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GSU student receives $25K Blanchard Scholarship
ATLANTA – Georgia State University graduate student M. Chieoke Moore has been named the recipient of the $25,000 Blanchard Scholarship. Georgia Lottery Corp. President and CEO Margaret DeFrancisco and former BellSouth Telecommunications Chairman and CEO B. Franklin “Frank” Skinner recognized Moore during a ceremony Monday at the Atlanta Rotary Club’s meeting.
As the 2010 winner of the Blanchard Award for Outstanding Stewardship and Ethics in Business, Franklin had the opportunity to award the scholarship to a graduate student. Franklin, who serves on the Morehouse College board of trustees, designated that the scholarship go to a graduate of the school.
A 2010 graduate of Morehouse, Moore currently is earning a master of taxation degree at GSU.
“I’m working hard but still need financial assistance to help with school,” said Moore, who with his wife, Dereka, has a 5-month-old daughter. “I truly appreciate the opportunity this scholarship provides for my family and me.”
Named for its first recipient, former Synovus Chairman and CEO Jim Blanchard, the Blanchard Award recognizes outstanding stewards of business and corporate responsibility for success in these areas. Thousands of business and civic leaders across Georgia are invited to nominate candidates for the statewide award, which is sponsored by the Georgia Lottery, Georgia Trend magazine and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
The $25,000 scholarship that accompanies the Blanchard Award demonstrates the need for business support of education at all levels in Georgia.
Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $12.3 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs, including Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia’s Pre-K Program. More than 1.3 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.1 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
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