Mabel Virginia Dillman Memorial Scholarship
Fund Type
Scholarship - All
Scholarship - All
Purpose
Mabel Virginia Dillman grew up on a farm in rural Arkansas, one of four children. Times were different in the 1920s and 30s. There was no internet, no television, no computer, but Mabel loved to read. When she wasn’t helping around the farm, she devoured all of the books from the one-room schoolhouse she attended. Mabel graduated from high school but her family did not have money for her to go to college. Mabel was however a lifelong learner: she read daily and loved reading historical fiction; well into her 60s she received a computer, learned how to use it, and began writing the newsletter for her church. Mabel passed in 2013 at the age of 87. Knowing how important learning was to Mabel, this memorial scholarship fund was established in her name by Rodney and Laura Dillman to assist a Lima Senior High student in pursuing a college degree, and hopefully, a lifelong love of learning.
Mabel Virginia Dillman grew up on a farm in rural Arkansas, one of four children. Times were different in the 1920s and 30s. There was no internet, no television, no computer, but Mabel loved to read. When she wasn’t helping around the farm, she devoured all of the books from the one-room schoolhouse she attended. Mabel graduated from high school but her family did not have money for her to go to college. Mabel was however a lifelong learner: she read daily and loved reading historical fiction; well into her 60s she received a computer, learned how to use it, and began writing the newsletter for her church. Mabel passed in 2013 at the age of 87. Knowing how important learning was to Mabel, this memorial scholarship fund was established in her name by Rodney and Laura Dillman to assist a Lima Senior High student in pursuing a college degree, and hopefully, a lifelong love of learning.
Created On
05/24/2023
05/24/2023