Two Jackson County Students Awarded Michigan Retailers Association Scholarships
(May 19, 2021 11:11 AM) Michigan Retailers Association's (MRA) annual scholarship competition is awarding 26 college students with scholarships totaling $37,500 for the 2021-22 academic year. Two Jackson County students, Morgan LaFaive and Keegan Rumler, are among the students honored. The awards are funded by the Michigan Retailers Foundation and contributions from MRA members and other donors. Of the 26 awards, three winners will receive $1,000 scholarships. The remaining 23 winners will receive $1,500 scholarships. New 2021-22 awards include: The W. Bruce and Joyce M. Rogers Legacy Scholarship, established by long-time retail advocate, W. Bruce Rogers; and The Bill Golden Legacy Scholarship, established by Bill Golden, co-president of Golden Shoes in Traverse City. To be eligible, recipients must be an employee of a MRA member business or the dependent of an owner or employee of a member business. Students apply between January 1 and April 1 each year for the scholarships. The program’s totals have now reached $615,250 awarded to 601 recipients since 1999, when the current program format began. Scholarship recipients were chosen by a third-party administrator - International Scholarship and Tuition Services. Information for each student is listed in this order: high school; hometown; award name; business where…
