December 12, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MCCC AWARDS THE MILTON G. RUSSELL
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

MONROE, Mich. – Monroe County Community College has awarded the first Milton G. Russell Memorial Scholarship to Ben Walls in the amount of $1000 to be used for tuition, books and fees.

Walls, who is majoring in business at MCCC, graduated with honors from Bedford High School in 2006. He resides in Lambertville.

The scholarship was established in 2006 by Mrs. Doris Russell in memory of her husband, Milton G. Russell, to benefit residents of Monroe County.

Milton G. Russell, a native of Tennessee who later moved to LaSalle, was a U.S. Army veteran and worked for the Chrysler Trenton Engine Plant for 20 years.  He was a member of the local branches of several organizations, such as Monroe Lodge 27, Royal Arch Masons, the Shriners and the Scottish Rite.   Among his hobbies were restoring antique Ford cars, coin collecting and metal detecting.

For more information on available scholarships and financial aid, please contact the MCCC Financial Aid Office at (734) 384-4206. If you are interested in information about funding a scholarship, contact The Foundation at MCCC at (734) 384-4206.