OUZ student receives university scholarship

Constance Quarles was awarded the 2007 Richard K. Brackin Scholarship from Ohio University's University College. A student at Ohio University-Zanesville, Quarles is pursuing a Bachelor of Specialized Studies (BSS) in Civil Rights with an emphasis on the Affects to African Americans and Women.

The annual scholarship, established in 1998 in honor of former director of B.S.S. and non-traditional student programs Dr. Richard Keith Brackin, is available to non-traditional students who are striving for their B.S.S. degrees. Applicants must have a minimum 2.80 grade point average and take at least eight credit hours each quarter. Recipients are chosen based on academic achievement and faculty and advisor recommendations.