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Show First Security avards scholarships Scholarships and grants totaling to-taling $G50 have been presented pre-sented to Southern Utah State College by First Security Foundation. Foun-dation. Presentation of the funds was made by Francis W. Betenson, Manager of the Cedar City office who says the grants include $500 in scholarships and $150.00 in in Library grants. The presentation is part of $21,650 now being distributed by First Securtiy Foundation to 17 Utah and Idaho Colleges and universities, as well as to 4-H and Future Farmers clubs in the Intermountan region. re-gion. The grants bring to $2S7,-250 $2S7,-250 the total amount of scholarships, and grants that First Security Foundation has given since its founding in 1952. In addition to SUSC other schools receiving contribu tions include: University of Utah, Brigham Young Unl-versit, Unl-versit, Utah State University, Weber State College, West-mister West-mister College, Snow College, College of Eastern Utah, University Uni-versity of Idaho, Idaho State University, Boise College, Ricks College, College of Idaho, College Col-lege of Southern Idaho, North Idaho Junior College, Northwest North-west Nazarene College and Lewis-Clark Normal College. George S. Eccles, president and ch.ef executive officer of First Security Corporation, announced an-nounced that in addition, Future Fu-ture Farmers of America and 411 chapters throughout the area will receive $3,000 in the form of both individual and unit awards during 1973. Commenting on the scholarships scholar-ships and grants, Mr. Eccles said, "First Security Foundation Founda-tion is pleased to support higher education and the act ivities of young agriculturalists agricultural-ists because of the quality and ' high standards of both the educational institutions and the young people of the Inter-mountain Inter-mountain region." He noted that banks of the Corporation system have been extremely active in making student loans as well, and as of October 20, were financing college expenses for more than 14,000 area students in the amount exceeding $14 million. mil-lion. The scholarships will be awarded by schools in the spring. Winners are chosen by the various scholarship committees, com-mittees, together with the head of the department or school of business. Mr. Eccles, is president of the Foundation. Other trustees trust-ees include Marriner S. Eccles, Willard L. Eccles, R. H. Bur-I Bur-I ton and Ralph J. Comstock, Jr. rTrrmsmw r '1-7 "" 7v7?fr MShsL' f i r p v-Sl II PrK..:; ill- . n .., i ..... 's f ''- $" I pet.! if i t ' ' J - ? fi- II r V , ' S RECEIVES FUNDS. Dr. Royden C Braithwaite, left, accepts check from Francis Betenson, manager of the Cedar Ce-dar City office of First Security Bank. i The check is for $650 in scholarships and grants to the school through First Security Foundation. ! |