FLORENCE, S.C. (PRESS RELEASE) – Francis Marion University has named three students as recipients of the prestigious McNair Scholarship for the 2016-2017 school year.
Dante Ahquin of Fort Dorchester High School in North Charleston, S.C.; Emma Driggers of Mauldin High School in Greenville, S.C.; and Kennedy Glasgow of Newberry High School in Newberry, S.C. are the newest scholars. Ahquin plans to major in FMU’s new Industrial Engineering. Driggers is double majoring in French and History, and Glasgow will major in Nursing.
The McNair Scholarship is FMU’s highest academic scholarship award. It’s based not only on scholarship, but on community involvement. It seeks students who desire to serve their community, and who have already exhibited a willingness and ability to do so.
McNair scholars are selected by a special committee made up of FMU faculty and administrators.
The privately endowed scholarship was established in the 2009-2010 school year and is named in honor of former South Carolina Governor Robert E. McNair, who was instrumental in the creation of Francis Marion University. McNair’s own life of service is a model for the scholarship’s aims.
Throughout their academic careers, McNair Scholars will be encouraged to participate in community-centered activities, especially those that benefit the Pee Dee region.
The scholarship covers tuition, fees, room and some book fees. It’s also provides McNair Scholars with several travel opportunities, including travel abroad.
Francis Marion University was founded in 1970. It is one of South Carolina’s 13 state-supported universities.
