Local residents earn Tech scholarships

Leah Cunningham received the James W. Arnet Endowed Scholarship. Cunningham is a sophomore at Tech majoring in basic business.

Brandon McGee received the Michael Cowan Scholarship. McGee is a senior at Tech majoring in management information systems.

Laura Stoner received the Beta Gamma Sigma Scholarship. Stoner is pursing her master?s degree in business administration from TTU.

These scholarships are awarded annually. They are open to all undergraduate business students, and some scholarships are open to graduate business students.

A total of 126 students received scholarships totaling almost $120,000. Nineteen honor students (those maintaining a 4.0 GPA) were recognized for their scholastic achievements.

?We are proud of this outstanding group of students,? said Robert Niebuhr, dean of the College of Business. ?We are also extremely pleased with the support we receive from businesses and alumni in supplying the private funds for scholarships. These awards help us attract high-quality students to the university.?

The College of Business, its department of accounting, and the MBA studies program are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, a distinction held by less than 20 percent of U.S. business programs.