Governor Beebe supports Arkansas Service Memorial Scholarship
By: Import User
Updated: January 21, 2009
(Little Rock, AR) -- Governor Beebe lent his support today to the Arkansas Service Memorial Scholarship fund, which grants awards to students who have lost a parent in service to the State or nation.
The Governor joined Sheffield Nelson, whose fundraising efforts helped establish the fund, and Kelly Lyon, a former recipient of the scholarship, in the press conference.
Administered through the Arkansas Community Foundation, the Service Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded 125 scholarships worth over $150,000 since 1984.
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