FLORENCE, S.C. – Thirty-two Francis Marion University students have been named Academic Distinction Scholars for the 2005-06 academic year.
Academic Distinction Scholars receive a $2,300 award. The scholarships are awarded to outstanding freshmen who had at least a 3.5 grade point average in high school and scored 1200 or higher on the SAT.
Recipients may renew the scholarships for up to three years by maintaining a cumulative 3.25 GPA.
Academic Distinction Scholars, by hometown with ZIP code, are:
Aynor: Hope K. Wofford 29511
Batesburg: Brittany Roudybush 29006
Cassatt: Katherine E. Todd 29032
Cheraw: John Robert Smith 29520
Coward: Stephani Strickland 29530
Darlington: Rebecca D. Koontz 29532; Erin Elizabeth Lamz 29532; Patricia D. Williams 29532
Florence: Jeremy P. Capps 29506; Ashley E. Leamon 29501; Jesse Andrew Marsh 29501; Virginia E. Williams 29505
Green Sea: Brandi T. Watts 29545
Hamer: Krista C. Jackson 29547
Hartsville: Kimberly L. Parnell 29550
Hemingway: Ashley Davis-Young 29554
Johnsonville: Magan Alicia Bishop 29555; Spenser A. Hooks 29555; Megan Emily Sanders 29555
Lancaster: Lauren N. Tucker 29720
Laurens: Amber Gayal Ellis 29360; Samantha L. Penland 29360
Mullins: Jeremy Quince Cook 29574
Nesmith: Tara Celeste Eaddy 29580
Pamplico: Kenneth L. Butler 29583
Pawleys Island: Derek Alan Lee 29585
Rock Hill: Sarah Mignon Breaux 29732
Scranton: Courtney G. Dease 29591; Jessica McCutcheon 29591
Wallace: Ryan Adam Melton 29596
York: Kathleen L. McKee 29745
Out-of-state
Wattsburg, Pa.: Nicole D. Kephart 16442
#62 / 10-20-05
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