Trow History

During the June 2019 Board of Directors meeting, the board voted to reallocate money from the Graduate Fellowship Fund to fund 13 additional Trow Undergraduate Scholarships. This shift now allows 50 Trow Undergraduate Scholarships to be awarded, totaling $105,000. This increase of $16,000 provides more assistance to our undergraduate students.

History of the Award

The Jo Anne J. Trow Award was started in 1988 to honor a past National President of Alpha Lambda Delta. Former Vice President for Student Services at Oregon State University, Jo Anne J. Trow served Alpha Lambda Delta as District VIII Advisor from 1974 to 1979, Secretary from 1979 to 1983, President-elect from 1984-1985, and National President from 1985 to 1988. During her term as president, the National Council (now Board of Directors) was restructured to provide a more streamlined operation. Originally, this scholarship was established to give collegiate chapters of the society an annual opportunity to reward an outstanding sophomore member of Alpha Lambda Delta with a stipend of $150. Now the scholarships range from $1,000 to $6,000.