{"id":954,"date":"2016-08-29T21:11:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T21:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.specialoperations.org\/soa\/?page_id=954"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:06:36","slug":"scholarship-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/scholarship-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"SOA Scholarship Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"954\" class=\"elementor elementor-954\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0895513 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"0895513\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bfafec\" data-id=\"1bfafec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10205da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10205da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special Operations Association Scholarship Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6aed2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"c6aed2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ea5156\" data-id=\"3ea5156\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b9901 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02b9901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Special Operations Association (SOA) has proudly sponsored awards for SOA members\u2019 children since 1983, when COL George Clyde Morton (member #59-GL) initiated the program.\u00a0 \u00a0The SOA Program has expanded and is now comprised of four awards.\u00a0 These four separate awards are accessed through the same single application and are evaluated and ranked at the same time.\u00a0 The deadline for submission of the application is <strong>15 April 2026<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The awards are the following:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2663The Morton Award:\u00a0 This is a one-year $4000 award ($2000 per semester) award named in honor of George Clyde Morton.\u00a0 Col. Morton was an ardent supporter of and donor to the Scholarship program.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2663The Len and Nancy Fein STEM Endowment Award: This is a one-year $4000 award ($2,000 per semester) graciously provided by an endowment from a generous Special Forces family \u2013 Len and Nancy Fein. It specifically targets and promotes students who plan to major in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) field.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2663The William and Eleanor Lueders Honors Award: This one-year $1000 award is presented to applicants who have shown merit in numerous ways that are worthy of recognition. It is funded by a generous contribution from one of our own legendary SOA member\u2019s family, William and Eleanor Lueders.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2663Colin Chen Memorial Vocational Award:\u00a0 This one-year $2,000 award is graciously provided by the Colin Chen Trust to those applicants who wish to pursue a vocational career.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12f7e7 e-flex e-con-boxed cr-el-full-container-disabled creativo-sticky-disabled e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f12f7e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_full_width_container&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42cb2c0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"42cb2c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-school\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b73c5a e-grid e-con-boxed cr-el-full-container-disabled creativo-sticky-disabled e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b73c5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_full_width_container&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88c5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f88c5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOA 2025-2026 Scholarship Recipients<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d718465 e-grid e-con-boxed cr-el-full-container-disabled creativo-sticky-disabled e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d718465\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_full_width_container&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9846c6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a9846c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/scholarship-2025-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read The Winners Bio's Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db62eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db62eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Congratulations to our newest SOA Scholarship recipients! Join us in celebrating their hard work, dedication, and achievements!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e6c14 e-grid e-con-full cr-el-full-container-disabled creativo-sticky-disabled e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22e6c14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_full_width_container&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fcd476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fcd476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sophia-White-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44069\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sophia-White-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sophia-White-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sophia White<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef609e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aef609e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ryan-Lock-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44068\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ryan-Lock-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ryan-Lock-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ryan Lock<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-884ee11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"884ee11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ryan-Angle-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44067\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ryan-Angle-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ryan-Angle-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ryan Angle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f8342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8f8342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nicholas-Martin-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44066\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nicholas-Martin-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nicholas-Martin-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Nick Martin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87bac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e87bac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Michelle-Kleman-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44065\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Michelle-Kleman-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Michelle-Kleman-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Michelle Kleman<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d9400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35d9400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Loren-Schowengerdt-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44064\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Loren-Schowengerdt-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Loren-Schowengerdt-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Loren Schowengerdt<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de618a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2de618a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leo-Stricker-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44063\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leo-Stricker-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leo-Stricker-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Leo Stricker<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af76e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1af76e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Katelin-Lock-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44062\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Katelin-Lock-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Katelin-Lock-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Katelin Lock<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53973e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53973e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Joseph-Lock-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44061\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Joseph-Lock-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Joseph-Lock-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Joseph Lock<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e62e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64e62e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Emmett-Creed-Olson-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44060\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Emmett-Creed-Olson-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Emmett-Creed-Olson-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Emmett