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Florida Southern College senior
awarded $3,000 scholarship

LAKELAND, Fla. (Nov. 26, 2001) - Florida Southern College senior Susan L. Cain received a $3,000 scholarship from the Florida Bankers Educational Foundation (FBEF) Outstanding Senior in Business and Finance Scholarship Program. The program provides a $3,000 scholarship ($1,500 from FBEF and $1,500 from the host institution) to a senior student majoring in business or finance who is planning a career in banking.

Cain will graduate in the spring of 2002 with a degree in business administration. She lives in Lakeland, Fla. and is the daughter of Richard and Jalee Gillenwater, also of Lakeland.

The FBEF Outstanding Senior in Business and Finance Scholarship Program is administered by the Florida Independent College Fund, a not-for-profit foundation for program and resources development for the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF). Based at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Fla., ICUF is dedicated to providing financial assistance to students attending Florida’s independent colleges and universities. Funds are granted by corporate partners who are equally committed to providing the best educational alternatives for today’s college students.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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