Michael Ugbade earns Oaklawn Scholarship

2017 Jun 14

Michael Ugbade, of Hot Springs, is one of eight University of Arkansas at Little Rock students who received a $3,000 scholarship from the Oaklawn Foundation.

Recipients include Brett Anderson, Jonathan Graves, Jasmine Lenox, Elizabeth Miller, Courtney Moore, Christopher Reyna, Michael Ugbade, and Timothy Yates.

To be considered, students must live in Garland County and have at least a high school diploma. The foundation received 469 applications for the 2017-18 scholarships.

When the foundation first awarded scholarships in 2008, 26 local students received $1,600 scholarships. This year's recipients included 115 $3,000 scholarship recipients and three $5,000 scholarship recipients.

To date, the foundation has awarded $2.712 million through 694 scholarships.