Stephen F. Austin State University

Stephen F. Austin State University students selected to receive $1,000 Noble Scholarship renewal awards recently attended a luncheon in their honor hosted by Citizens 1st Bank. The Noble program is sponsored by the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce, and Noble Scholarships are made possible by The Daily Sentinel and Citizens 1st Bank. Renewal scholarships are funded by a $100,000 endowment established by Citizens 1st in 2004 through the SFA Office of Advancement. Renewal scholarship recipients pictured are, front row from left, Brett Tucker, Cushing junior pre-medicine major; Brittany Adkison, Garrison senior Spanish major; Jodie Torrence, Central Heights junior political science major; Tana Holt, Nacogdoches senior finance major; Ashley Strahan, Woden junior professional accountancy major; Miranda Witherspoon, Nacogdoches sophomore communication major; Judy Acosta, Nacogdoches senior biology major; Byianca Lopez, Nacogdoches sophomore business major; and Laura Turner, Nacogdoches sophomore liberal arts major; back row, Kim Luna Snyder, Chamber of Commerce vice chair and senior vice president, Citizens 1st Bank; Dr. Jerry Holbert, Chamber of Commerce board member and SFA vice president for university advancement; Charles Bright, luncheon speaker; and James I. Perkins, president and chairman of the board, Citizens 1st Bank. Other Noble Scholarship recipients who were awarded renewals are Benjamin McCook, Martinsville sophomore art major; and Matthew Stone, Central Heights senior professional accountancy major. Nacogdoches County high school seniors who received scholarships to SFA for 2006-2007 also attended the luncheon.