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Office
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July 11, 2005 |
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Two History Majors Awarded Scholarships
Kristin Stephens of Whitehouse and Stephanie Comer of Lindale are recipients of history scholarships at UT Tyler, Dr. Edward Tabri, assistant professor of history, announced. Stephens is the recipient of the 2005 Edwin Morgan Smyrl and Frank H. Smyrl Endowed History Scholarship Award for $1,000. Comer is the recipient of the 2005 Phil Stacy Jackson History Scholarship Award for $500. The scholarships are awarded to declared history majors in recognition of their excellent academic performance and for the purpose of encouraging the study of history at UT Tyler. Stephens, a junior, is a member of the Phi Alpha Theta history honor society and was named to the UT Tyler President’s Honor Roll. Comer, a senior, is a Patriot Scholarship recipient, a member of the Phi Alpha Theta history honor society and was named to the UT Tyler President’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List. In 2002, she made the National Dean’s List and was honored as a Collegiate All American Scholar. The Edwin Morgan Smyrl and Frank H. Smyrl Endowed History Scholarship Award honors the memory of Dr. Frank H. Smyrl, the first historian to join the UT Tyler faculty, and his brother, historian Edwin Morgan Smyrl. Frank Smyrl was the founding department chair and dean of the College of Liberal Arts. The Phil Stacy Jackson History Scholarship Award honors the memory of historian Phil Stacy Jackson, a distinguished history graduate of UT Tyler.
Contact person: Lisa Buchanan, (903) 565-5769
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