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Contact: Leah Jackson (jacksonl@nsula.edu)
News Bureau
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-6466
11/02/2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NATCHITOCHES -An incoming freshman majoring in mathematics at Northwestern State University will benefit from a scholarship created by Jackie Adair of Many. The Jackie (Jack) Adair Endowed Scholarship in Mathematics was created with an initial donation from Adair that will be matched by Exxon Mobil to create a $10,000 endowed scholarship awarded to a student entering the university in Fall 2007.
The scholarship is open to all current high school graduating seniors who plan to attend NSU as math majors. Applicants must have a 3.0 grade point average to apply for the scholarship, which is renewable for four years if the 3.0 GPA criteria is maintained.
Adair graduated from Northwestern with a degree in mathematics and is retired from a long career at Exxon Mobil. He was inspired to create the scholarship after reading about another NSU alumnus who created a scholarship at NSU through Exxon Mobil's matching program. He hopes the recipient will be a highly motivated student.
"Contributions from citizens like Mr. Adair who are concerned about the future of education make a big difference for high-achieving students who may have financial hurdles," said Dr. Chris Maggio, director of Alumni and Development at NSU.
In 2004, Adair created an endowed professorship in mathematics
at NSU in honor of his parents, Ted and Aleane Adair.