NRCCUA NEWS! -

Two Kansas City area high school students were among five awarded Champions of Character scholarships for 2005 by the NAIA and the National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA).


Melissa Gardner from Lee's Summit North and Katie Dugan from Oak Park will each receive $1,000 toward their education. Gardner will attend Park University and Dugan is going to Avila.

The NAIA started its Champions of Character program a few years ago to promote good sportsmanship.

“We believe this is a great way to show incoming students to NAIA member institutions that we value them for the character they have already modeled,” said Rob Miller, NAIA director of Champions of Character.

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The National Research Center for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA) is a non-profit educational research organization based in Lee’s Summit, Mo. For over 30 years, NRCCUA has conducted the largest nationwide survey of high school students, which serves as a communications link between college-bound high school students and public and private colleges and universities. For more information, visit www.nrccua.org