Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association

Information:

Two full scholarships (one adult valued at $1,000, and one YN valued at $1,050) are available each year to attend the ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Applications are usually due on April 1, and the winners are announced at the PNNA convention.

Details: The PNNA offered two full one-session scholarships for an Adult and a YN (Young Numismatist) collector to attend the 2010 ANA Summer Seminar, held on the campus of The Colorado College in beautiful Colorado Springs, CO. Session I dates are Saturday, June 26, to Friday, July 2; session II, Saturday, July 3 to Friday, July 9, 2010. Summer Seminar is an opportunity for numismatic scholarship and camaraderie offering students a wide and varied selection of week-long courses suited for anyone from the curious beginner to the most advanced numismatist. The scholarship includes tuition for the class of your choice, a room in Loomis Dormitory (double occupancy), all of your meals (on campus meal plan included in tuition) and airfare reimbursement (up to a maximum value of $1,000 ($1,050 for the YN Scholarship due to a mandatory side trip)). Young Numismatists (YNs), ages 13 to 22 stay in a Colorado College dormitory with a group of experienced chaperons and mentors. Along with attending classes, YNs participate in a variety of special activities and events. The winner will be either an Adult or YN collector that is a member of the PNNA and completes this application (if you are not a current member of the PNNA – please submit $10.00 dues with the application ($5.00 YN dues)). Deadline for receipt of applications was April 1, 2010. Please submit completed applications each year to: PNNA Scholarship Program – Attn. Danny Bisgaard, c/o Skip Caldwell/S.N.S., PO Box 2051, Salem, OR 97308. Summer Seminar class listings are available by contacting Danny Bisgaard, Phone: 503-588-8162 or Email: d.bisgaard@comcast.net, or directly from the ANA.

Report from 2008 Scholarship Winner Larry Gaye

Are all PNNA members aware of two $1,000 PNNA scholarships to attend the annual American Numismatic Association’s Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs? Two full scholarships are awarded, one to an adult and one to a young numismatist.

As a recipient of a 2008 scholarship I would like to encourage all of you to consider submitting an application for the scholarship. What have you got to loose other than an opportunity of a lifetime to pursue your collecting interest, or investigate a new one? The only requirement once you attend the session of your choice is to write a remembrance of your experience to be published in The Nor’Wester.

In case you are unfamiliar with it, the Summer Seminar is a two week immersion into the many aspects of numismatics taught by the best people in their fields, from digital coin photography to engraving dies.

The two weeks are actually two distinct sessions with totally different curriculum offerings: you can choose what aspect of the hobby you would like to investigate. There are also evening mini-seminars you can add on in case you haven’t had enough numismatics during the daytime sessions.

What a chance for a parent and junior to enjoy numismatics together. The junior programs are very well run, there is never a dull moment and the activities are amazing. A junior can look at collecting, writing articles, running an auction and very many other activities with adult chaperones to guide them along the path.

I will be publishing my experiences in a forthcoming edition of The Nor’Wester in 2009 (see link above for Larry's full 2008 report). I hope all of you check out the PNNA site as well as the ANA’s site for information on Summer Seminar. Even as I write, the ANA is preparing the curriculum for 2009. Check out this link for the dates and other information: http://www.money.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NumismaticEvents/SummerSeminar/default.htm.

The application for numismatic nirvana is simple (see above). Check it out, who knows, maybe next year you will be on your way to Colorado Springs!