Our annual scholarship for $1,620 was presented for the first time on May 5, 2012, by the Virginia Mayflower Society, funded by its members and friends.The Mildred Ramos Scholarship Fund is named in honor of our current assistant secretary, who has served both the Virginia Society and the General Society in a variety of roles over the years, including Governor General (of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants) and as Governor of our state group (the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Virginia). A brief biography of Miss Ramos appears further down on this page.
One man, Stephen Hopkins, was at Jamestowne Colony in 1610 and Plymouth Colony in 1620. He arrived in Jamestowne after being marooned in Bermuda following the wreck of the Sea Venture. How did this experience potentially shape decisions made during the early years of the Plymouth Colony?
Applications will be judged by the Mildred Ramos Scholarship Committee based on their compliance with the eligibility requirements, on their academic record, and on their essay. The judging is based on a point system, with the essay being weighted higher than academic record. The Committee’s decision will be final.
Applications must be received by the Mildred Ramos Scholarship Chairman by March 15, 2023. The Mildred Ramos Scholarship Committee will meet before April 1, 2023, to select the winner of the scholarship.
The recipient of our 2023 Mildred Ramos Scholarship will be informed by the Governor of the Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Virginia by April 17, 2023.
Application materials and Sponsor letters should be sent to:
Karen L. Pogoloff - Mildred Ramos Scholarship Chairman
713 Windy Way, Unit 105
Newport News, VA 23602-5678
kpogo1@gmail.com
PDF document containing the above information: Virginia Mayflower_Ramos Scholarship Announcement_2023
Recent donors to the Mildred Ramos Scholarship Fund are listed in each issue of our newsletter.
Members currently serving on the Scholarship Committee are Chair Karen Pogoloff, Mark Cox, James Maloney, Marsha Masone, Nancy Saul, Keith Thackery, and Lee Hardin Woody.
Other Mayflower scholarships are available from the General Society of Mayflower Descendants as well as from several of the Mayflower state societies. Visit the General Society of Mayflower Descendants website.)
MILDRED RAMOS was elected to membership in the Mayflower Society in April 1967 on Stephen Hopkins’ line.
In 1970, the Virginia Society created the position of Assistant Historian, and she was elected to that office. In 1973 she was elected to a three-year term as Governor (and Assistant Governor from Virginia). She helped organize the state Education Committee and Virginia became actively involved with the educational program of the General Society.
In 1975 she was appointed to chair the General Society’s Education Committee, and she chaired that committee through Feb. 1979. Mildred also conducted the first Education Seminar in Plymouth at the 1978 General Congress, which was well attended and favorably received.
In 1976 she was elected Deputy Governor General and in 1978 she was elected Secretary General of the General Society serving four consecutive terms, or 12 years. In 1988, she was elected Deputy Governor of the Virginia Society and served in that office for three years. She also served as Junior Membership Chairman during those years.
In 1990, she was elected Governor General of the General Society, serving a three-year term. As a former Governor General, Mildred continues to serve on the General Board of Assistants and on the Nominating Committee, which she has chaired three times.
In the Virginia Society, Mildred served as Assistant Secretary from 1997 through 2020. She holds a dual membership in the District of Columbia Society.
Mildred was born in Richmond, Va. in 1926, and she traces her Mayflower ancestry through her father’s family to both Thomas Rogers and Stephen Hopkins. Other interests Mildred has enjoyed over the years include other heredity societies, church choirs, the Richmond Opera Group, community theater groups, the Canterbury Garden Club and the Quota Club, a professional women’s organization. Since retiring, she has enjoyed other volunteer work and working with pottery at Westminster Canterbury Richmond.