The Downtown Bettendorf Business Women (DBBW) organization is offering a $500 scholarship to one female student at Bettendorf High School and one female student at Pleasant Valley High School in the Class of 2023.
The scholarship honors the late Bettendorf Alderman Debe LaMar, who died in 2018. Ms. LaMar served five terms on the city council under three different mayors. She exemplified the highest ideals of public service, loved all things art, and encouraged women everywhere to dream big. There is a memorial to her at Bettendorf’s Lincoln Park.
Students can apply here and must submit their application no later than Friday, April 28. A statement of no more than 300 words and a letter of recommendation are required as part of the application.
The DBBW was founded in 2016 to promote downtown businesses with women in leadership roles.
Funds for the scholarship come from the DBBW’s annual sale of Christmas ornaments featuring scenes from downtown Bettendorf. For more information, contact Jan Touney at jtouney@gmail.com.
