Scholarships Awarded

THE MISS AMERICA COMPETITION 2004 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 52 Contestants
MISS AMERICA 2005 - Deidre Downs Quality of Life Winner	$ 50,000 $ 6,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Louisiana – Jennifer Dupont 1st-Runner Up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit	$ 40,000 $ 2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss North Carolina – Kirstin Elrod 2nd- Runner Up	$ 30,000	Scholarship
Miss Arkansas – Lacy Fleming 3rd-Runner Up	$ 25,000	Scholarship
Miss California – Veena Goel 4th-Runner Up Preliminary Talent	$ 20,000 $ 4,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Georgia – Danica Tisdale Top 10- Finalist Preliminary Talent	$ 10,000 $ 4,000	Scholarship
Miss Kansas – Megan Bushell Top 10-Finalist	$ 10,000	Scholarship
Miss New York – Christina Ellington Top 10-Finalist	$ 10,000	Scholarship
Miss Oklahoma – Elizabeth Kinney Top 10-Finalist	$ 10,000	Scholarship
Miss Texas - Jamie Story Top 10-Finalist	$ 10,000	Scholarship

THE MISS AMERICA COMPETITION 2004 NON-FINALIST SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Miss Alaska – Christina Reasner	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Arizona – Katherine Kennedy	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Colorado – Laura Toby	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Connecticut – Nikki Palmieri	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Delaware – Linda Kurtz	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss District of Columbia – Therese Lizardo	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Florida – Jenna Edwards Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit	$ 5,000 $ 2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Hawaii – Olena Rubin	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Idaho – Elizabeth Barchas Quality of Life 1st Runner-up Non-Finalist Interview	$ 5,000 $ 4,000 $ 3,000	Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Illinois – Michelle LaGroue	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Indiana – Sarah Wiley Non-Finalist Talent	$ 5,000 $ 2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Iowa – Carolyn Nicholas Non-Finalist Talent	$ 5,000 $ 2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Kentucky - Maria Maldonado Non-Finalist Interview	$ 5,000 $ 3,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Maine – Ami Vice Non-Finalist Talent Bernie Wayne For Performing Arts	$ 5,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,500	Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Maryland – Tiffany Jenkins	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Massachusetts – Erika Ebbel Preliminary Talent Non-Finalist Talent	$ 5,000 $ 4,000 $ 2,000	Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Michigan – Kelli Talicska	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Minnesota – Tiffany Ogle	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Mississippi – Jalin Wood	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Missouri – Whitney Weeks Non-Finalist Talent	$ 5,000 $ 2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Montana – Evangelina Duke	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Nebraska – Brook Matthews	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Nevada – Elizabeth Muto Non-Finalist Interview Quality of Life 2nd Runner-up	$ 5,000 $ 3,000 $ 3,000	Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship
Miss New Hampshire – Alyssa Spellman Non-Finalist Interview	$ 5,000 $ 3,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss New Jersey – Erica Scanlon Non-Finalist Talent	$ 5,000 $ 2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss New Mexico – Susan Yara Non-Finalist Interview	$ 5,000 $ 3,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss North Dakota – Ashley Ford	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Ohio – Amanda Beagle Non-Finalist Talent	$ 5,000 $ 2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Oregon – Brook Roberts	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Pennsylvania – Victoria Bechtold	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Rhode Island – Aimee Belisle	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss South Dakota – Kyra Korver	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Tennessee- Ashley Eicher Non-Finalist Talent	$ 5,000 $ 2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Utah – Amy Davis Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit	$ 5,000 $ 2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Vermont – Megan Yardley	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Virgin Islands – Kinila Callendar	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Virginia – Mariah Rice	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Washington – Allison Porter	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss West Virginia – Julia Burton	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Wisconsin – Molly McGrath	$ 5,000	Scholarship
Miss Wyoming – Megan Reichert	$ 5,000	Scholarship

