Erin Guzman Given Robert D. Blue Scholarship Award by Governor Chester Culver

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DES MOINES, IA (08/15/2008)(readMedia)-- State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald announced today that Erin Guzman of Traer was among the 20 students to receive a Robert D. Blue scholarship award from Iowa Governor Chester Culver in Des Moines. The Iowa students were each awarded $1,000 to assist in covering expenses at an Iowa college. The recipients represented sixteen Iowa counties.

"Students must be a citizen of Iowa and demonstrate literary and scholastic ability; exhibit qualities of truth, courage, and fellowship; and display moral force of character," commented State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, an ICMF board member. "Erin is an excellent example of the type of student that we were looking for." Erin Guzman will be attending Simpson College next fall.

Awards were based on the review of an application, letters of recommendation, scholastic achievement, and an essay on the responsibility of a citizen toward his or her community.

Foundation members include Governor Chester Culver, Attorney General Tom Miller, State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, Board of Education President Rosie Hussey; former governors Tom Vilsack, Terry Branstad, Robert Ray, and Robert Fulton; and citizen members Nancy Nichols, Elaine Estes, Emily Peebler and Patrick Lynch

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