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FAU Students Awarded Tuckfield Scholarship

BOCA RATON, FL (August 27, 2004) - Five of the 2004 Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarships were awarded to graduate students in Florida Atlantic University's College of Business.
Winning $5,000 of the total $17,000, Tuckfield scholarship recipients were Anthony Hugh Hudson and Beverly Electra Cordner, general MBA Program; Catherine Odile Gostomski, Accounting; Teneshia Diahann Taylor, Weekend MBA Program and Shawann Lonzetta Bryant, general MBA student who has not yet declared a concentration.

"It feels wonderful to be a recipient of such a prestigious award," said Bryant. "I am truly honored to be among such an elite group of candidates."

The scholarship is offered to African-American students who are enrolled full-time in a graduate business degree program at a Florida university. Applicants for the scholarship must be United States citizens and residents of South Florida. In addition, applicants must submit a two-page essay entitled "Why I Should Be Awarded a Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship."

Cordner's essay focused on realizing Jacki Tuckfield's dream of promoting diversity, and having more African-Americans in the executive, administrative and managerial levels of the workforce, especially in South Florida. She encouraged as many African-Americans as possible to continue their pursuit of academic excellence at graduate levels, citing the Tuckfield scholarship as a good avenue to pursue this goal.

"Past and current scholarship recipients can mentor young, aspiring African-Americans, and encourage them to pursue graduate degrees, so that they can begin their ascent into upper management positions," said Cordner, a second time recipient of this scholarship.

The JTMGBS Fund was created by Drs. Jack and Gloria Tuckfield in memory of their daughter Jacki, a native Miamian, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Management degree from FAU before her untimely death in July 1997, at the age of 25.

The ceremony honoring these recipients was held on Tuesday, August 3 during the Seventh Annual Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship Fund Awards Program held at the Biscayne Bay Marriott Hotel, Miami.

For more information on the Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship Fund, call Dr. Jack or Gloria Tuckfield at 305-693-4144 or email gtuckfield@aol.com.

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