PRELIMINARY TALENT WINNERS
Miss California – Veena Goel	$4,000	Scholarship
Miss Georgia – Danica Tisdale	$4,000	Scholarship
Miss Massachusetts – Erika Ebbel	$4,000	Scholarship
PRELIMINARY LIFESTYLE & FITNESS IN SWIMSUIT WINNERS
Miss Florida – Jenna Edwards	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss Louisiana – Jennifer Dupont	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss Utah – Amy Davis	$2,000	Scholarship
NON-FINALIST INTERVIEW
Miss Idaho, Elizabeth Barchas	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Kentucky, Maria Maldonado	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Nevada, Elizabeth Muto	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss New Hampshire, Alyssa Spellman	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss New Mexico, Susan Yara	$3,000	Scholarship
NON FINALIST TALENT
Miss Indiana, Sarah Wiley	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss Iowa, Carolyn Nicholas	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss Maine, Ami Vice	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss Massachusetts, Erika Ebbel	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss Missouri, Whitney Weeks	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss New Jersey, Erica Scanlon	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss Ohio, Amanda Beagle	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss Tennessee, Ashley Eicher	$2,000	Scholarship

ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED AT THE 2004 MISS AMERICA COMPETITION
QUALITY OF LIFE AWARD
Miss Alabama – Deidre Downs Quality of Life Winner	$6,000	Scholarship
Miss Idaho – Elizabeth Barchas 1st- Runner Up	$4,000	Scholarship
Miss Nevada – Elizabeth Muto 2nd-Runner Up	$3,000	Scholarship
THE BERNIE WAYNE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS:
Miss Maine – Ami Vice	$ 2,500	Scholarship


2004 MISS AMERICA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Dr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Scholarship (For women pursuing a career in the Medical field)
Laurie Beth Grey, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine	$2,100
Chia-Jung Tsay, Harvard College, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences	$2,100
Mary Catherine Correll, University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry	$1,500
Jessica Sparks, Mississippi State University, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine	$1,500

Leonard C. Horn Award for Legal Studies
Elizabeth Barchas, Emory University, University of St. Andrews, Scotland Graduate School	$10,000

Albert J. Marks Scholarship for Teacher Education
Jeanne Aukofer, University of Kentucky Graduate School, Northern Illinois University	$5,000
Robyn Forbess, University of Memphis, University of Memphis Graduate School	$5,000

Eugenia Vellner-Fischer for Performing Arts
Janel Frazee	$2,000

Pyramid Scholarship for Business & Marketing
Dianna Carlson, Washington State University	$2,500
Diera Shaw, Seton Hall University, La Salle University Graduate School	$2,500

National Community Service Award
Amy Phillips-Redclift , “Turning Disabilities into Possibilities”	$5,000

SCHOLARSHIP FACTS

Miss America 1945, Bess Myerson, received the first scholarship award of $5,000. Within one year, the Miss America scholarship fund grew to $25,000, with the grants shared by Miss America and 16 of the national finalists.
By 1947, Miss America state and local competitions were establishing their own scholarship funds by collecting grants from individuals, colleges, universities and corporations.
Four scholarship funds are available to women who have competed at any level of competition but do not need to have won their local or state titles. They include the Dr. and Mrs. David B. Allman Medical Scholarships, Albert A. Marks Jr. Scholarships for Teacher Education, for women wishing to complete a master’s degree or postgraduate studies in fields related to education, Eugenia Vellner Fischer Award for Performing Arts, and Leonard C. Horn Award for Legal Studies.
As part of more than $1 million that the Miss America Organization committed to state and local programs in 2002, two $1,000 scholarships were made available to each state organization. The State Community Service Scholarship was awarded to the young woman in each state demonstrating exemplary participation in community service. The Miss State Scholar award was granted to the state-level contestant who showed excellence in the classroom.
The Miss America Organization allocates up to $102,000 in Miss America Starter Scholarships to help in the development of up to four new locals in each state and the District of Columbia per year.
At the state level, the Miss America Organization makes available each year $255,000 to match new scholarship dollars raised at the state level. In addition, at the local level, the Miss America Organization’s Matching Grant Program provides access to an additional $10,000 per state in matching funds for the local Miss America Scholarship Fund.