This scholarship was named to honor Gail McPherson of Pennsylvania. Gail was a founding mother of American AgriWomen and a past president of the Resource Center. She was proficient in parliamentary procedure, she was chair of the by-laws committee and author of many pertinent resolutions. Gail was instrumental in the creation of the first AAW Fly-In.
This scholarship is available to any AAW member to attend the annual AAW Fly-In held in June of each year in Washington, DC. The applicant may be any age, but cannot have attended a past Fly-In. Only one applicant per affiliate will be accepted.
This scholarship is for $400. Applications are due by
April 15th of each year. A copy of the application and the submission information may be found on the AAW website (
www.americanagriwomen.org).