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Florida Southern College freshman
awarded $2,500 scholarship

LAKELAND, Fla. (Nov. 27, 2001) - Florida Southern College freshman Rebecca S. Parsons received a $2,500 scholarship from the United Parcel Service Scholarship Program. The program provides scholarships to students based on academic achievement and financial need.

Parsons will graduate in the spring of 2005 with a degree in biology. She is the daughter of Drew and Sandra Parsons of Henryville, Penn.

The UPS 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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