| LSU Memphis chapter members attended the 2008 Training Program at LSU in February where they presented a check to fully endow the Jan Moore Memorial Freshman Scholarship. Funds were raised at each chapter event and at the annual Mardi Gras party. Presenting the check are (l-r) Chuck Newman, Snookie Newman, Charlie Roberts, LSU Alumni President; Bond Lux, Memphis Chapter President; Nita Lux, K.K. Gross and Johnnie Gross.
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Scholarship Program
The Memphis LSU Alumni Chapter gives two $1,000.00 scholarships annually to students from the Memphis area attending Louisiana State University.
The Jan Moore Memorial Scholarship of $1,000, $500 per semester, is awarded annually to an area freshman enrolling at LSU for the first time. The second $1,000 award is given to a student from the Memphis area enrolled as an upperclassman at LSU. The chapter has raised over $50,000.00 to support these scholarships, and the funds are on deposit with the LSU Alumni Association Office in Baton Rouge.
Steve Collins is the chair of the Memphis chapter scholarship selection committee. You may obtain a copy of the applications by selecting the appropriate link below.
Jan Moore Memorial Freshman Scholarship Application
Upper-class Scholarship Application
You also may request an application and return the completed form to:
LSU MEMPHIS ALUMNI CHAPTER
ATTN: SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMAN
P.O. BOX 17670
MEMPHIS, TN 38187-7670
Or, return your application by email, sending it as an attachment to: Scholarship Chairman.
All applications for 2010 upperclassmen scholarship must be mailed or received by July 1, 2010.
Applications for the 2010 freshman scholarship must be mailed or received by March 15, 2010.
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2009 Scholarship Winners
Andrew Larose, a 2009 graduate of Collierville High School, was awarded the $1,000 Jan Moore Memorial Freshman Scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year. Andrew served as Vice-President of DECA and was on the Collierville High newspaper staff, serving as business manager his senior year. He also helped the fundraising effort for Random Act of Kindness
Staten Smith received the 2009-2010 Upperclassman Scholarship. Staten attended LSU on a tennis scholarship and was a member of the LSU women's tennis team, earning Academic All-America honors with a 3.95 GPA. She graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Economics in 2008 and is now working on her masters degree in at the E.J. Ourso College Of Business.
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