Scholarship established to honor pioneering students, North Texas' desegregation

With $10,000 in proceeds from its February gala recognizing 50 Years of Progress and Opportunity, UNT has established an endowment fund to support an annual scholarship honoring the campus' 50th anniversary of desegregation.

The A. Tennyson Miller and Joe L. Atkins 50th Anniversary of Desegregation Scholarship is named for two of the university's pioneering African American students. In 1954, Miller, a doctoral student, became the first African American to attend UNT and opened access to advanced programs. A few years later, a lawsuit filed by Atkins paved the way for African American students to enroll at all levels.

The scholarship, which is part of the Multicultural Scholastic Award scholarship program, will be awarded to either an undergraduate or graduate student in any academic discipline by the Division of Equity and Diversity at least annually.

The first award of $400 is scheduled to be made during the 2004-05 academic year, with a second $400 award being made in Fall 2005.

For more information or to apply for the scholarship, call the equity and diversity office at (940) 565-2456.

BY KELLEY REESE kreese@unt.edu

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• UNT summer commencement is Saturday
• About the commencement speaker
• UNT study: Gender bias still evident in media's coverage of the Olympics
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• Add, make changes to benefits this month
• UNT libraries conducting school supply drive benefiting Denton-area children
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• UNT enrollment for the 2004 Summer II term down slightly from 2003 official count

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