htm. The program will award at least 23 scholarships this
spring to MRA members and their employees and children.

students programming

The
awards are not based on financial need.

some rants

state.

college some

Larry Sherman of Birmingham, retired owner of the former Sherman Shoes
footwear stores, chaired the successful fundraising drive.

his college

The competition is managed by Scholarship Program Administrators of
Nashville, Tennessee.

some raves

S.
Scholarships are $1,000 for public and private university and college
students and $500 for those attending community college.

author bob

is
now available from the Department of State. LANSING, Mich.
D.

his addy

Interest earnings on
foundation assets pay for the scholarships.3699
or rlachance@retailers.

attending addy

Featuring an introduction by Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and
a welcome by Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public
Affairs at the U. Department of State, "College and University Education in
the United States" provides answers and extensive information to international
students who wish to study in the U.
"College and University Education in the United States" is part of the
Department of State's electronic journal series.

addy michigan

his author

The electronic publication,
"College and University Education in the United States," addresses topics such
as the types of colleges and universities, education costs, campus life,
possible sources of financial aid, accreditation and the grading system.gov/journals/itsv/1105/ijse/rdeducate.retailers.com by March 15 to request a mailed application.

michigan travels

It is currently available in
English, French, and Spanish, and will soon be available in Arabic, Chinese,
Portuguese and Russian.com (access
code: MIRA).

programming his

programming students

mike attending

Michigan Retailers Scholarship Fund Tops $1 Million; Competition Begins for 2006-07 College Scholarships

The foundation was established in 1968 but had never mounted a concerted
fundraising drive until late 2002, when the MRA Board of Directors set an
ambitious goal of more than doubling foundation assets to $1 million .

For personal homepages of students attending Michigan State.

his michigan

clay wars

The nonprofit educational foundation raised more than $565,000 through its
"Links to a Legacy" campaign that began in late 2002.

homepages author

WASHINGTON , A new publication to help students from
around the world learn about opportunities for higher education in the U.

rants memories

, The largest fundraising drive in
the history of the Michigan Retailers Foundation, the college scholarship fund
of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA), has achieved its goal of boosting
foundation assets to $1 million. The goal of the drive
was to reach the $1-million mark in order to increase the number and size of
college scholarships the foundation awards annually.366.
Applications must be completed and submitted by April 1.

homepages projects

Eligible students may apply online at http://www .

homepages bob

state some

S.
Highlights in the publication include: resources for international
students and foreign student advisors, including EducationUSA -- the State
Department's global network of more than 450 advising and information centers
in 170 countries; financial planning information; a video about the foreign
student experience as described in first-person accounts by international
students; a college life photo gallery; and other useful links.
For this publication click:
http://usinfo . The competition is
open to high school seniors and college freshmen, sophomores and juniors.

programming college

MRA also announced the start of its scholarship competition for the
2006-07 academic year.