Fourteen ICMA members attended the ICMA 95th Annual Conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, this year through the organization's Conference Assistance Scholarship Program. Thirteen scholarships were awarded under the Young Professional and Workplace Diversity categories. An additional scholarship was awarded to a graduate student in memory of Kansas University Professor Edward O. Stene. 

All scholarship recipients received complimentary registration to the conference, in addition to a monetary stipend to off set additional conference related expenses. 

Young Professional Scholarships

• J. Bryan Dial, city manager, Enoch, Utah
• Theresa G. Kolly, assistant to the city manager, Berkley, Michigan
• Angel R. Smith, community relations coordinator, Orange City, Florida
• Matthew T. Stiles, assistant to the city administrator, Bel Aire, Kansas
• Quin D. Stinchfield, asset and audit specialist, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Workplace Diversity Scholarships

• Laura A. Biery, administrative analyst, Santa Clarita, California
• La Toya Jackson, quality assurance coordinator, Dallas, Texas
• Peter E. Maldonado, San Antonio, Texas
• Kathleen L. McAlpine, guest experience manager, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona
• Beverly V. Reed, legislative administrator, Fort Myers, Florida
• J. Catherine Rollins, director, policy and intergovernmental affairs, New Bedford, Massachusetts
• Margaret A. Sheldon, administrator clerk treasurer, Hemingford, Nebraska
• Mary Jean Smith, city administrator, Glenwood, Iowa

Stene Academic Scholarship

• Jason Cozza, student, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Information on the 2010 Conference Assistance Scholarship Program will be available on the ICMA web site in March 2010.