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Concert photo by Nicole Kibert; Others courtesy of LuceroMusic.com
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ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY All freshman academic scholarships at Arkansas Tech University are awarded on a competitive basis. The deadline for incoming freshmen to apply for Distinguished Scholars, Second Century Scholars or Collegiate Scholars scholarships is Feb. 28 of the current award year. June 1 is the deadline to apply for transfer scholarships for the fall term, and Dec. 15 is the deadline to apply for transfer scholarships for the spring term. Incoming freshmen who wish to apply for the University Honors program must do so by Dec. 1 of their senior year in high school. EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE The East Arkansas Community College Foundation offers students the opportunity to apply for a host of academic scholarships available through the EACC financial aid offices: General Education Scholarship: For full-time sophomores who plan to transfer to a four-year institution after graduation. Technical Education Scholarship: Awarded to a full-time sophomore in an Associate of Applied Science degree program. Non-Traditional Student Scholarship: Presented to a full-time sophomore who is 25 years of age or older. Eleanor B. and Harry E. Beasley Scholarship: Established in honor of Eleanor B. Beasley, longtime board of trustees member at EACC and her husband Harry E. Beasley. Recipients of the scholarship must be graduates of a high school in St. Francis County and must be a sophomore with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. George P. andAlice H.Walker Scholarship: This scholarship was established in 2004 through the estate of Mildred Sikes, daughter of George and Alice Walker, and dedi-
cated to the support of students at EACC pursuing an Associate of Applied Science degree in an allied health field. It is expected these students will become practicing health care professionals and provide care for many others over their lifetime. Th e C o m m u n i t y L e a d e r Scholarship: This scholarship assists EACC students who have demonstrated leadership skills in their community. The scholarship requires a GPA of 3.0 and involvement in projects or groups that focus on community service and volunteerism. Jessie E. Smith Swindle Nursing Scholarship: This scholarship is dedicated to assisting an EACC nursing student from Cross County who plans to attend EACC as a full-time nursing student. Two new scholarships at EACC are the Giny Blankenship Memorial Nursing Scholarship and the Burt-Davis Nursing Scholarship. The Blankenship scholarship is for assisting students seeking an Associate of Applied Science Degree in the EACC Nursing Program. The Burt-Davis Nursing Scholarship will assist students in the EACC nursing program. The Burt-Davis scholarship was established by Ms. Marguerite L. Burt of Wynne in memory of her mother, Mrs. Bertha Davis Burt, and grandmother, Mrs. Sally Stephens Davis. There are many additional scholarship opportunities available at EACC. For application information and complete details of each, please contact the financial aid office on campus. LYON COLLEGE Many students think a Lyon College education is financially out of reach. However, financial aid staff award more than $4 million in institutional aid to students to allow them to attend the school. US News and World Report consistently names as Lyon College “One of America’s Best Liberal Arts Colleges.” More than 99 percent of last year’s incoming Lyon College students received scholarships and other types of financial aid to help
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