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Clark Atlanta to offer new scholarship
By Laura Diamond
May 10, 2010Clark Atlanta University is matching a $25,000 donation to offer a new scholarship to a student planning a career in public radio broadcasting.
The Sheryl Flowers Scholarship is in memory of a longtime executive producer of the nationally syndicated The Tavis Smiley Show from PRI. Flowers attended Clark Atlanta, university officials said.
Smiley donated $25,000 to create the scholarship.
"Sheryl’s life calling was public radio," Smiley said in a statement. "Through her genius, she had a unique way of guiding and teaching others. This scholarship at Clark Atlanta University preserves her legacy."
