The Margaret Addis Memorial Scholar Program fund enables secondary school counselors from underrepresented areas to attend our Annual Meeting and Conference. "Underrepresented Areas" are defined as rural or urban secondary schools, EOP/TRIO programs and agencies and community/technical colleges in New England. To qualify, candidates should work in settings adversely impacted by budget cuts or limitations, and as such, could not afford the cost of NEACAC membership or attendance to the Annual Meeting and Conference. It is a primary goal of NEACAC and the Human Relations Committee to find ways of providing access to, and involving professionals in the field of education, and the Margaret Addis Memorial Scholarship assists in this effort. The 2009 recipients are:

• Jeff Bartlet, Hartford Public High School, CT
• Holly Benedetti, West Haven High, CT
• Tracy Coleman, High School of Commerce, MA
• Nancy Duguay, Winooski High School, VT
• Mark Dykes, Snowden International School, MA
• Lindsay Edson, Marshwood High School, ME
• Holly Franquet, Fairfield University, CT
• Mary Gearty, Brighton High School, MA
• Gary Hunter, Manchester High School West, NH
• Kristen Kielczewski, Warren Harding HS, CT
• Sharon MacDonald, High School of Commerce, MA
• Sarah Mastrone, Kolbe Cathedral High School, CT
• Russell Paone, North Providence High School, RI
• Dawn Rodgers, Springfield Central High School, MA
• Diane Scott, Pacifics Rim High School, MA
• Elaine Sylvester, Boston Latin School, MA
• Julie Talmage, Jay High School, ME
• Amy Turner, Bellows Free Academy - St. Albans, VT
• Sihaya Reid, Amistad Academy, CT
• Emery Sykes, Amistad High School, CT