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MU announces Flagship Scholarship recipient from Caldwell County

May 19, 2008

Family and friends gathered in Hamilton, Mo. May 19 to see Mizzou Senior Mallory Trosper receive the first University of Missouri Flagship Scholarship for a student from Caldwell County. Dee Esry, past president of the Mizzou Alumni Association, made the presentation at Hamilton R-2 Schools Middle School.

The scholarship is worth up to $15,000 and is renewable for up to four years. This is intended to cover tuition and fees, as well as other educational expenses which typically include room, board, and books. Caldwell County is one of only four counties in Missouri where this new program has been funded.

The MU Flagship Scholars program ultimately will provide a full-ride, four-year scholarship to a student in each Missouri county. Students who demonstrate outstanding service and leadership and are the first in their family to attend college receive priority consideration. Flagship Scholars are ambassadors for education and for MU, in their own families as well as their communities. Recipients give back at least 20 hours per year in their home community, promoting education and college attendance. The scholarship may be used at the University of Missouri in Columbia, with no restrictions relative to the student’s intended degree, major, or academic unit.

“It is a great honor to be selected for the Missouri Flagship Scholars Program. Through my involvement in my home community, Columbia and the University of Missouri I have been truly blessed with the opportunities I have been given,” said Trosper. “This scholarship will not only provide financial assistance, but allow me to share my experience as a college student and encourage high school students to pursue higher education. I am fortunate to be the recipient for Caldwell County and I am sincerely grateful.”

A 2005 graduate of Penney High School, Trosper is the daughter of Steve and Sandy Trosper and a senior nursing major at MU. She is director of the National Junior Angus Association and vice president of the Student Health Advisory Council. Trosper is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta national sorority and she is an ACES+ Scholar, which has provided her with the opportunity to shadow health care providers, attend professional workshops and provide community service.