12 Remarkable and Resilient High School Students from Texas-Fort Worth Awarded 2014 Horatio Alger State Scholarship

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education, today announced 12 students from the Texas-Fort Worth area will receive its prestigious 2014 Horatio Alger State Scholarship, funded through the generosity of BNSF Railway Foundation. These young men and women are recognized for their admirable commitment to continuing their education and serving their communities, despite facing and overcoming adversity.

Since 1984, Horatio Alger Association has administered one of the nation's largest privately-funded, need-based scholarship programs, awarding more than $100 million in undergraduate, graduate and specialized scholarships to students from across the United States, including all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada. In 2000, 16 years after the establishment of its national scholarship program, Horatio Alger Members also began funding scholarships concentrated in each state to further its mission of offering deserving young people across the nation support to pursue their collegiate goals. 

"The Association is built on the principle that with hard work and determination one can overcome any adversity," said David Sokol, chairman of Horatio Alger Association.  "This belief is truly upheld by the young men and women selected from Texas-Fort Worth.  These Scholars, like the Members of the Association, have exhibited incomparable resilience, a commitment to continuing their education and a desire to support their communities. Through the generosity of BNSF Railway Foundation, the Association is pleased to encourage and commend these students as they strive to achieve the American Dream."

Collectively, the 2014 Horatio Alger State Scholarship recipients have maintained an average GPA of 3.6 and a mean SAT score of 1,593, while coming from a household with an average annual income of $21,482. Through the scholarship program, each recipient is awarded an average of $6,000 to apply toward the tuition of their selected college or university.  Additionally, State Scholars will have access to a variety of resources including college preparatory support, access to guidance and crisis counselors as well as mentoring programs.

For a complete list of the 2014 Horatio Alger Scholars from the Texas-Fort Worth area, please click here.

"The 2014 State Scholarship recipients from Texas-Fort Worth share the Association's values of integrity, hard work and perseverance," said Tony Novelly, president and CEO of Horatio Alger Association. "Determined to succeed despite having faced numerous hardships, these Scholars are being afforded an opportunity – one which they may never have dreamed of – to achieve their goals and pursue a college degree. On behalf of the Association, it gives me great pleasure to say that we are confident that these Scholars will continue to achieve for years to come. "

For more information about Horatio Alger Association and its 2014 Scholars, please visit https://www.horatioalger.org.

About Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans:
Founded in 1947, Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. fulfills its mission of honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals who have succeeded in spite of adversity and of encouraging young people to pursue their dreams through higher education. Horatio Alger Association supports students through annual undergraduate and graduate need-based scholarships and mentoring programs across the United States and Canada. Since 1984, the Association has awarded more than $100 million in college scholarships to deserving young people.  For more information, please visit www.horatioalger.org.

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SOURCE Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc.