427 LOCAL HIGH-SCHOOLERS RECEIVE HUMAN SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIPS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2006
CONTACT: Department of Human Sciences, 615-898-2884

(MURFREESBORO)—Members of MTSU’s Human Sciences Department Scholarship Committee have awarded scholarships to four local high-school seniors, announced Dr. Dellmar Walker, chairwoman of the department.
“We are very pleased to be able to offer the Roddy Memorial Scholarships to incoming new freshmen who plan to major in one of our five undergraduate programs in human sciences,” said Walker, who notes that the scholarships were made possible through a generous endowment from the Christine and A. F. Roddy family.
Walker said the scholarships will provide financial support to help students who plan to major in early childhood education; interior design; family and consumer sciences; nutrition and food science; or textiles, merchandising and design.
The recipients of the Christine and A. F. Roddy Memorial Scholarships for the fall 2006 and 2007 semesters, along with their intended areas of study, are as follows:

• Jessica Lynn Hickman of La Vergne, currently a student at
La Vergne High School, with an intended major in apparel design.

• Chris Register of Murfreesboro, currently a student Oakland High School, with an intended major of early childhood education.

• Chloe Robinson of Murfreesboro, currently a student Siegel High School, with an intended double major in family and consumer studies/business.

• Sarah Elise Wilson of Murfreesboro, currently a student at
Middle Tennessee Christian High School, with an intended major in early
childhood education.

Presented annually, Walker said, “We hope to ‘get the word out’ to high
school counselors about this opportunity to encourage students to pursue a
degree in the Department of Human Sciences.”
For more information about the Roddy Memorial Scholarships, please contact the human sciences department at MTSU directly at 615-898-2884.