All,

I thought some of you might be interested in this.

Cheers,
Morrie K.

On Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:51:18 -0700 (PDT), [log in to unmask] wrote:

>  ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>  > > From: [log in to unmask]
>  > > Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 00:58:59 EDT
>  > > Subject: MBA Scholarship Opportunity
>  > > To: [log in to unmask]
>  > >
>  > > In an effort to increase the number of African
>  > > Americans in business school, the
>  > > University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business
>  > > and Economics is awarding full scholarships to qualified African
>  > > Americans to pursue an MBA degree.
>  > >
>  > > The African American Scholars Program was developed
>  > > in response to the
>  > > school's historical difficulty in recruiting African
>  > > Americans to its MBA program.
>  > >
>  > > "The campus had the reputation - deserved or not -
>  > > of not being user
>  > > friendly to African Americans," says Dean Richard
>  > > Furst. In an effort to
>  > > overcome that image, the program offers scholarship
>  > > winners full tuition, a
>  > > $10,000 stipend and a guaranteed summer internship
>  > > with a Kentucky-based company.
>  > >
>  > > There are no set minimum requirements; all
>  > > scholarship applicants are
>  > > evaluated on an individual basis. Today, 18 African
>  > > American Scholars make
>  > > up more than 10% of the full-time students at the
>  > > business school, up from three in 1994.
>  > >
>  > > Degree concentrations are offered in banking, real
>  > > estate and finance;
>  > > accounting and corporate finance; marketing and
>  > > distribution and information systems management.
>  > >
>  > > For more information, contact:
>  > >
>  > > Michael Tearney, Associate Dean/Administrator
>  > > African American Scholars Program
>  > > University of Kentucky
>  > > Gatton College of Business and Economics
>  > > Lexington, KY 40506-0034
>  > > [log in to unmask]
>  > >
>  > > Mertine Elizabeth Moore
>  > > Publicist
>  > > MELM PUBLIC RELATIONS
>  > > P O Box 60685
>  > > Washington, DC 20039
>  > > 202-723-4653
>  > > F: 202-726-2199
>  > > [log in to unmask]
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
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