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UT Tyler Announces Southside Bank Scholars

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May 21, 2020

Media Contact: Beverley Golden
Senior Director of Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.566.7303

The University of Texas at Tyler announced today 25 students have been awarded Southside Bank scholarships.

The UT Tyler Southside Bank Scholars program is designed for students enrolled for fall 2020 who have a financial hardship as a result of the pandemic. The University awarded 25 $1,000 scholarships.

“We are thankful for our friends at Southside Bank for supporting our students in their time of need. This generosity exemplifies their commitment to the education of East Texas,” said Dr. Michael Tidwell, UT Tyler president.

Southside Bank scholars by hometown are:

ALTO – Eliza Prasai.

ARP – Chelsea McDonald.

ATHENS – Jackson Zimmerman.

CHANDLER – Leslie Mendoza.

FRUITVALE – Laney Rush.

HALLSVILLE – Frances Lewis.

JACKSONVILLE – Chloie Devillier.

KILGORE – Dustin Bell and Destynee Cordova.

LINDALE – Madeline Blaylock, Yesenia Lara and Brooklyn Moon.

LUBBOCK – Kayley Poteet.

MURPHY – Keith Long.

NEW SUMMERFIELD – Omar Arellano.

OMAHA – Dakota Lucas.

PALESTINE – Bridget Kennedy and Sintia Montes.

PFLUGERVILLE – Danielle Lacasse.

TENAHA – Araceli Vazquez.

TYLER – Andy Alvarado Mora, Kamryn Pilkinton, Luke Higginbotham, Dolores Freeze and Christopher George.

Southside Bank is a longtime supporter of UT Tyler and has helped provide scholarships to deserving students through the annual UT Tyler Southside Million Dollar Hole-in-One golf event.

A member of the prestigious UT System, The University of Texas at Tyler focuses on student success and innovative research in the more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered to nearly 10,000 students. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News and World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.