2008 Online Auction

Alison Ciancio was a special young woman with a contagious smile and boundless enthusiasm.  She was a sophomore majoring in Animal Science at Iowa State University and active in the Dairy Science Club, the Seeing Eye Foundation, and her local church in Havertown, Pennsylvania.

Alison was a student of the highest calibre.  Her love for animals was second only to her love for her family and friends. She had been active in sports in high school and a good student. She delivered food to homeless people in Havertown, and raised seeing-eye dogs through the 4-H Club she belonged to.  This love of animals is what brought her to Iowa State University to study Animal Science.  Alison could never get enough of life, and her smile and enthusiasm made her a person everyone wanted to be around.

Links to news items about Alison.

Alison was acting as a designated driver for her friends when she was killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver on January 6, 2002.  The Dairy Science Club at Iowa State has established a memorial fund in Alison's memory to provide a scholarship that is awarded each year at the Dairy Science Banquet.

The Alison Ciancio Memorial Scholarship

The Alison Ciancio Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a member of the Dairy Science Club who most exemplifies the selfless and caring qualities that made Alison a model student and someone whom many of her fellow students considered a special friend.  Strong preference is given to applicants that demonstrate a commitment to helping others through involvement in community outreach activities.

Making a Donation to the Fund

We accept either cash donations or items to be sold at auction in the annual Ciancio fund-raising Internet auction.  The auction is held every November.

For cash donations, make checks payable to "Alison Ciancio Memorial Fund" (please write "Ciancio Scholarship" in the memo of your check).

Send checks or auction items to:

The Alison Cianco Memorial Fund
c/o Dr. Howard Tyler
123 Kildee Hall
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011