YUNG PARK EARNS BYRD SCHOLARSHIP

Yung H. Park of Cape Girardeau was one of 117 top Missouri students to receive a Robert C. Byrd Honor Scholarship.

Park received the award from the 8th Congressional District.

The scholarships, worth $1,500 each, are awarded to top graduates in each of Missouri's nine congressional districts.

The federally funded Byrd scholarship program, now in its eighth year, is administered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Last spring, about 1,000 students in Missouri's public and private high schools applied for the awards.

The Byrd scholarship recognizes outstanding academic achievement. State education officials select the winners on the basis of their scores on college-entry exams, high school grade averages and class rank.