South Dakota Board of Regents
For immediate release: Thursday, May 26, 2005
For more information: Tracy Mercer, (605) 773-3455

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Thursday, 26 April, 2005

SDSMT Student Wins Scarborough Scholarship

PIERRE—Cassandra Degen, an engineering major at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, has been awarded the Marlin R. Scarborough Scholarship by the South Dakota Board of Regents.  The $1,500 scholarship honors the late Marlin R. Scarborough, who was president of the Board of Regents at the time of his death.

The Scarborough Endowment Fund annually provides a scholarship to a student at a South Dakota public university.  Applicants must have a 3.5 grade point average, demonstrate leadership potential, and be nominated by their university.

Degen, a graduate of Stevens High School in Rapid City, has a cumulative GPA of 4.0 after completing three semesters at SDSMT.  

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