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Article: SAM E. AND BURNICE C. WITTEL FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE AUBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 16, 2007
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Auburn University issued the following news release:
The Samuel and Burnice Wittel Endowment for Scholarships was established this year at Auburn University by Calvin Wells, president of the Wittel Foundation. The endowment was funded at $130,000.
Wells, of Jackson, Miss., created the endowed scholarship in honor of the late Samuel Wittel and his wife, Burnice, also of Jackson, to recognize the charities and causes important to the Wittels.
The Sam E. and Burnice C. Wittel Foundation will provide two-year tuition scholarships to AU with preference going to students from Jackson. Drew Amacker of Jackson will receive the 2007-2008 scholarship.
Sam Wittel graduated from AU with a bachelor's ...