was recommended for this scholarship by Chapter CP of Chandler, Arizona.
Morales has been accepted and will attend Arizona State University where she has plans to study biological sciences beginning this fall.
The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship is a $2,500 scholarship based on excellence in leadership, extracurricular activities, community service, academics 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 January 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, 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 $321 million in financial assistance to more than 105,000 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, Missouri.
For additional information on the P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, please contact Beth Michael at [email protected] or visit peointernational.org.