{"id":110608,"date":"2022-04-29T11:15:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=110608"},"modified":"2022-04-29T11:15:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:15:25","slug":"senior-banking-major-selected-as-orrin-h-swayze-scholar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/senior-banking-major-selected-as-orrin-h-swayze-scholar\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Banking Major Selected as Orrin H. Swayze Scholar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 Wyatt Gunter, a senior at the <a href=\"https:\/\/olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Mississippi<\/a>, has been selected as the 2022 Orrin H. Swayze Scholar by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msbankers.com\/educationfoundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mississippi Bankers Association Education Foundation<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msbankers.com\/youngbankers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mississippi Young Bankers section<\/a> of the association.<\/p>\n<p>Gunter was chosen from applicants across Mississippi to receive the $5,000 scholarship, which is given annually to Mississippi\u2019s most outstanding banking and finance student. The Pontotoc native is scheduled to graduate in May with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in banking and finance.<\/p>\n<p>He has already accepted a position with First Choice Bank in Pontotoc.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_111134\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/senior-banking-major-selected-as-orrin-h-swayze-scholar\/wyatt-gunter\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-111134\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111134\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111134\" src=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UCIMG-2220-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UCIMG-2220-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UCIMG-2220-768x1258.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UCIMG-2220-640x1048.jpg 640w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UCIMG-2220.jpg 831w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-111134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wyatt Gunter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Wyatt is an outstanding representative of our program and is very deserving of this statewide award,&#8221; said Ken Cyree, dean of the UM <a href=\"https:\/\/business.olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">School of Business Administration<\/a> and the Mississippi Bankers Association chair and professor of finance. &#8220;He was very engaging with the selection committee and an enthusiastic participant in the convention presentations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very proud of Wyatt and look forward to his future&nbsp;success.<\/p>\n<p>The Orrin H. Swayze Scholastic Awards, first awarded in 1979, are given each year to five outstanding college seniors who are majoring in banking and finance at state-supported universities. The awards are presented in honor of Orrin H. Swayze, who was a respected banker in Mississippi and a pioneer in continuing education in the field of banking.<\/p>\n<p>Students are nominated by their professors, and the Mississippi Young Bankers Scholarship Committee selects five finalists. During MYB convention, the committee conducts interviews and determines the Swayze Scholar, who receives a $5,000 scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining four finalists, honored as Orrin H. Swayze Scholastic Award Finalists, each receive a $1,500 scholarship. 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