Four ASUMH Students Receive Scholarships from South Shore Foundation Endowment
August 2008

ASUMH Students Receive South Shore Scholarships Four students at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home, who have been selected to receive scholarships funded annually through a South Shore Foundation endowment, are shown with Dr. Pat Bailey, vice chancellor for academic and student affairs. From left are: Margaret Holland of Lakeview, Marcus Barger of Mountain Home, Dr. Bailey, Logan Sheehan of Yellville, and Kimberly Booth of Salesville. The scholarships may be renewed up to four semesters or until completion of the associate degree.

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home has awarded four scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year from the South Shore Foundation Endowment to Arkansas State University Foundation. Dr. Pat Bailey, vice chancellor for academic and student affairs, announced the recipients. South Shore Foundation is the charitable arm of NATCO at Flippin.

The recipients are Marcus Barger of Mountain Home, a 2008 graduate of Mountain Home High School, studying to become an information systems networking specialist; Kimberly Booth of Salesville, a 1986 graduate of Thayer High School, studying information technology; Logan Sheehan, a 2008 graduate of Yellville-Summit High School, studying computer technology; and Margaret Holland of Lakeview, a 1981 graduate of Sylvan Hills High School in North Little Rock, studying to teach middle school level math and science.  

South Shore Foundation specifies that recipients reside in Baxter, Marion, or Boone County. The scholarship pays $1,520 for two semesters 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 the South Shore Foundation Endowed Scholarship are available annually from the Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Financial Aid Office, 870-508-6195, 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.