Scholarships

SNA of SC continues to encourage its members to take advantage of their membership benefits. One of those benefits is continuing to enhance your school food service skills through available educational and training opportunities. Also, our members are encouraged to toot their horns by recognizing the great work that is done by dedicated school food service professionals each school day. You can nominate yourself or a co-worker for an SNA award.

 

We are excited to announce that the following scholarships and awards are available for 2024-25. 

·      SNS Credential Exam – due date March 1, 2024

·      SNA Awards for Director of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Employee of the Year – due date March 1, 2024

Please click and read the following information completely for eligibility criteria and application completion requirements (both word and pdf documents are included)

 2024 Credentialing Application.docx

The Dr. Vivian B. Pilant Scholarship Program affords School Nutrition Association of South Carolina (SNA of SC) the opportunity to provide financial assistance to its members who seek to enhance their skills and knowledge in the school food service profession and members’ dependents that pursue higher education. We are proud of the caliber of individuals who have been scholarship recipients over the past 40 years.

Until 2006, this scholarship program was known as the School Nutrition Association of South Carolina (SNA of SC) Scholarship Program (previously, the South Carolina School Food Service Association – SCSFSA); but, in the House of Delegates’ session at the 54th Annual State Conference on Friday, October 20, 2006, a motion was made to name the program the Dr. Vivian B. Pilant Scholarship Program. The motion passed with an unanimous vote.

An unveiling of the announcement by the 2006-07 President Todd A. Bedenbaugh was made at the General Session, Saturday morning, October 21, 2006 and was received by the general membership with much enthusiasm. President Bedenbaugh presented Dr. Pilant with a portrait of herself. Dr. Pilant was very surprised and moved by this honor and expressed her appreciation and gratitude to the SNA of SC.

Dr. Pilant passed away on Monday, March 29, 2010. She served as the State Director of the Office of School Food Services and Nutrition for over 25 years. She served as the President of the national organization, the School Nutrition Association, then the American School Food Service Association (ASFSA), in 1994-95 where she was a force to be reckon with as an advocate for Child Nutrition Programs. Over the course of her different positions, she testified before Congress five times—and legislators listened. She also appeared on television to further advocate for appropriate and achievable change for Child Nutrition Programs.

SNA of SC encourages its members to apply for the scholarship and other SNA scholarships. This is one of your many benefits of being a member of this great association.