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STARKVILLE, Miss.--The Mississippi State University Alumni Association recently announced Sarah Craig of Canton as the winner of the third annual Tuition Drawing. Craig will be awarded 12 credit hours of 'free' tuition for the Fall 2015 semester at Mississippi State.
"I am thankful for the scholarship that will help further my education and ease my financial burden for next semester," said Craig, a junior psychology major from Madison.
The drawing is an ongoing project initiated in 2013 by the student organization of the MSU Alumni Association known as the Alumni Delegates. The drawing is open each semester to in-state underclassmen enrolled full-time at MSU.
Tickets went on sale in March and were mailed to parents of eligible students to generate financial support. Craig was drawn as the winner earlier this month.
"The Alumni Delegates tuition drawing is a new tradition to positively influence the student experience and help build a scholarship endowment over time. In its second year, more than $9,000 was generated, and the amount beyond the 'free' tuition award goes toward the endowment that will eventually help even more students with tuition expenses," said Jeff Davis, executive director of the association.
Founded in 1980, Alumni Delegates are a diverse group of 40 students. Serving as a liaison between MSU's students and alumni, the group volunteers at alumni events throughout the year and is active in service across campus.
For more information about the drawing, contact Libba Andrews, associate director of the MSU Alumni Association, at landrews@alumni.msstate.edu.
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