Alumni Profile: Amy Van Wey Lovatt

 Name: Amy Van Wey Lovatt Program: Ford Opportunity, class of 1998 Undergraduate school: Willamette University Hometown: Central Point, Oregon City and country where you currently reside: Hamilton, New Zealand I work at AgResearch Ltd. and my work is amazing! I have the privilege of adding to our scientific knowledge, using mathematics. A lot of science […]

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Alumni Profile: Lori Balbi

Name: Lori Balbi Program: Ford Scholar, class of 1995 Undergraduate school: Lewis & Clark College Hometown: Portland, Oregon I lived and worked overseas for seventeen years while working as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State until my recent retirement. I took French all through high school and was an exchange student […]

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2017 FSAA Annual General Membership Meeting Recap

Once again, the Board of directors of the FSAA invited all members of the Ford Scholar Alumni Association to attend its January board meeting. This year the meeting was held on Saturday, January 7, and not even the threat of a snow storm could stop Ford Alumni from gathering. In the heart of downtown Portland, […]

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2017 FSAA elections

UPDATE 4/5/17: Election results are in and you can view them on the Elections page. VOTE for Your FSAA Board of Directors March 13-20! Who will help propel the Ford Scholar Alumni Association forward for the next two years? It’s up to you to help decide. Please cast your vote for members of the FSAA […]

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Keeping Connected!

Update your contact information (especially your e-mail address!) by logging in to www.MyFordInfo.org, or by contacting the Scholarship Office directly:

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Rain Does Not Dampen the Ford Spirit at Fall Event

When it rains, it pours… with lovely people! Even though the rain foiled most of our outdoor plans, a large turnout of Ford Scholar, Opportunity and ReStart alumni enjoyed the first hard rain of the season at this year’s fall event on Saturday, Sept. 17.

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New Board Members Inducted

The spring 2016 Ford Scholar Alumni Association elections resulted in welcoming some new members to our board of directors.

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Interested in Attending Graduate School?

The deadline is approaching for those interested in starting school in winter or spring. Graduate funding applications are due Nov. 1. For those starting programs in summer or fall of 2017, the application deadline is March 1, 2017.

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