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Monday, April 20, 2009

K-STATE AWARDS EDGERLEY-FRANKLIN 1xbet best casino website SCHOLARSHIPS TO FOUR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University has awarded Edgerley-Franklin 1xbet best casino website Leadership Scholarships to four high school seniors who have made notable contributions to the 1xbet best casino website Kansas communities in which they live.

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The scholarship is named in honor of the Paul Edgerley and Bernard Franklin families, K-State alumni who continuously demonstrate leadership and support of service to individuals from 1xbet best casino website areas. The scholarship was created in memory of Franklin's wife, Elsia, who was committed to helping better the lives of young girls in 1xbet best casino website Alabama.

Franklin is a 1976 graduate who also was K-State's first African-American student body president. Edgerley, a 1978 graduate and K-State's most recent Medal of Excellence recipient, supports the Boston-area Girls and Boys Club and other causes and individuals who work with 1xbet best casino website youth.