Three Appalachian students selected for full scholarships
Michael Hugh Owings
Joel Valente
Katherine Watts
Three Appalachian State University students will receive full tuition, room, board, books and fees for the 2008-09 academic year.
Michael Hugh Owings of Murphy, Joel Valente of Faber, Virginia, and Katherine Watts of Garner join Chris Brooten of Gladstone, New Jersey as recipients of Celia Moh Scholarships. 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 Mr. 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.
Owings, a senior, and Valente, a junior, are studying industrial design; Watts, a junior, is majoring in interior design.
The application process requires candidates to complete an extensive questionnaire, write a personal essay, obtain instructors’ recommendations, and provide a college transcript illustrating exceptional academic achievement. A scholarship committee comprised of notable home furnishings industry executives selected the students from a highly competitive field of candidates. Forty-eight full scholarships have been awarded in the program’s seven-year existence.
For more information about the Celia Moh Scholarship program, please visit www.mohscholarship.org. For more information about Appalachian’s programs in industrial design and interior design, visit www.tec.appstate.edu.