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Incarnate Word Academy Scholarship Program
 Since the inception of the Incarnate Word Academy Scholarship Program in 1980, 55 permanent scholarships have been established. Incarnate Word Academy is honored and profoundly grateful to those who have initiated the scholarships and to those who have generously contributed to the funds. Hundreds of students have benefitted. The permanent scholarships, which are generally initiated to honor loved ones, have helped families who might otherwise have been unable to afford the full cost of tuition at Incarnate Word Academy.
Types of Scholarship Funds
There are two types of scholarship funds: annual and permanent. An annual scholarship fund responds to current needs. Typically, contributions to this type of fund consist of $1,000 or less and the entire fund is distributed within twelve months of receipt.
A permanent scholarship is an endowed fund. An endowed scholarship fund provides a predictable source of funding in perpetuity and will always memorialize or honor the name(s) placed on it. A minimum contribution of $10,000 is required to endow a fund. A donor has the option of funding the scholarship over a three to five year period. The basic plan underlying an endowed fund is simple. The principal of the fund is never spent. It is invested and the earnings are used to fulfill the purpose(s) for which the fund was created.
We can provide information about funding alternatives (cash, marketable securities, planned gifts); the process involved in creating an endowment (agreement terms); naming options (your own, a loved one, a business); and donor benefits (personal satisfaction, reports, interaction with scholarship recipients, donor recognition society).
We invite you to join us in continuing the tradition of making a Catholic education available to qualifying students. Currently, the Scholarship Program includes 22 scholarships in process toward permanent status. (Scholarship funds of $10,000 or more may be established as permanent endowments.)
If you are interested in participating in this program by making a contribution to any of the following scholarships, please contact Sister Martha Ann Snapka at (361) 877-1232 or Connie Cadena at the IWA Advancement Office at (361) 883-8229.
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Bluntzer-Hernandez Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2008 by Dr. Robert (Bobby) and Chispa Bluntzer in memory of their parents, Robert and Naomi Tom Bluntzer and Anita and Jose Benigno Hernandez.
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Bradley Sisters Scholarship
The Bradley Sisters Scholarship was initiated by Incarnate Word Academy Parents in 2010 in appreciation for Sister Christina’s, Sister Margaret Patrice’s and Sister Marian Bradley’s years of commitment to Catholic education.
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The Busker Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2009 by Mrs. Ann Busker Clarke ’70 in memory of her mother, Mary Busker, her aunt, Philomena Walker, and the deceased members of the Busker family. |
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CCCA Academic Excellence Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2004 by Dr. Bill ’53, CCCA and Ellen Jane Tiblier-Carter ’53. |
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Carl Alan Carter Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2005 by Dr. Bill ’53, CCCA and Ellen Jane Tiblier-Carter ‘53 in honor of their son, Carl. |
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Paul and Marie Chilen Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2005 by Mary Ann Chilen Davis ’57 in memory of her parents. |
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Oscar Esparza Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2010 by IWA parents and friends in memory of Mr. Esparza, who was a beloved math teacher at Incarnate Word Academy Middle Level. |
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Sister William Francis Garcia Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in March, 2010 by the Incarnate Word Academy community in honor of Sister William Francis’s 90th birthday.
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Tibor “Ted” Hegedus Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 1999 by Ted’s wife, Mary Hegedus, in memory of her husband. |
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Father Louis Joseph ’47 Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2005 by Marie Salem Habeeb ’42 in memory of her nephew. |
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Kuntscher 50th Celebrants
This scholarship was initiated in 2010 by the Kuntscher family in honor of recent 50th Wedding anniversary and 50th Religious Consecration Jubilee celebrants. |
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Martin-Hamner Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2006 by Mary Martin Meyer ’55 in honor of her father, Barney R. Martin; her mother, Rosemary Martin Hamner; and her step father, Norman E. Hamner. |
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Charles F. McCauley Scholarship
The Charles F. McCauley Scholarship was created in 1978 by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation in memory of Charles Francis McCauley (Mr. Mac), beloved President Emeritus of the Foundation. In 2007, when Mr. Mac’s grandson Charles C. McCauley died, the family requested that gifts in memory of Charles be placed in this scholarship fund. |
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Phyllis McKinney Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1999 by Phillip McKinney ’78 in memory of his mother. |
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V.J. and Mary Lou Pesek Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2006 by Donald and Cecile Hendricks Pesek ‘76 in memory of Donald’s mother, Mary Lou, and in honor of his father, V.J. |
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Jim and Betty Nemec Petru Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2005 by Joe and Geraldine Petru Kuntscher ’59 in honor of Geraldine’s parents. |
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Sister Martha O’Gara Scholarship **New!**
This scholarship was initiated in 2011 to honor Sr. Martha's commitment to Incarnate Word Academy, and in thanksgiving for her 60 years in the Lord’s service. |
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Chris Riedel Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2006 by Woody and Eileen Kuntscher Riedel in memory of their son, Chris, who died in 1989 at age 28 as the result of a train accident. |
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Frank and Mary Beth Snapka Schonhoeft Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2007 by the Snapka Family in memory of Frank Schonhoeft, who died of cancer, and in honor of Mary Beth Snapka Schonhoeft ’61, his wife, who cared for him in his illness. |
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Gerald Robert and Willie Mae Shirley Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2006 by John Olohan in honor of his wife Molly's grandparents, Gerald and Willie Mae “Mee-Maw” Shirley. John initiated this scholarship in gratitude for the education his wife, Molly Kathleen Fritz Olohan ’99, received at IWA. |
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Scott and Josephine Temple Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2006 by Terry and Judy Kuntscher Temple ’64 in memory of Terry's parents. |
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Sister Brenda Thompson Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated by the IWA Alumni Council in 2009 in recognition of Sr. Brenda’s devoted service as Alumni director. |
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Wally and Bernice Whitworth Scholarship
This scholarship was initiated in 2009 by Jerry and Diane Shumate Whitworth, ’70, in honor of Jerry's parents. |
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