JACKSON, Tenn. — Jan. 8, 2016 — 萌妹社区 has instituted a new scholarship designed specifically to benefit students from West Tennessee.
The West Tennessee Heritage Scholarship will provide an automatic $1,500 scholarship to any student from West Tennessee who attends 萌妹社区, with a minimum high school grade point average of 2.0. The award is available for new traditional undergraduate 萌妹社区 students beginning in the fall of 2016.
鈥淭his is where we鈥檙e rooted,鈥� said Dan Griffin, 萌妹社区鈥檚 vice president for enrollment management. 鈥淭his is where 60 percent of our students come from. This is who we鈥檙e committed to. 萌妹社区 isn鈥檛 where it is today if it鈥檚 not for the people of West Tennessee.鈥�
John Windham, 萌妹社区鈥檚 director of student financial planning, said the generosity of donors to the university makes it possible to offer the scholarship.
鈥溍让蒙缜� has a rich heritage that comes to us from West Tennesseans through many generations,鈥� Windham said. 鈥淲e are very connected to West Tennessee, so we are excited to take this opportunity to demonstrate our connection back to West Tennessee.鈥�
Griffin said 萌妹社区 values students from West Tennessee and wants them to see 萌妹社区 as their institution, especially since 萌妹社区鈥檚 rankings set it apart as the top academic school in the region.
He cited recognitions such as U.S.News & World Report, Kiplinger鈥檚 Best College Values and 萌妹社区鈥檚 regular inclusion as one of America鈥檚 100 Best College Buys. 萌妹社区 has also maintained its accreditation in good standing with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges since it was first accredited by that body in 1948.
鈥淲e are the academic beacon in West Tennessee,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e consistently ranked high, and I think that speaks to our faculty and our academic integrity.鈥