Scholarships were awarded based on financial need, leadership, academic achievement and community service. To be eligible, candidates must be under 25, have had a cancer diagnosis before age 21 and be a Mid-South resident. Students must also have a GPA of at least 2.5 and been accepted to an accredited school.

Recipients from Mississippi are:
Ali Blackledge, Laurel
Brandon Cooper, Olive Branch
Kyle Winfred Dunaway, Natchez
Emily Evans, Taylorsville
Jared Blake Frazier, Iuka
Ruth Austin Gant, Winona
Beverly Ann Hannaford, New Albany
Hannah Marie Harris, Kiln
Lindsay Jeanne Harwell, Southaven
Cyndle Holcomb, Waynesboro
Jessica Annette Holmes, Louisville
Jessica A. Jordan, Laurel
April Jowers, Vancleave
April Kimes, Greenville
Karen Mathis, Saltillo
Jordyn Meranto, Kiln
Cody Miller, Olive Branch
Mudesha Monroe, Philadelphia
Beverly Taylor, Eupora
Susanna K Young, Clinton
Katrina Zahniser, Diamonhead

Since the inception of the program in 2001, the American Cancer Society's Mid-South Division has awarded more than 1,500 scholarships to cancer survivors attending college.

“It is difficult for many families to afford the rising cost of a college education,” said Angel Strange, quality of life director for the Mid-South Division of the American Cancer Society. “For pediatric cancer survivors, it is even more difficult because of past treatment-related expenses. The Mid-South Division's College Scholarship program is designed to give these families some much-needed assistance in paying for college tuition.”

For more information about this scholarship program, call the American Cancer Society toll-free at 1-800-ACS-2345.