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] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------