Jasmine Castille

Most students attending a four-year university rely on scholarships. Scholarships are capable of taking a lot of weight off of not only students, but their parents as well. One of the many scholarships TAMUT offers is the Ambassador Scholarship.

The Ambassador Scholarship is not only a scholarship, but a program as well. The people who have earned the scholarships are the leaders of our university. These are the local faces you see on TAMUT signs, commercials, and pamphlets. Their primary focus is volunteering. They have helped out at several local events, such as Dr. Cutrer’s Investiture at the Perot, Women for A&M Texarkana, Investiture Party and Reception at Texarkana Country Club, and a gourmet dinner at Texarkana Country Club. Over 25 people applied for this scholarship, and only a lucky 11 were selected. TAMUT ambassador Sumer Johnson says, “The ambassador scholarship has put me in a leadership role within the school and has given me somewhere I belong. This has helped me define what being a leader truly is.”

What can this scholarship offer you? Upon acceptance of this reward, you will receive a $750 scholarship for both the fall and spring semesters. Combined, that is a whopping $1,500 a year. How can you receive this scholarship? You must be an incoming freshman or sophomore, must maintain a 2.75 GPA for scholarship continuation into the spring semester, complete an admission file, and have a face-to-face interview. For more information on the ambassador scholarship, please contact Summer Nelson at Summer.Nelson@TAMUT.edu.