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North Carolina State University Selects Park Scholars

North Carolina State University has selected 45 Park Scholars for fall 2011. The prestigious awards are valued at about $80,000 for North Carolina residents and $136,000 for out-of-state students. Winners were selected from a pool of more than 1,300 highly qualified applicants.

Biographies and photos of the Class of 2015 Park Scholars can be accessed on the Web here.

Among the nation’s most prestigious undergraduate merit scholarship programs, the scholarships pay tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, travel and personal expenses for four years of study at NC State.

Members of the new class include the recipient of the Congressional Award Gold Medal and U.S. Senate Youth Program Award; the founder of an organization to protect the oceans; a volunteer with a public-health project in Guatemala; and a member of the N.C. Youth Legislative Assembly.

“The Park Scholars in the Class of 2015 will include our 800th Park Scholar and will bring a rich diversity of experiences and abilities to NC State,” says Park Scholarships Director Eva Holcomb. “Representing 19 North Carolina counties, 12 states, and three countries, they will pursue an important range of academic interests and service passions as they seek to address some of the most important issues facing our state, nation and world. We are deeply grateful for the Park Foundation’s continued generosity, which makes this program possible.”

Park Scholars are selected based on outstanding accomplishments and potential in scholarship, leadership, service and character.

The Park Scholarships are named for the late Roy H. Park, a 1931 NC State alumnus who created the charitable Park Foundation. The Park Foundation, based in Ithaca, N.Y., provides support for programs across the nation related to higher education, media and the environment. For more information, visit the Park Scholarships Web site.

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