TEXAS WESLEYAN SELECTS 2009 HATTON W. SUMNERS SCHOLARS
On behalf of the trustees of the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation, Texas Wesleyan is proud to announce the latest recipients of the Hatton W. Sumners Scholarship: Cecilia Hill, Melissa McDuffee and Kristina Roberts. For well over a decade, the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation has awarded the generous scholarship to three Wesleyan students annually. In addition to the monetary gift, Sumners Scholars receive access to numerous enrichment opportunities, including private sessions with speakers from the Hatton W. Sumners Distinguished Lecture Series, public policy seminars and the annual Hatton W. Sumners Student Leadership Conference. The Sumners Foundation awards this highly competitive scholarship to foster the development of citizen scholars and civic leaders.
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Cecilia Hill, a 1997 graduate of Paschal High School, will earn an Associate of Arts degree from Tarrant County College in May 2009. Once a Wesleyan student this fall, Hill will pursue a degree in history with secondary certification and a minor in religion. During the past six years, she has managed a branch of 24 Hr. Fitness and organized numerous donations for the club, including drives for Toys for Tots at Christmas and Soles for Souls. Hill looks forward to extending her community service efforts with the Wesleyan campus, as well as possibly joining the Student Government Association. Once her degree is complete in 2011, Hill aspires to follow in the steps of her parents and become a high school teacher. |
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Melissa McDuffee graduated from Joshua High School in 2007, where she was active in band, debate team, ROTC and the National Honors Society. Now concluding her sophomore year at Texas Wesleyan, McDuffee, a religion major with a double minor in English and philosophy, greatly enjoys being connected to the Wesleyan campus. McDuffee currently serves as vice president of Alpha Xi Omega, president of Omega Chi, and president of Alpha Lambda Delta. Additionally, McDuffee is active in Baptist Student Ministry and Student Government, and competes with Moot Court and Model Arab League. Following her college graduation in May 2011, McDuffee plans to pursue a master’s degree in either law or curatorial studies. |
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Kristina Roberts resumed her education at Tarrant County College in 2007 after a 20-year hiatus and will complete her Associate of Arts degree over the summer of 2009. While attending TCC, Roberts actively participated in Phi Theta Kappa, a junior college honors society and Students for Law and Politics. A collegiate highlight for Roberts involved competing on the first-ever Moot Court team to represent a community college and winning the privilege to represent TCC at the state level. Roberts hopes to continue her involvement with Moot Court at Texas Wesleyan this coming fall while she studies sociology with an emphasis in criminal justice and forensic science. Roberts intends to enter the field of forensics as either an examiner or a criminologist after completing her degree in May 2011. |
Hatton W. Sumners represented Texas in the United States Congress from 1913 until his voluntary retirement in 1947. The Hatton W. Sumners Foundation, established in 1949, is dedicated to the study and teachings of the science of self-government, to the development of leaders with a sense of community responsibility, to the maintenance of the American constitutional principles and to the quality of life afforded under those principles. In support of this policy, the endowed scholarship program was established at Texas Wesleyan University by the foundation in 1994. |
