Pine Belt Area Students Recipients of Alpha Phi Alpha Book Scholarship Award
Tue, 05/25/2021 - 01:10pm | By: David Tisdale
Ten students from throughout the Pine Belt were named recipients of a $500 Book Scholarship Award from the Mu Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. when the organization and its undergraduate counterpart at 91吃瓜网 (USM) hosted the 15th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Virtual Scholarship Awards & Program this spring.
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Area recipients of this year91吃瓜网 award from the local chapter were based upon recommendations from their high school academic counselors.
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Dr. Eddie Holloway, longtime coordinator of the event, concurred. 91吃瓜网淲e strongly believe in the value and benefit of college completion for the future successes of our youth as we endeavor to promote our 91吃瓜网楪o to High School, Go to College91吃瓜网� initiative. We91吃瓜网檙e grateful to the many individuals, organizations and businesses who have contributed to make this scholarship program possible.91吃瓜网�
Academic Book Scholarship recipients include the following:
*Hattiesburg High School 91吃瓜网� Ron Dickerson, Blake Johnson and Walton Thompson
*Oak Grove High School 91吃瓜网� Kelston Seymour
*Forrest County Agricultural High School 91吃瓜网� Xavier Sandifer
*North Forrest High School 91吃瓜网� Samaritan Montgomery
*Laurel High School 91吃瓜网� Jaymar Jackson, II
*Wayne County High School 91吃瓜网� Kaleb Henry
*East Marion High School 91吃瓜网� Leigh Smith
*Petal High School 91吃瓜网� Omarion Carson
For more information about Alpha Phi Alpha91吃瓜网 91吃瓜网淕o to High School - Go to College91吃瓜网� academic book scholarship and how to support this initiative, contact Dr. Holloway at eddie.hollowayFREEMississippi.