FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (6/04)
Contact: Lynn Stewart, Centenary News Service, 318-869-5120

Outstanding Students Earn Prestigious Scholarships at Centenary College of Louisiana

SHREVEPORT, LA – A total of 123 incoming students from eight states and three countries are the recipients of top scholarships at Centenary College of Louisiana effective with the 2004-05 academic year.

Nancy Christian Endowed Scholarships
Four students earned Nancy Christian Endowed Scholarships, Centenary’s highest academic award, which recognizes scholarship, leadership and service.
They are Lacey Dawn Anderson of Bossier City, a graduate of Haughton High School; Lisa Marie Butler of Longview, Texas, a Pine Tree High School graduate; Abigail Grace Moffett of Mountain View, Ark., and Mountain View High School; and Laura Jane Pryor of Baton Rouge, a Dunham School graduate.

The Nancy Christian Scholarships cover tuition, fees, room and board for four years.

White Endowed Music Scholarship
Adam Philley of Monterey, La., Monterey High School, earned the Hurley School of Music’s highest scholarship. He will receive the A.P. and Mary C. White Endowed Scholarship, which is presented to an outstanding and worthy music student. That scholarship also covers tuition, fees, room and board for four years.

Centenary/TOPS Scholarships
Thirty-eight students from Louisiana will receive full-tuition scholarships, in conjunction with the highest Tuition Opportunity Program for Students scholarships of the state of Louisiana. By hometowns, Centenary/TOPS scholars are:
Alexandria – Versha Sharma of Bolton High School and Jennifer Quillin of Pineville High School.
Baton Rouge – John D’Aquin of Catholic High School and Lori Lusted of Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Bossier City – Amanda Hammad of Airline High School, Kelly Hunt of Airline High School, Rachel Johnson of Louisiana School, Stephen Lioy of Parkway High School, Colleen Smith of Loyola College Prep and Emily Womack of Airline High School
Broussard – Aimee Landry of Comeaux High School
DeQuincy – Stacy Buxton of DeQuincy High School
Eunice – Rachel Powell of Louisiana School
Hammond – Bradley Kraemer of Hammond High School
Kaplan – Lauren Broussard of Louisiana School
Lafayette – Heinz Runge of Westminster Christian Academy
Lake Charles – Laura Durand of Sam Houston High School, Margaret Mahoney of Barbe High School and Margaret Young of St. Louis Catholic High School
Lecompte – Emily French of Holy Savior Menard Central High School
Minden – Kimberly Holley of Glenbrook School
Monroe – Sarah Eich of Neville High School, Mary Ham of Neville High School and Brittany Mothersbaugh of Ouachita Christian School
Morgan City – Ryan Landry of Morgan City High School
New Orleans – Lauren Brown of Ursuline Academy
Pineville – Emma Rayburn of Pineville High School and Lindsey Sheppard of Pineville High School
Ponchatoula – Amanda Russell of Ponchatoula High School
Ruston – Richard Davis of Cedar Creek School
Saint Francisville – Matthew Morris of West Feliciana High School
Shreveport – Joshua Carver of Northwood High School, Mary Shehata of Caddo Magnet High School and Ashley Sholar of Byrd High School
Slidell – Carrie Weber of Northshore High School and Chun Yang of Louisiana School
Springhill – Ashlee Kirby of Springhill High School
Sulphur – Katy Marino of Sulphur High School

Presidential Scholarships
In addition, 63 high school students from eight states and two other countries are this year’s recipients of Presidential Scholarships at Centenary. The awards recognize academic excellence and are renewable for four years provided the recipient maintains at least a 3.0 grade point average.

Presidential Scholars, by state and hometown, are:

ARKANSAS
Batesville – David Thomas of Arkansas School for Math and Sciences
Hot Springs National Park – Matthew Nodurfth of Arkansas School for Math and Sciences
Little Rock – Benjamin Crismon of Catholic High School
Maumelle – Rachel Owings of Pulaski Academy
Monticello -- Natalie Daniels of Monticello High School
Siloam Springs – Mary Wubbena of Siloam Springs High School
Van Buren – Kera Harris of Van Buren High School

IOWA
Davenport—Daniel Kersting of North High School

KENTUCKY
Bowling Green – Alexia Ault of Bowling Green High School
Nicholasville – Chelsea Shackelford of East Jessamine High School

