The West Union Area Iowa Retired School Personnel Association (WU-IRSPA) will hold its first 2025 spring meeting Thursday, March 20. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Fayette County Historical building in West Union.
Members in attendance will evaluate the Dr. Louise P. Herring Scholarship applications of seniors from the public schools across Fayette County. Final selection of scholarship recipients will take place at the organization’s Thursday, April 17, meeting. A luncheon and fellowship time hosted by current members of the association will follow.
The WU-IRSPA welcomes any retired school personnel (bus drivers, cooks, custodians, secretaries, administrators, and teachers) from any of the Fayette County area schools bordering the North Fayette Valley district, (Turkey Valley, South Winneshiek, Postville, Sumner-Fredericksburg, West Central, or Starmont) to join, attend, or visit any or all association meetings.
The organization provides retired school personnel in the area continued educational relationships and programs to help support the education, principles, and events of their public school district communities.
In addition to selecting the annual Herring Scholarship recipients each year, WU-IRSPA president Gay Bowden noted members gain interaction opportunities with state leaders who work on the members’ behalf for IPERS benefits and help provide further awareness of state association benefits.