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Caccomo Scholarship
Veterans, including returning Guardsmen and
Reservists, financial assistance for education AMVETS is proud to
announce the establishment of the "Dr. Aurelio M. Caccomo Family
Foundation Memorial Scholarship."
The scholarship is in memory
of and honoring Dr. Caccomo, an immigrant to the United States, who
gave of himself both in his chosen profession as a physician and in
his service to the U.S. Army Reserves. First awards will be made
this May. Deadline for filing is 15 April. Two $3,000 scholarships
will be awarded, per year, for the duration of the grant. The
scholarships are for veterans, including members of the National
Guard and Reserves, seeking new skills in order to be more
competitive in the job market.
The one time $3,000 award may
be used for undergraduate courses, accredited degree or certificate
programs, including online schools. (Link to the application
from the AMVETS Web Site - under What's New (www.amvets.org) or for
those that have the capability to hot link and handle a PDF. Go for
it:
http://www.amvets.org/Assets/pdfs/Scholarship%20Application%20-%20Caccomo%20Vet.pdf
Biographical sketch of Dr.
Aurelio M. Caccomo: Physician, born in Rome, Italy July 1, 1923.
Graduated from medical school in Rome and immigrated to the United
States in the early 50's. His primary interest was orthopedic
surgery but he was accepted into an anesthesiology residency program
in Illinois and upon completion went into private practice at
Illinois Masonic, Westlake, Gottlieb, Walther Memorial and Cook
County hospitals.
Dr. Caccomo loved his
adopted country and was drawn to service in the United States Army
Reserves, serving in the Special Forces and retired as a Colonel.
Following his retirement from the medical profession as an
anesthetist, he renewed his interest in orthopedic surgery, his
first love, and for the last fifteen years of his life, he was
associated with the Dept. of Orthopedics at the University of
Illinois in Chicago. Dr. Caccomo was also a pilot, owned his own
plane and loved to skydive. He loved animals and was supportive of
agencies caring for animals, as well as the Brookfield Zoo in
Chicago. In 2001, he established a Family Foundation to benefit the
charities, organizations and institutions that he came to enjoy and
support during his lifetime. Dr. Caccomo died in January 2004.
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