HIGH POINT, N.C., Aug. 25, 2009 – High Point University students Skylar Davis and Jessica Henderson have been named as the recipients of the 2009-10 Celia Moh Scholarship, a program that provides full tuition, room, board, books and fees for recipients.
Davis, a senior majoring in interior design with a minor in psychology, has been a Presidential Scholar and was also a supplemental instructor for the campus’ drafting class. She is a member of Delta Mu Delta, and was selected to be the first interior design tutor at the university’s Academic Services Center. She plans to become LEED certified and pursue a career in residential design.
Henderson, a junior majoring in home furnishings, has been a member of the Home Furnishings and Design Club, and the Campus Activities Team. She plans to pursue a career in interior or showroom design.
The Celia Moh Scholarship was established in October 2001 by furniture industry entrepreneur Laurence Moh to honor his wife, Celia. The scholarship program, funded by Moh’s initial gift of $3 million, was established to provide full tuition scholarships for students whose academic endeavors would lead to careers in the home furnishings industry. Fifty-six full scholarships have been awarded in the program?s eight-year existence.
For more information about the Celia Moh Scholarship program, visit www.mohscholarship.org.
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” HPU was included in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” 2009 listings. The university offers 68 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at www.highpoint.edu.
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