Willis Award

Ronnie J Willis Scholarship Award

This award is named in honor of Ronnie J Willis. Ronnie was an member of the KY Branch AALAS and a certified Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician employed at the University of Kentucky. He lost his life as the result of an accident in May of 1993. Ronnie set an example for others to follow, by doing everything he did to the best of his ability with unbounded enthusiasm.

The purpose of this award is to encourage certification of laboratory animal technicians and provide a funding source for a qualified candidate who is unable to acquire funding through his or her place of employment.

Applications should be returned to the KY Branch AALAS Awards Chair by February 14th.

CRITERIA for KY BRANCH AALAS
RONNIE J. WILLIS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

1. The candidate must be a member in good standing of Kentucky Branch AALAS. If necessary, national membership for one year at the bronze level will be paid by the Branch.

2. The candidate must submit the one page application form to the KY Branch Awards Committee Chair by February 14th. Explanation of financial need and benefits to you should be included only on the space provided on the form. Do not attach additional sheets.

3. The scholarship will be awarded at the Annual Awards Banquet in December. The certification test must be taken within the following year.

4. The awards selection committee shall select the awardee with priority based in the following order: 1) financial need; 2) benefits of certification; 3) branch participation.

5. In the event that no nominations are received, or none of the candidates are deemed qualified, no award will be presented. In the event multiple applications are deemed qualified, the committee shall seek board approval for more than one awardee.

6. Awardee must meet testing level requirements and will be responsible for processing any application forms before deadlines. The awardee shall seek allocated funds from the KY Branch Treasurer when required. Any checks will be made out directly to the testing agency and not the awardee.