Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Dain Garrett Merit Award winner chosen
Jack Gary Jeffries, Jr. is the 2010 recipient of the Dain Garrett Merit Award.
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Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 The award was established by Dain Garrett, who graduated from USI in 1999 with a perfect 4.0 GPA despite a long struggle with muscular dystrophy. After graduation, he went on to complete a master's degree from California State University Dominguez Hills, passing away just prior to receiving his degree. As a USI student, Garrett won many of the prizes awarded by the USI History Department, and upon his graduation, he used his award money to establish this annual cash prize to assist students who struggled against physical, economic, or other hardships. Garrett was the son of Connie Pitzer of Evansville and Don Garrett of Carmi. "Jack is an excellent student who has had to work hard to get where he is now," said Dr. Tamara Hunt, professor and chair of the Department of History. "He worked throughout high school to help his parents make ends meet, taking on tutoring jobs and repairing computers. To keep his expenses low, he took his lunch to school every day or even skipped lunch so that he would not spend extra money. He currently pays for all his own expenses, including college tuition, and to make ends meet, he works 30 hours per week at a local retailer. Despite all this, he continues to be an outstanding student, always well prepared, articulate and hard-working." Jeffries received the award at the College of Liberal Arts Honors Day program. Contributions to the Dain Garrett Merit Award are accepted by the USI Foundation. |
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