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Potlatch Awards 17 Scholarships In State

Published Wednesday, May 22, 1996 in the Nevada County Picayune

The Potlatch Foundation for Higher Education announced its award of 17 college scholarships to Arkansas high school graduates. The renewable four-year scholarships, worth $1,400 a year, have a potential value of $5,600 over four years.

More than 181 Arkansans applied for the 17 scholarships awarded for 1996.

The recipients include Temekis Hampton and Laura Thornton of Hermitage; Bridgette Bass, Brooke Bradford and Bobby Harton of Warren; Tiffany Franklin and Terrence Traczewitz of Prescott; DeJaun Daniel, Arkansas City; Rebecca Pittillo, Delta; William Torrence, Dermott; Jason Cater, Drew Central; Bettina Davis, Dumas; Esther Crain, Lakeside; Geneva (Ginny) Garison, Clifton Jackson III and Christopher Sims, McGehee; and Jason Herring, Monticello.

The Potlatch Scholarship program, established in 1952, has provided over 2,000 students in Arkansas, Minnesota and Idaho with scholarship money to seek a college education.

In 1997, 60 Arkansans will pursue their college education through the Potlatch Foundation for Higher Education totaling $84,000 in scholarship money.

Potlatch Corporation, a diversified forest products company, owns more than 500,000 acres of timberland in Arkansas and has operations in Warren, McGehee and Prescott.

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