Brownwood News – Five Howard Payne University students enrolled in the Guy D. Newman Honors Academy program have been selected as Sumners Scholars. Acceptance into the Sumners Scholar Program, created by the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation, is based on an assessment of academic excellence, a sense of civic responsibility and leadership potential.

This year’s selected scholars are Conner Faught, junior from Brownfield; Lexie Hobby, junior from Burleson; Lucy Manning, junior from Fort Worth; Sierra Ross, junior from Galveston; and Lauren Piper, sophomore from Early.

IN THE PHOTO: from left to right are Conner Faught, Lauren Piper, Lexie Hobby, Sierra Ross and Lucy Manning.

Students are selected for the competitive four-semester program, after an in-depth application and interview by the trustees of the Sumners Foundation. The foundation provides a $7,500-per-semester stipend for its participating students to be used for tuition, fees, books or room and board.

For more information about the Sumners Scholars Program at HPU, visit www.hputx.edu/sumners.

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