The North Texas Municipal Clerks Association encourages professionalism and the continuing education of Texas Municipal Clerks by administering a scholarship program that pays up to $500 for travel and registration costs incurred while attending a seminar sponsored by the Texas Municipal Clerks Association, Inc., and/or Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program.
DEADLINE for scholarship applications is5:00 p.m. on July 31, 2024.
The Alyce Deering Scholarship Committee reviews applications.
Alyce Deering was a pioneer in our profession who helped bring the education/certification program to all municipal clerks. Alyce was the City Secretary for the City of Crowley from 1982-1988 and the City of Hurst from 1988-2005. She served on all NTMCA Chapter committees and was the Chapter President from 1991-1992. As a member of the Texas Municipal Clerks Association (TMCA), she received her certification in 1984 (number 100). In 1985, she was active in the process of the passage of House Bill 2092 by the Texas State Legislature which formally recognized the Texas Municipal Clerk Certification Program and provided for certification and recertification. Alyce also served as an instructor for “Election Law” seminar and “City Secretary 101” workshop as well as helped draft the TMCA Articles of Incorporation and Corporation Bylaws. She is the author of Chapter One “The Office Duties of the Municipal Clerk” in The Texas Municipal Clerks Handbook, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth editions. She served as TMCA president in 1998 and in 2000 was awarded the Texas Municipal Clerk of the year. Alyce was also a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) were she served and chaired several committees and was awarded the Presidential Award of Merit for her contributions as Chair of the Election Credential Committee and other significant roles in undertaken in the support of IIMC in 1999. She received her Master Municipal Clerk Certification in 2000. Alyce Deering joined our heavenly father on September 1, 2005 following a courageous battle with leukemia.
Alyce deering scholarship recipients
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. - Benjamin Franklin
recipients 2023-2024
Cynthia Daniels, Pelican Bay
Jennifer Malone, Lewisville
recipients 2022-2023
Yael Forgey, Azle
Alice Holloway, Joshua
Shannon Montgomery, Bartonville
recipients 2021-2022
Traci Henderson, North Richland Hills
Lindsay Wells, Richland Hills
Shelley Scazzero, Hudson Oaks
recipients 2019-2020
Monica Solko, Lake Worth - 2019
Aimee Nemer, Richardson - 2019
Erika McComis, Argyle - 2019
Amy Shelley, Southlake - 2020
Lisandra Leal, N. Richland Hills - 2020
recipients 2018-2017
Traci Henderson, NRH - 2018
Monica Solko, Lake Worth - 2018
Veronica Lomas, Southlake - 2018
Diane Cockrell, Decatur - 2017
Alicia Smith, Boyd - 2017
recipients 2016-2015
Jeannie Kenyon, Arlington - 2016
Art Camacho, Haltom City - 2016
Ron Gonzales, Fort Worth - 2016
Aimee Nemer, Richardson - 2016
Holly Fimbres, Trophy Club - 2015
Diane Rasor, Newark - 2015
Amy Shelley, Colleyville - 2015
Past Recipients
Theresa Scott, Flower Mound
Linda Rhodes, Lake Worth
Laura Bell, Carrollton
Jesica McEachern, Bridgeport
Diane Zucco, Plano
Kim Sutter, Euless
Remember - Our profession is only as strong as our professionals and continuing education is a guaranteed way to improve you skills, maintain your marketability, and improve the reputation of the Municipal Clerk profession.