Jean Weil Scholarship
Financial Contributors &
Historic Founders
"Without the Early Pioneers, the Scholarship May Have Remained a Dream"

The growth of the Nationals Weekend from the perspective of the overall event support has been just phenomenal. Once maintaining just a few scattered booths, now annually over 30 quality groups make their pilgrimage to the Mecca of JROTC drill annually. The ongoing funding of the JKW Scholarships is done through a portion of the monies paid from vendor/exhibitor fees for those setting up display booths at the Nationals Weekend in early May each year. Funding the scholarship in this way allows it to be sustainable and diverse. It a;so allows these charitable entities to give back to the cadets annually. These groups range from military, academic, clubs, product sales and many others. The variety of groups are what makes the funding special because they all maintain the same focus which is the betterment of the cadets. This scholarship without question also incorporates that betterment theme.

We would be remiss if we did not take a moment to recognize several major corporations and other well-known groups who were involved in the founding, the initial funding and early growth of the JKW Scholarship decades ago. Without their early support, the scholarship may never have taken shape. While each of these entities maintained a low-key approach in their initial involvement, we would like to take a moment to recognize them and thank them for their past donations and support. These major contributors are listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Abdul Al-Romaizan - Trying to define Abdul in one paragraph is like trying to hold back the tides -- it's just impossible! A natural extension of his love for drill is his involvement with the Jean Weil Scholarship Fund. I can call Abdul amazing, brash, insightful, complex, and a few other adjectives, but I most enjoy calling him a friend and huge supporter of all aspects of the National High School Drill Team Championships and JROTC in general.

  • Brian Done - The drill world has a silent hand of friendship in this amazing individual. As a former member of the Junior ROTC community as a cadet, then as a former active-duty Army soldier, and now as a civilian, Brian has helped to forward the efforts of Sports Network International and the Jean Weil Scholarship. He often states that Junior ROTC helped to make him the man he is today. His love of Junior ROTC and the Nationals makes him a huge friend to the drill community.

  • Pearson Publishing - Pearson Custom Publishing is a division of Pearson Education. It is one of the world's leading textbook publishers including Prentice Hall, Allyn & Bacon/Longman and Addison Wesley/Benjamin Cummings. Our special thanks go out to Mr. Mark Loechel of Pearson Publishing for all of the coordination he provides in the scholarship arena to the JKW Foundation. Both Pearson Publishing, as well as AMS listed above remain the original donors that began the Jean K. Weil Foundation. Without their initial support back in 2001, this fantastic scholarship may never have taken flight!

  • Marion Military Institute - MMI is synonymous with excellence in education for over 100 years. Known for their unique educational opportunities including their Early Commissioning Program which allows qualified candidates the opportunity to obtain their commission in the Reserve Forces in just two years along with their Service Academy Program that currently boasts a mind-boggling 83% success rate in matriculating cadets into the service academy of their choice, MMI is a fantastic fir for the right cadets. Marion has put the cadets first at the Nationals through their involvement with the JKW Scholarship.