Four Scholarships for ASUMH Students from South Shore Foundation Endowment
October 2007

Scholarships to Attend ASUMH Dr. Pat Bailey, at left, South Shore Foundation board member, is shown on the ASUMH campus with Dustin Johnson, center, and Jesse Wilcoxson, right, who received scholarships to ASUMH from the South Shore Foundation Endowment. Both are 2005 graduates of Cotter High School and are preparing for careers in computer technology. Not pictured are Harley Stice of Flippin, in the associate of arts degree program for graphic design, and Dena Nelson of Mountain Home in the associate of arts program for  pre-pharmacy studies.

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home has awarded four scholarships for the 2007-08 academic year from the South Shore Foundation Endowment to Arkansas State University Foundation. Dr. Pat Bailey, vice chancellor for academic and student affairs, made the announcement.

South Shore Foundation is the charitable arm of NATCO at Flippin.

The recipients are Dustin Johnson of Gassville, a 2005 graduate of Cotter High School, studying to become a computer networking specialist; Jesse Wilcoxson, also a 2005 graduate of Cotter High School, studying business technology to become a computer technician; Harley Stice of Flippin, a nontraditional student enrolled in the associate of arts degree program, studying graphic design; and Dena Nelson, a 2005  graduate of Mountain Home High School, in the associate of arts degree program, studying pre-pharmacy, to pursue further education to become a pharmacist.

South Shore Foundation specifies that recipients reside in Baxter, Marion, or Boone County. The scholarship pays $674 per semester and may be renewed up to a maximum of four semesters or until completion of the associate degree, provided the student keeps a “B” average.

Applications for a South Shore Foundation Endowed Scholarship are available annually from the Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Financial Aid Office, 870-508-6127, and are due each year by April 1.

For more information about South Shore Foundation, call 800-775-6682.

South Shore Foundation’s parent company, Northern Arkansas Telephone Company, is a family-owned and operated independent company since 1951 providing local telephone service to six exchanges: Bull Shoals, Diamond City, Flippin, Lead Hill, Omaha, and Pyatt. NATCO offices are at 301 E. Main St., Flippin.