2016 History Scholars
March 3, 2016
UT Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications
UT Tyler Announces 2016 History Scholars
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Brandon Tucker and Diana Dimon, both of Tyler, are the 2016 history scholarship recipients at The University of Texas at Tyler.
A UT Tyler junior, Tucker received the Edwin Morgan Smyrl and Frank H. Smyrl Endowed History Scholarship in the amount of $750. Dimon, a UT Tyler junior, received the Phil Stacy Jackson History Scholarship in the amount of $500.
The Edwin Morgan Smyrl and Frank H. Smyrl Endowed History Scholarship honors the memory of Dr. Frank H. Smyrl, the first historian to join the UT Tyler faculty, and his brother, historian Edwin Morgan Smyrl. Frank Smyrl was the founding department chair and dean of the UT Tyler College of Liberal Arts. The Phil Stacy Jackson History Scholarship honors the memory of historian Phil Stacy Jackson, a distinguished UT Tyler history graduate.
The students will be recognized during an awards banquet next month.
The Department of History presents these scholarships to declared history majors in
recognition of excellent academic performance and for the purpose of encouraging the
study of history at the university.
For more information, contact Dr. Edward Tabri, scholarship coordinator, 903.566.7322
or etabri@uttyler.edu.
One of the 14 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 8,500 high-ability students. UT Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.