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UH-Downtown Prepares to Congratulate its Red Rose Scholars

(Houston, Texas, March 11, 2007)   On Friday, April 13, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Downtown Houston, a Scholars Reception will be held to honor the 25 deserving scholars recommended by the Red Rose Scholarship Committee to receive scholarships at the UH-Downtown 26th Annual Red Rose Ball. The reception will be followed by dinner and a program honoring these bright students who were chosen based upon their distinctive leadership and academic excellence.   Mayor Bill and Andrea White will be honored for their support of education and UHD.   Community Service Award Recipients Jodie and Sonceria "Sonny" Messiah-Jiles will be recognized for their contributions to the Greater Houston community.  

The university is proud to announce the 2007 scholars:

David Adeyi
Michelle Aiello
Adolfo Aranzales
Damaris Chavez
Emily De La Garza
Maria G. Garcia
Nicholaus Gaytan
Lauren Gracia
Christopher Graves
Maria G. Hernandez
Nguyen Lam
Andrea Lewis
Sadia Lunsford
Jimmy Mai
Janna McKeehan
Megan Murray
Shafeeq Noorudeen
Nathaniel Nouri
Kristi Pennington
Alvin Pieper
Juan Razo
Angelia Sheppards
Nicolas Spampinato
Antonio Tito
Anabel Vallejo

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN
UH-Downtown is a public university of nearly 12,000 students, offering a wide variety of bachelor’s degrees, as well as master’s programs in criminal justice, professional writing, security management and teaching. One of four distinct universities in the UH System, Houston’s Downtown University is nationally recognized for its student diversity, wireless campus, outstanding academic opportunities and productive community partnerships. At UHD, the emphasis is on excellence in teaching and student success.

Please use UH-Downtown, UHD or University of Houston-Downtown when referring to our university.