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SIX STUDENTS RECOGNIZED AS MONTGOMERY SCHOLARS

Six students at Mars Hill College have received the James H. Montgomery Regional Studies Scholarship.

Recipients of the scholarship are: Kristina Blackford, a senior English and Spanish major from Bakersville, NC; Jordon Crawford, a senior zoology major from Candler, NC; Ericka Hincke, a sophomore biology major from Marble, NC; Jaimie Little, a senior zoology major from Fayetteville, GA; Rebekah Musselwhite, a sophomore English major from Hendersonville, NC; and Rachael Rogers, a junior History major from Clayton, GA. As required by the scholarship, each of the six recipients is a regional studies minor at Mars Hill College.

     
   
   The Montgomery Scholars at Mars Hill College: (l-r) Rebekah Musselwhite; Ericka Hincke, Kristina Blackford, Jordon Crawford, Jaimie Little and Rachael Rogers.  
     

The Montgomery scholarship was established by James Montgomery, a former professor of Spanish and retired university librarian from Austin, Texas. Its purpose is to encourage understanding of and appreciation for the history, culture, and environment of the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains region.

Scholarship recipients must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, while actively engaged in the study of the region through the Liston B. Ramsey Center for Regional Studies at Mars Hill College.