Nebraska Educational Office Professionals Association (NEOPA)

Awards and Scholarships

NEOPA offers many scholarship opportunities for its members. We offer student scholarships, educational office professional of the year award, and member scholarships. The NEOPA past presidents also offer educational scholarships for NEOPA members.

Click on either the Adobe Acrobat logo or MS Word logo below for a file which includes the necessary criteria and application forms.

• NEOPA Student Scholarship Guidelines and Application
  Postmarked no later than January 15, 2009
  The members of the Nebraska Educational Office Professionals Association (NEOPA) annually award a scholarship to a qualifying graduating student who has completed a major course of study in the area of Business Education in a Nebraska high school or may currently be pursuing such a course of study in a post-secondary institution of higher learning.
  
  
• NAEOP's Marion T. Wood Student Scholarship
  Postmarked no later than March 15, 2009
  This scholarship is designed to assist business education students who wish to continue their education and pursue office-related careers, preferably in the educational field. The scholarship is valued at $1,000.
  
  
• NAEOP's Special Needs Student Scholarship
  Postmarked no later than March 15, 2009
  This scholarship is designed to assist a special needs high school student with an identified disability who will be pursuing a post-secondary program. The scholarship is valued at $500.
  
  
• NAEOP's Marion T. Wood Member Scholarship
  Postmarked no later than March 15, 2009
  This scholarship was established to assist members of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals who are pursuing a Professional Standards Program (PSP) Certificate, the Certified Educational Office Employee (CEOE) designation, or, having attained the CEOE distinction, a member who is pursuing a college degree.
  
  
• NAEOP's Mona Smith Member Dependent Scholarship
  Postmarked no later than March 15, 2009
  This scholarship is for $1,000 and is awarded to a dependent of an active, life, or retired member of NAEOP, who is a current member and must have held membership for three years prior to applying for the scholarship.
  
  
• NAEOP's Olive T. Ritchie's Educational Office Professional of the Year Award
  Postmarked no later than March 15, 2009
  
  
• NAEOP's National Educational Administrator of the Year Award
  Postmarked no later than March 15, 2009
  
  
• NEOPA Educational Office Professional of the Year Award Criteria
  NEOPA Educational Office Professional of the Year Award Nomination Form
  NEOPA Educational Office Professional of the Year Award Application and Personnel Rating Form
  
Application deadline for nomination form is May 1, 2009
Any candidate for this award must:
a. Be a current NEOPA member and must have held membership in NEOPA for a minimum of three consecutive years.
b. Be a current member of a local association (if an association is available).
c. Be a recipient of a PSP (Professional Standards Program), a CPS (Certified Professional Secretary), or be working toward a certificate.
d. Be currently employed as an educational office employee (whether that position is secretary, clerk, bookkeeper, registrar, media aide, etc.) and must have been employed as an educational office employee for a minimum of five years. Candidates may be employed in any educational institution, agency, or office in either private or public school system, institution of higher education, or educational office in government.


• NEOPA Professional Growth Award Guidelines and Criteria
  NEOPA Professional Growth Award Winner Request for Reimbursement Form

The purpose of this award is to encourage and reward membership at the State level as well as promote attendance at a State, Central Area, or National conference each year.


• NEOPA Past Presidents - Eva Sheaff Memorial Scholarship Guidelines and Criteria
  NEOPA Past Presidents - Eva Sheaff Memorial Scholarship Application
  Postmarked no later than March 1, 2009

The members of the Nebraska Educational Office Professionals Association-Past Presidents (NEOPA-PP) have established a scholarship to be awarded to any active NEOPA member who is pursuing a Professional Standards Program (PSP) Certificate, has completed the requirements for a high school diploma or GED and/or is pursuing a higher education degree, preferably in the business/office field.


• NEOPA Educational Administrator of the Year Guidelines and Nomination Form
  Postmarked no later than August 31, 2008
  Any candidate nominated for this award must be currently employed as an educational administrator in the State of Nebraska, been employed as an educational administrator for five years, and must be a member of the national educational association which represents his/her professional occupation.