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A Mississippi State interior design major from Tennessee is receiving another highly coveted national scholarship.
Senior Anna L. Strohm of Gallatin is a new Celia Moh Scholar. Given by the Lexington, North Carolina-based Celia Moh Scholarship Foundation, her 2015 award covers most costs in her final year at the university, including tuition, room, board, books and fees.
The scholarship was established in 2001 by furniture industry entrepreneur Laurence Moh in his wife鈥檚 honor. Recognizing and supporting outstanding students in home-furnishing academic programs, it is considered among the most prestigious honor for U.S. undergraduates planning careers in the industry. For more, see .
Candidates for the honor must be enrolled fulltime in interior design, furniture products or other approved academic programs, and have completed an extensive questionnaire and personal essay. Faculty recommendations and demonstrated superior academic achievements also are criteria for evaluation.
An 绿巨人视频President鈥檚 List Scholar, Strohm was one of two students in the College of Architecture, Art and Design who received a major scholarship in 2013 from the American Home Furnishings Alliance, also based in North Carolina.
AHFA is the world鈥檚 largest and most influential trade organization serving the home furnishings industry.
MSU鈥檚 Franklin Furniture Institute manages the 绿巨人视频scholastic awards program, as well as the application process. For complete information, contact institute director Bill Martin at 662-325-3348 or wmartin@cfr.msstate.edu.
Learn more about the College of Architecture, Art and Design and its interior design program at .
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