Kelly O'Neil of Cape Girardeau has been awarded the May Department Stores Company Scholarship of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
The four-year scholarship offers up to $2,000 per year for college study.
O'Neil recently graduated from Central High School. A member of the National Honor society, she made the A-honor roll every quarter of her high school career.
She plans to attend the University of Missouri-Columbia and hopes to receive a degree in a business-related area.
Her mother, Mary O'Neil, is a sales associate at Famous-Barr's store in Cape Girardeau.
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