C Olson<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe9319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebe9319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elizabeth-Zoe-Kozlowski-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44059\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elizabeth-Zoe-Kozlowski-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elizabeth-Zoe-Kozlowski-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Elizabeth Kozlowski<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f875f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f875f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dominica-Lopez-Miller-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dominica-Lopez-Miller-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dominica-Lopez-Miller-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dominica Lopez Miller<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01d89bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01d89bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Clair-Abraham-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44057\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Clair-Abraham-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Clair-Abraham-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Clair Abraham<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd1891b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd1891b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chloe-DeWitt-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44056\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chloe-DeWitt-1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chloe-DeWitt-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Chloe DeWitt<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b098e52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b098e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Charli-Preister.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44055\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Charli-Preister.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Charli-Preister.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Charli Preister<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd7ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dd7ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Annabelle-Schumaker.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44054\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Annabelle-Schumaker.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Annabelle-Schumaker.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Anabella Shumaker<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2170bf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2170bf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leuder-Aiko-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-43915\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leuder-Aiko-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leuder-Aiko-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leuder-Aiko-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leuder-Aiko-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Aiko Owens<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b80cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7b80cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adde-Underwood.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44052\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adde-Underwood.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adde-Underwood.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Addesyn Underwood<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678debd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"678debd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adelyn-Underwood.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adelyn-Underwood.jpg?w=468&amp;ssl=1 468w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adelyn-Underwood.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adelyn-Underwood.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adelyn-Underwood.jpg?resize=224%2C224&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adelyn-Underwood.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Andelyn Underwood <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f68db1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f68db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/John-Porambo-cropped.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/John-Porambo-cropped.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/John-Porambo-cropped.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/John-Porambo-cropped.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/John-Porambo-cropped.jpg?resize=224%2C224&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/John-Porambo-cropped.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">John Porambo <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f35e585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f35e585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eugene-Renzi.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-44299\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eugene-Renzi.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eugene-Renzi.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eugene-Renzi.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eugene-Renzi.jpg?resize=224%2C224&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eugene-Renzi.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Eugene Renzi<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a417053 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"a417053\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d481f6\" data-id=\"1d481f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c1f91 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"52c1f91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-school\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6973b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba6973b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eligible applicants are those who are:<\/p><ol><li>Child or grandchild of a current general SOA member in good standing<\/li><li>Child or grandchild of a deceased general SOA member who was in good standing prior to death<\/li><li>Adopted or stepchild\/step grandchild of a current general SOA member in good standing. The stepchild must prove lineage connection to the SOA member.<\/li><li>Child or grandchild of an MIA\/KIA Special Operator who would have been eligible for membership.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b32acee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"b32acee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32d53eb\" data-id=\"32d53eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2f097e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"f2f097e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e2c26a\" data-id=\"9e2c26a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8145cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8145cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>APPLICATION FORMS: Closed for\u00a0 (2026-27)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b194521 e-grid e-con-boxed cr-el-full-container-disabled creativo-sticky-disabled e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b194521\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_full_width_container&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d420a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28d420a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"margin: 0in;\">POC: Vicki Chan-Padgett<\/h2><h2 style=\"margin: 0in;\">Honorary Member\u00a0<\/h2><h2 style=\"margin: 0in;\">Chair, Special Operations Association Scholarship Committee<\/h2><h2 style=\"margin: 0in;\"><a href=\"mailto:vickichanpadgett@yahoo.com\">vickichanpadgett@yahoo.com<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f434c e-grid e-con-boxed cr-el-full-container-disabled creativo-sticky-disabled e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0f434c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_full_width_container&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0888e1 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data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ea2a2c\" data-id=\"6ea2a2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e8742f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e8742f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DONATIONS\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>SOA gratefully accepts donations to the fund and appreciates the memberships\u2019 support of furthering the education and careers of SOA members\u2019 lineage.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01d9505 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"01d9505\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a86f5bb\" data-id=\"a86f5bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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awards.\u00a0 These four separate awards are accessed through the same single application and 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