New Swift & Staley Inc. Scholarship to benefit students at Murray State University's Paducah Regional Campus
By Kaitlyn Black | Mar 24, 2021
Murray State continues to offer scholarships and programs to further student success
MURRAY, Ky. 鈥� Murray State University and the Murray State University Foundation recently introduced the Swift & Staley Inc. Scholarship. The scholarship will be used as a tool to assist students at Murray State University鈥檚 Paducah Regional Campus in obtaining an education to prepare them for a career.
鈥淪wift & Staley Inc. is proud of its partnership with Murray State University and the Paducah Regional Campus. Our community and region is blessed to have a comprehensive university that emphasizes academic and scholarly excellence,鈥�' said Swift & Staley, Inc. President and Murray State Board of Regents member, alumnus Leon Owens. 鈥淲e are hopeful the new scholarship will provide non-traditional students with the support to continue their respective educational pursuits.鈥�
Swift & Staley Inc. is a local employee-owned business headquartered in Paducah, Kentucky. A mechanical contracting company that originally began in 1979, Swift & Staley Inc. continues to support and influence the communities around them. Their services include faculty support, safeguard & security/automated access control services, administrative support and records management.
Swift & Staley Inc. prides itself on being an active and participatory member of the community.
Numerous SSI employees are alumni of 鈥渢he finest place we know鈥�, and it is an honor for the company to
partner with Murray State to offer the Swift & Staley Inc. Scholarship to aid the educational endeavors of students.
"We are very grateful to Regent Leon Owens and Swift & Staley for their support of Murray State University students. This scholarship support will help many students who may not otherwise be able to afford higher education. This assistance is a real difference-maker as we assist students and advance our academic programs,鈥� stated Murray State President Dr. Bob Jackson.
This scholarship will be specifically for transfer or returning students with 45 or more total credit hours. Recipients must also be full-time or part-time students at Murray State attending the Paducah Regional Campus only. If interested, students should apply through the current scholarship application portal to be eligible.
"The Swift & Staley, Inc. Scholarship will provide extended life and career opportunities for our nontraditional students and make an intergenerational impact that will change lives forever. I am grateful to Regent Owens and Swift & Staley for their continued commitment to our community and to Murray State University,鈥� said Jennifer Frazier, Director of the Paducah Regional Campus.
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