There IS a God, after all. Carolyn McDaniel wrote: > > Dear Cousins, > I am so excited I can hardly type! Last fall I applied for a > scholarship from GENTECH, Inc. which is the organization devoted to > improvement and excellence in Genealogical technology. I am a real > bug about this, as you all know. I didn't know I had won until > tonight. I thought the scholarships had gone to someone else. > This is a very great affirmation of American Crossroads, and > I'm enclosing Mr. Sharbrough's e-mail to me so that you all -- my > kinship group! can share in this. > > Love, Your Grateful Cousin, > Carolyn > > Dear Carolyn, > > Thank you for your application for a GENTECH Scholarship. I am pleased > to > announce that a GENTECH Scholarship has been awarded to you. It is a > credit > to you for the work and creativity that you have shown. > > Usually the award would have been made at our conference in January. > This > year I had to chase the sponsors longer, so I was not able to confirm > the > award at the preferred time. However, we have gotten the details > squared > away now and I'd like to move ahead as follows. > > The National Genealogical Society is holding their annual conference > in > Portland OR 16-19 May, 2001 at the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE > Martin > Luther King Jr Blvd). There is a GENTECH-sponsored luncheon at 1145am > on the > 16th, presumably at the Convention Center. > > GENTECH is offering you a complimentary registration for that > conference. I > would like for you to attend the GENTECH luncheon as our guest, there > to > receive a certificate recognizing your accomplishment and the first > $500 of > your award. > > We would expect you to continue to work on the project described in > your > application, and to continue to progress in your school work. > > In January of 2002, we will pay your expenses to attend the GENTECH > 2002 > conference in Boston, MA. You will present a 20 minute talk about your > project during the "Tech Sessions" on Thursday of the GENTECH > conference. At > the GENTECH Banquet on the Friday night of that conference, you will > be > awarding a certificate to a GENTECH Scholar from the next year. > > Again, Carolyn, thanks for your application, and congratulations on > your > elevation to the status of GENTECH Scholar. > > Sincerely, > > Beau Sharbrough > President, GENTECH Inc. > > PS. Please let us know about your acceptance of the NGS conference > registration that we're offering - we'd like to fill out the paperwork > right > away. Thanks! > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!