Coast MSU student awarded home furnishings scholarship

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Southeastern Home Furnishings Association scholarship recipient Vanessa L. Holden, center, is pictured with directors Bill Martin, MSU Franklin Furniture Institute, and Beth Miller, MSU interior design.
Southeastern Home Furnishings Association scholarship recipient Vanessa L. Holden, center, is pictured with directors Bill Martin, MSU Franklin Furniture Institute, and Beth Miller, MSU interior design.
Photo by: Russ Houston

STARKVILLE, Miss.--A Mississippi State interior design major from Biloxi is being honored by the Southeastern Home Furnishings Association.

Senior Vanessa L. Holden is receiving a $2,500 scholarship in recognition of academic excellence and integrity. A President's List Scholar at the university, she is the daughter of Robert and Vicki Holden.

SEHFA is an affiliate of the National Home Furnishings Association, the country's largest organization representing home furnishings retailers. It regularly recognizes high-achieving university students in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Northwest Florida whose full-time curriculum relates to the home furnishings industry.

The university's Franklin Furniture Institute, directed by Bill Martin, selects recipients based on their commitment to the furnishing industry, as well as GPA and class standing. The institute is a multi-disciplinary effort involving Mississippi State's colleges of Business, Forest Resources, Engineering, and Architecture, Art and Design. MSU's interior design academic program is part of the College of Architecture, Art and Design. For more information, visit www.ffi.msstate.edu/ or www.caad.msstate.edu/id/home.php.

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