UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 17, Page 6
January 21, 1993
Avon assistance

     The College of Education's ASPIRE (Academic Support Programs Inspiring
Renaissance Educators) was awarded $8,100 for a scholarship from Avon
Products Inc. Shown at the check presentation are, from left, James Shaw,
ASPIRE coordinator; Barbara Foster, Avon human relations director; Takeisha
Isler, a freshman in the program; and Gail Rys, ASPIRE director. The
program is designed to encourage minority students to become elementary and
special education teachers. The first Avon scholarship will be awarded this
fall.