News and Progress
Flagship Scholarship recipient from Clark County announced
Scholarship worth $15,000 goes to Angela Suter
May 18, 2009
Angela Suter met Jack McAndrew, at a dinner in Kahoka, Mo. The Clark County Flagship Scholarship is named for Jack and his wife, Ladene, parents of Mizzou Alumnus Mark McAndrew, who provided the funding for the scholarship.
Angela Suter, Wyaconda, has been selected as the next Clark County recipient of the University of Missouri Flagship Scholarship. The scholarship is worth up to $15,000 and will help cover tuition and fees, as well as other educational expenses, including room, board and books at MU.
The MU Flagship Scholars Program ultimately will provide a four-year scholarship to at least one student in every Missouri county. Students who demonstrate outstanding service and leadership and are the first in their family to attend college receive priority consideration.
"I was the first in my own family to earn a college degree, and I certainly would not be where I am today without support from my family, mentors and the community," MU Chancellor Brady Deaton said. "The goal of the MU Flagship Scholars Program is to provide similar opportunities to students across the state. I couldn't be more excited about this program and its potential to change Missouri students' lives."
Flagship Scholars are ambassadors for education and MU in their families as well as their communities. Recipients give back at least 20 hours per year in their home communities promoting education and college attendance. The scholarship may be used at MU with no restrictions relative to the student's intended degree, major or academic unit.
The Clark County Flagship Scholarship was funded by Mark McAndrew and his wife, Stephanie, and was named the Jack & Ladene McAndrew Flagship Scholarship in honor of his parents. Jack and Ladene raised McAndrew and his six siblings in Kahoka, a northeast Missouri town in Clark County, with a population of just more than 2,000.
Suter is the daughter of Arthur and Debbie Suter and a May graduate of Clark County R-1 High School. She will enter MU in the fall as a freshman. Suter is a member of the National Honor Society and the Future Farmers of America.