Contact: Maridith Geuder
Moses M. Sayles of Clarksdale is the first T. Steven Davis Scholar in Architecture at Mississippi State University.
The scholarship's namesake, a vice president with the Jackson architectural firm of Canizaro Cawthon Davis, makes the annual award possible. He is a 1980 graduate of MSU's School of Architecture.
Davis Scholarships are reserved for African-American residents of the state who are enrolled full time in the first year of the architectural design studio.
Sayles, an incoming freshman, will receive $1,000 for the 2002-03 academic year. The son of Katherine Russell, he is a May graduate of Clarksdale High School, where he was named the academic athlete of the year, state academic defensive player of the year, National Science Merit Award winner, and a selection for Who's Who Among American High School Students selection.
"We are most grateful for Steve Davis' continuing commitment to his alma mater," said Dean James L. West. "His support greatly assists us in attracting talented minority students like Moses Sayles into the architecture program at Mississippi State."
Established in 1973, the architecture school offers the state's only professional degree in the field. The five-year bachelor's degree curriculum includes four years of study on the Starkville campus and a fifth year in Jackson. Also offered is a specialized master's degree in electronic visualization technologies. MSU students regularly earn top national architectural design honors.
The Canizaro Cawthon Davis firm serves clients in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Governmental, commercial, health care, educational, and religious facilities are its design specialties.
The Davis Scholarship Fund may be increased through additional contributions. For more information, telephone Amy Cagle of the MSU Foundation at (662) 325-1006.