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\nOXFORD, Miss. – Cellular South, one of Mississippi’s <\/p>\n \nThe gift is part of the Jackson-based wireless \nHalf the $30,000 goes toward the Cellular South endowment \nTo receive the $3,000 award each academic year for four \n“The Cellular South scholars are all well-rounded students \nDoty is majoring in marketing communications. He was \nKeys is a business major who describes himself as a \nReid is majoring in management. He is a member of the \nThompson is majoring in banking and finance. He graduated \nYoung, a member of the Chancellor’s Leadership class, is \nCellular South places an emphasis not only on funding these \n“At Cellular South we look at our educational initiatives \nFounded by a UM graduate, Cellular South is a leader in \nFor more information on giving to scholarship programs at
\nlargest companies, continues its legacy of giving with a
\n$30,000 contribution to the University of Mississippi
\nSchool of Business Administration.
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\ncommunications company’s commitment to providing annual
\nscholarships to all public universities.
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\nat UM to fund future scholarships. The other half provided
\nscholarships to five students pursuing business degrees:
\nJohn Graham Doty of Oxford, W.C. Lee’Allen Keys of Ecru,
\nMichael Allen Reid of Southaven, Lee Hubert Thompson III of
\nMarks and Shanika Starr Young of Horn Lake.
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\nyears, the students must demonstrate good campus
\ncitizenship by being involved in community service or
\nextracurricular activities. Recipients are Mississippi
\nresidents with a minimum ACT score of 28 and at least a 3.0
\nGPA.<\/b>
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\nwho have excelled in the classroom, in school leadership
\npositions and in community service projects,” said Brian
\nReithel, dean of the business school. “It’s gratifying to
\nsee that these students share an excitement about pursuing
\na business degree and a belief that Ole Miss can offer them
\nthe skills they will need to be successful.”
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\nselected by his peers to serve on the student recruitment
\nteam for the business school and is on the Chancellor’s
\nHonor Roll. He graduated from Oxford High School.
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\n“disciplined student and one who works hard to achieve the
\ngreatest grades possible.” He graduated from Ingomar
\nAttendance Center.
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\nNational Honor Society and received the Desoto Central High
\nSchool Leadership Award. He graduated 11th in his class at
\nDesoto Central.
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\nfirst in his class at Delta Academy and was the recipient
\nof the President’s Award for Academic Excellence.
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\nthe first member of her family to attend college, which she
\nsays provides her the incentive to excel academically. She
\ngraduated ninth in her class at Horn Lake High School.
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\nscholarships but also on its relationship with the
\nrecipients, who are eligible to participate in a summer
\ninternship with the company to gain firsthand knowledge
\nabout the wireless industry and the business world.
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\nand monetary awards as more than just funding
\nscholarships,” said Amy Nash, the company’s public
\nrelations specialist. “Helping someone achieve a college
\ndegree is a gift that keeps giving not only to the
\nscholarship recipient but to the community, the state and
\nthe nation in which that person resides.”
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\nwireless voice, data and mobile commerce products and
\nemploys approximately 900 people in the metro-Jackson
\narea.
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\nUM, go to
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