LOUISIANA
Anacoco – Brett Martin of Anacoco High School
Bastrop – John-Joshua Moeller of Prairie View Academy
Baton Rouge -- Tiffany Lake of Christian Life Academy, Anna Pendergast of Episcopal High School
Bossier City – Jennifer Bouso of Airline High School, Athena Lawless of Parkway High School, Steven Turner of Parkway High School
Breaux Bridge – Tessy Ables of Cecilia High School
Carencro – Tracy Guilbeau of Teurlings Catholic High School
Covington – Eric Periou of Saint Paul’s School, Hollin Vicedomini of Louisiana School
Crowville – Matthew Thomas of Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts
Frierson – Christian Nichols of North DeSoto High School
Haynesville – Trae Milam of Claiborne High School
Lake Charles – Christine Downes of Barbe High School
LaPlace – Amber Baker of St. Charles Catholic High School
Leesville – Pamela Winship of Leesville High School
Mansfield – Jordan Dufour of Mansfield High School
Monroe – Laura Thompson of Saint Frederick High School
Minden – Matthew Frazier, Home School
New Llano – Angela Gammage of Leesville High School
Pineville – Justin Bailey of Louisiana School, Katherine Michiels of Bolton High School
Saint Amant – Emily Waggenspack of University Laboratory School
Shreveport – Jeremy Alfred of Caddo Magnet High School, Deana Apple of Home School, Elizabeth Gusko of Caddo Magnet High School, Lauren Hudson of Caddo Magnet High School, Doris Kinnebrew of Caddo Magnet High School, Jared Latiolais of Caddo Magnet High School, Claire McDonnell of Huntington High School, Allison Mills of Caddo Magnet High School, Megan Ottesen of Caddo Magnet High School, Leanne Price of Caddo Magnet High School, Elizabeth Robinson of Caddo Magnet High School, Xu Teng of Caddo High School, Michael Thomas of University Christian Prep, Christopher Umling of Byrd High School
Sulphur – Holly Williams of Sulphur High School

MISSISSIPPI
Madison -- Lori Von Pingel of Jackson Preparatory School

OKLAHOMA
Claremore—Rachel Delcamp of Bishop Kelley High School
Tulsa -- Alexandra Hilsher of Booker T. Washington High School

TENNESSEE
Oak Ridge – Parker Jarnigan of Oak Ridge High School

TEXAS
Beaumont -- Carrie Mercer of West Brook Senior High School
Big Sandy -- Curtis Grimes of Harmony High School
Center -- Cody Andrews of Center High School
China Spring – Brittany Davidson of China Spring High School
DeBerry – Kristen Cox of Carthage High School
El Campo -- Shayla Andreas of El Campo High School
Fort Worth -- Jennifer Martin of All Saints Episcopal High School
Longview -- Rebekah Metcalf of Pine Tree High School
Lubbock – Mary Smith of Lubbock High School
McKinney – Jonathan Harrop of McKinney High School, Tristan Yopp of McKinney High School North
Mount Pleasant – Brett Thomas of Chapel Hill High School
Plano – Carly Carpenter of Plano East Senior High School
Port Arthur – Sarah Drummond of Texas Academy of Leadership and Humanities
Round Rock – Miranda Tucker of Round Rock High School
San Antonio – Andrew Deas of Ronald Reagan High School, Cori Dullnig of Tom Clark High School, Jenni Loer of Ronald Reagan High School
Schertz – Breanne Fletcher of Samuel Clemens High School
Seguin – Albert Paterson of Seguin High School
Spring -- Neeloufar Shekarabi of Klein High School
The Woodlands – Margaret McDonald of The Woodlands High School
Vidor – Travis Reece of Vidor High School, Courtney Rhodes of Vidor High School
Waskom – Travis Hagler of Elysian Fields High School

OTHER COUNTRIES
India – Kaustav Chaudhuri of West Bengal
Nepal – Bibek Karki of Kathmandu

Centenary College of Louisiana, founded in 1825, is the nation's oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River. It is regularly listed among the nation's "best colleges" and "best college values." Centenary is a private college affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is located in Shreveport, La.

For additional information about the college, see http://www.centenary.edu .

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