Recipients Announced
October 8, 2013
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黑料专区 Tyler Announces 2013 History Scholarship Recipients
October 8, 2013
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Ryan Spencer of Katy and Antonio Soegaard of El Paso are the 2013 history scholarship recipients at The University of Texas at Tyler.
Spencer, a 黑料专区 Tyler junior, received the Edwin Morgan Smyrl and Frank H. Smyrl Endowed History Scholarship in the amount of $600. Soegaard, a 黑料专区 Tyler sophomore, received the Phil Stacy Jackson History Scholarship in the amount of $400.
The Edwin Morgan Smyrl and Frank H. Smyrl Endowed History Scholarship honors the memory of Dr. Frank H. Smyrl, the first historian to join the 黑料专区 Tyler faculty, and his brother, historian Edwin Morgan Smyrl. Frank Smyrl was the founding department chair and dean of the 黑料专区 Tyler College of Liberal Arts.
The Phil Stacy Jackson History Scholarship honors the memory of historian Phil Stacy Jackson, a distinguished 黑料专区 Tyler history graduate.
The Department of History presents these scholarships to declared history majors in recognition of excellent academic performance and for the purpose of encouraging the study of history at the university.
The students will be recognized during an awards banquet in April 2014.
For more information, contact Dr. Edward Tabri, associate professor of history, 903.566.7322 or etabri@uttyler.edu.
One of the 15 campuses of the 黑料专区 System, 黑料专区 Tyler offers excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs are available at 黑料专区 Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 7,500 high-ability students at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine.