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 The
Asbury Foundation of Hattiesburg, Inc. has committed
$1 million to endow scholarships at Millsaps College.
The scholarships, available in the fall of 2003, will
benefit students residing in Forrest, Lamar, Jones,
Marion, Covington, Jefferson Davis and Perry counties.
This
gift is the Asbury Foundation's largest gift to a private
college or university. "We are constantly striving to
keep quality education within the financial reach of
all students, regardless of income," said Millsaps President
Frances Lucas-Tauchar. "The generosity of organizations
such as the Asbury Foundation helps make our goal a
reality. Their gift will make it possible for students
from south Mississippi to study with other gifted students
from across the nation."
The
Asbury Foundation, created in 1984, is a private grant-making
organization serving Hattiesburg and the surrounding
region. The foundation provides financial resources
and assistance in developing healthy communities and
improving the physical, mental and spiritual health
of south Mississippi residents.
"We
have a high regard for the national rankings and academic
standards of Millsaps College," said Bill Ray, President
of the Asbury Foundation. "We thought that some of the
students from our area that are academically skilled
enough to be admitted to the school might be prevented
from attending for financial reasons, and we wanted
to remove that obstacle."
In
the past two years under the presidency of Dr. Frances
Lucas-Tauchar, Millsaps has attracted more than $3 million
in endowed scholarship funds for students.
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