Alexander Mason of Albia Awarded Robert D. Blue Scholarship

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DES MOINES, IA (07/31/2012)(readMedia)-- State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, a member of the Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation, announced today that Alexander Mason of Albia was among the six students to receive a Robert D. Blue scholarship award for the 2012-2013 school year. The Robert D. Blue Scholarship, which is given by the Foundation, awarded $1,000 to six Iowa students to assist in covering expenses at an Iowa college. The recipients represented six Iowa counties and six Iowa schools.

"Students selected to receive this award must be a citizen of Iowa and demonstrate literary and scholastic ability; exhibit qualities of truth, courage, and fellowship; and display moral force of character," commented State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald. "Alexander is an excellent example of the type of student that we were looking for." Mason will be attending University of Iowa this fall.

Awards were based on the review of an application, letters of recommendation, scholastic achievement, and an essay on the responsibility of a citizen toward his or her community. Additional information about the Robert D. Blue Scholarship is available on-line at www.rdblue.org.

Foundation members include Governor Terry Branstad, Attorney General Tom Miller, State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, Board of Education President Rosemarie Hussey; former governors Chester Culver, Tom Vilsack, and Robert Ray; and citizen members Elaine Estes, Lee Henely, Patrick Lynch and Janet Metcalf.

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