Nominations needed for All-USA team

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Sep 27 2006 12:00AM

The All-USA Academic Team program annually recognizes 60 outstanding two-year college students. The criteria are designed to find students who excel academically; demonstrate intellectual rigor in their course of study; show academic growth; and use their two-year college education to better themselves, their school and their communities.

The top 20 receive stipends of $2,500 each, while all receive extensive national recognition through coverage in USA Today.

To be eligible, students should expect to obtain an associate’s degree between Dec. 1, 2006 and Aug. 31, 2007. The student must post a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 grading scale for all college credit course work completed. Students must have completed at least twelve semester hours (or quarter hours equivalent).

Applications can be picked up in Bldg. 20, room 2065 or Bldg. 17, room 1750 on the Pensacola campus; from Bldg. 4200, room 4217 on the Milton campus or Bldg. 3100, room 3142B on the Warrington campus.

Applications must be submitted by Nov.1.  Applicants on the Pensacola campus should turn in their application to Sharon Ward room 2065 or Jeff Wooters room 1750;  on the Milton campus, to Morris Buchanan in Bldg. 4200, room 4217; and on Warrington campus to Elisabeth Clark in Bldg. 3100, room 3181.