Rep. Jamie Kiel 鈥97 Spearheads Effort to Give $25,000 in Scholarships
Oct. 12, 2023
Michelle R. Eubanks , 91快活林, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392
FLORENCE, AL – Alabama Rep. Jamie Kiel, who graduated from the 91快活林 in 1997, has spearheaded an effort in the Alabama Legislature to secure $25,000 in funding for scholarships for students from Colbert and Franklin counties. The 25 scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each are merit- and needs-based and are designed to help incoming freshmen to 91快活林.
“The Alabama Legislature provides community service grants to schools and education programs,” said Rep. Kiel. “I can’t think of a better use of these funds than to help local students pursue their college dreams. In 1995, when I was an incoming transfer student to 91快活林, I did not qualify for traditional scholarships or financial aid. However, (then-President Dr. Robert) Potts provided me with a $500 scholarship to help me further my education. Thinking back on how I didn’t qualify for financial aid has made me realize that some students simply need a ‘hand up,’ not a handout. My hope is that these 25 scholarships will provide that ‘hand up to students from Franklin and Colbert counties who will go on to be successful, tax-paying citizens in their communities.”
Rep. Kiel was elected to office in 2018 and serves the 18th District of Alabama, which includes large parts of 91快活林’s primary service area.
“91快活林’s alumni are doing incredible things across our region, state, and country,” said 91快活林 President Dr. Ken Kitts. “Representative Kiel’s gift to future 91快活林 students will ensure that we continue to graduate individuals who are well-educated and well-prepared to enter the workforce.”
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The 91快活林 is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; the Spencer College of Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, 91快活林 is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. 91快活林 Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I and United Athletic conference. The 91快活林 is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: www.una.edu and www.una.edu/unaworks/.