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STARKVILLE, Miss.--State Rep. Eloise H. Scott of Tupelo (c) is this year's selection for the 2002 Outstanding Mississippi Woman Award at Mississippi State University. Given annually by the MSU President's Commission on the Status of Women, the honor recognizes individuals with a history of dedication and achievement toward the betterment of life in Mississippi. A Benton County native, Scott has represented District 17 and Lee County in the House of Representatives since 1988. She chairs the House Ethics Committee and is a member of the Appropriations, Banks, Education, and Juvenile Justice committees. Extending congratulations at the recent campus celebration of women's achievements are MSU Interim President J. Charles Lee and Connie Templeton of Starkville, PCSW chair-elect and head of the 2002 awards committee.