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COMDTNOTE 1754
SUBJ: COAST GUARD CHIEF WARRANT AND WARRANT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
(CWOA) LT ART AND ELEANOR COLONA SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
1. THE COAST GUARD CHIEF WARRANT AND WARRANT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
(CWOA) LT ART AND ELEANOR COLONA SCHOLARSHIP GRANT WAS ESTABLISHED
BY THE COLONA FAMILY TO FINANCIALLY ASSIST DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF
ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (ACTIVE,
RETIRED, OR RESERVE).
2. THE COLONA FAMILY SOUGHT A MEANINGFUL WAY TO CELEBRATE LT COLONAS
30 YEARS OF COAST GUARD SERVICE AND PURSUED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN HIS NAME WHICH WILL REMAIN IN PERPETUITY WITH THE
CWOA. EACH YEAR ONE OR MORE COLONA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WILL BE
NAMED AND AWARDED A 4000.00 DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDING 1000.00
DOLLARS A YEAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOUR YEARS OF UNDERGRADUATE
STUDIES.
3. LT ARTHUR COLONA JOINED THE COAST GUARD IN 1935 AND RETIRED IN
1965. DURING WORLD WAR II HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NAVY AS A
LIEUTENANT SERVING ABOARD SHIPS IN BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC
THEATERS. AFTER THE WAR LT COLONA RETURNED TO THE COAST GUARD AND
SPENT THE MAJORITY OF HIS CAREER ON CUTTERS FROM GREENLAND TO ALASKA.
DURING HIS LAST EIGHT YEARS IN THE COAST GUARD HE SERVED AS A MARINE
INSPECTOR IN BALTIMORE, MD AND LONG BEACH, CA.
4. LT COLONA REMAINED AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CWOA AND WAS ELECTED TO
DISTINGUISHED MEMBER STATUS IN 2007. LT ARTHUR COLONA PASSED AWAY AT
THE AGE OF 93 ON 27 NOVEMBER 2007 AND IS LAID TO REST AT ARLINGTON
NATIONAL CEMETERY. HIS WIFE ELEANOR COLONA PREDECEASED HIM IN 2002.
5. APPLICANTS FOR THE COLONA SCHOLARSHIP GRANT SHOULD BE THE SON OR
DAUGHTER OF ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
(ACTIVE, RETIRED, OR RESERVE). APPLICANTS MUST BE SENIORS IN HIGH
SCHOOL OR A FULL-TIME STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER LEARNING.  FOR FURTHER ELIGIBILITY DETAILS, AND
APPLICATION INFORMATION, VISIT HTTP://WWW.CWOAUSCG.ORG.
6. APPLICATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CWOA POSTMARKED NOT LATER
THAN 1 JUNE 2012. MAIL APPLICATIONS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
CHIEF WARRANT AND WARRANT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
ATTN: COLONA SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
200 V STREET SW
WASHINGTON, DC 20024
7. POC INFO: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CWOA, PHONE 202-554-7753
OR EMAIL CWOAUSCG(AT)VERIZON.NET OR PRESIDENT CWO BRENT LIGHT, PHONE
713-313-5884 OR EMAIL BRENT.A.LIGHT(AT)USCG.MIL.
8. RADM RONALD T. HEWITT, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES,
SENDS.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.