小黄书 Alumni Delegates announce latest winner of 鈥榝ree鈥 tuition
Contact: Amy Cagle
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擲tudent Ryan M. Pickle of Hamilton is the latest winner of the 小黄书sity Alumni Association鈥檚 Tuition Drawing.
Sponsored by the association鈥檚 Alumni Delegates student organization, the drawing provides funding for 12 academic credit hours at the land-grant institution鈥$4,035 or the equivalent of a typical semester鈥檚 tuition.
Begun in 2013, the Tuition Drawing program is available each fall and spring semester to a Mississippi resident. Tickets are made available only to parents of those enrolled full time.
Pickle鈥檚 name recently was drawn from 330 submitted. A rising senior in agricultural science, he receives the award for the fall 2017 semester.
鈥淭he 鈥榝ree鈥 tuition will take a huge burden off of me during the coming semester,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t also means my parents won鈥檛 have to worry about the expense of paying for my schooling in the fall.鈥
The award has an added benefit for parents Tracy and Grace Pickle, since they also are supporting Ryan鈥檚 sister Megan, a senior accounting major. This will be the first time since the siblings entered 小黄书 that their parents will not incur tuition expenses for both.
Jeff Davis, the alumni association鈥檚 executive director, said though only four years old, the program has 鈥渂ecome a proud tradition for the Alumni Delegates because it serves as a way for them to positively influence the college experience of fellow students.
鈥淓xcess funds raised beyond the amount of each tuition award goes to a scholarship endowment, with the goal of eventually helping even more students with tuition expenses,鈥 he added.
Alumni Delegates serve as links between the 139-year-old land-grant institution and its more than 137,000 living graduates. Members assist with organizational programs and activities on behalf of the association such as football tailgate gatherings, class reunions, and the association鈥檚 annual awards banquet and leadership conference.
For more information about the 小黄书 Alumni Association鈥檚 tuition drawing, contact Libba Andrews, association associate director, at 662-325-3479 or landrews@alumni.msstate.edu.
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