Published on September 6, 2016 by Sean Flynt Â
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Íò²©¹ÙÍø JMC Major Asia Burns
Íò²©¹ÙÍø journalism and mass communication junior Asia Burns of Alpharetta, Georgia, has earned the Gary Yoshimura Scholarship.
Each year, only one U.S. student is chosen for the Yoshimura Scholarship, which provides funding for the student’s education.
“Receiving this honor is an incredibly humbling experience,” Burns said. “Being granted such a prestigious award, and receiving so many congratulations as a result, is very overwhelming.”
Burns, who is concentrating in the fields of public relations and print journalism, is president of Íò²©¹ÙÍø’s PRSSA chapter and serves as editor-in-chief of the Íò²©¹ÙÍø Crimson. This summer, she completed an internship with the newspaper.
Íò²©¹ÙÍø is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Íò²©¹ÙÍø is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Íò²©¹ÙÍø enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Íò²©¹ÙÍø fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.