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Kate McIntosh and Eddie Martin Jr.
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is honoring two Mississippi State freshmen who also are in the 2000 class of the university's top scholars program.
Eddie Martin Jr. of Northport, Ala., and Katherine S. "Kate" McIntosh of Brandon are receiving $4,000 awards. They join five others from MSU selected for scholarships since 1989 by the philanthropic organization of the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. and its area bottlers.
In March, MSU named Martin, McIntosh and eight other then-high school seniors as its newest Ottilie Schillig Leadership Scholars. The $30,000 Schillig awards cover the costs of tuition and fees, room and board, and books for four years of study.
As Coca-Cola Foundation Scholars, the two join some 250 selected nationally from an applicant pool of 117,000. Winners are chosen on the basis of "strong academic records, demonstrated leadership in their schools and a dedication to excellence."
Martin, a political science major and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Martin Sr., was president of his Tuscaloosa County High School sophomore, junior and senior classes. As a freshman, he was TCHS Student Council president. During his senior year, he also was named Mr. TCHS, Most Outstanding Senior and Most Likely to Succeed. He was included for two years in Who's Who Among American High School Students, and was a member of the Beta and Key clubs and National and Mu Alpha Theta honor societies. He has a long record of leadership in Alabama Boys' State.
McIntosh, a communication major and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David McIntosh, was Miss Northwest Rankin High School, student newspaper editor and a National Merit Scholarship finalist during her senior year. After serving as president of the freshman, sophomore and junior classes, she concluded her final year as treasurer of the NRHS Student Council. She also was a member of the Beta Club, and National and Mu Alpha Theta honor societies, as well as a multi-year selection for Who's Who Among American High School Students. Her many community activities included the Mississippi Symphony League and Rankin County Resource and Mississippi Food networks, along with Christ United Methodist Church.