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Completing a bachelor’s degree at Millsaps College will be easier for students who transfer in from community colleges in Mississippi, thanks to a $100,000 gift from the Woodward Hines Education Foundation (WHEF). The funds, given to honor the legacy of Jack Woodward and Herman Hines, will be used to establish an endowed scholarship fund to provide financial aid for transfer students. As part of the agreement, Millsaps will raise $50,000 to bring the total endowed scholarship fund to $150,000.

Based in Jackson, Mississippi the Woodward Hines Education Foundation’s mission is “to help more Mississippians obtain postsecondary credentials, college certificates and degrees that lead to meaningful employment.” The Foundation also administers the Get2College program, which provides free college counseling to anyone in the state.

“In the same way that our founders created…