For the ninth consecutive year, six people received a combined total of $25,000 in scholarship money from the Air Force Club Membership Scholarship Program.

Club members and their families were given the opportunity to submit an essay on “My Hero, and Why.” Two to four essays were chosen by each participating base to compete for the six Air Force awards. This year’s winners are:

-- First Place ($6,000), Rachel Jarrett, daughter of Col. Robert Jarrett, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.

-- Second Place ($5,500), Nicole Frazier, spouse of Capt. Jamey Frazier, Sheppard AFB, Texas.

-- Third Place ($4,500), Kelly Heetland, spouse of Capt. Shawna Heetland, Cannon AFB, N.M.

-- Fourth Place ($3,500), Jacklyn Braschler, daughter of Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Braschler, Robins AFB

-- Fifth Place ($3,000), Katie Peters, step-daughter of Master Sgt. Brian Nicholson, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.

-- Sixth Place ($2,500), Sarah Schwarting, daughter of Chief Master Sgt. Ron Schwarting, Davis Monthan AFB, Ariz.

Scholarships are provided through a sponsorship agreement with the Chase Bank and MasterCard.

There were 195 entries submitted for consideration.

“The quality of the essays was outstanding, the Air Force Club Membership Scholarship Program is another demonstration that club membership pays,” said Frank Black Jr., Air Force Services Agency’s chief of clubs division.