Al Eads Jr.

For more information, contact: Al Eads Jr., Acting Executive Director, National Rural Education Association Headquarters, Room 246, Education Building, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523- 1588; (970) 491-7022; e-mail doceads@aol.com; http://www.nrea.colostate.edu/.

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For more information, contact: Al Eads Jr., Acting Executive Director, National Rural Education Association Headquarters, Room 246, Education Building, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1588; (970) 491-7022; e-mail doceads@aol.com; http://www.nrea.colostate.edu/.

April 16 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGThe Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Foundation provides scholarships to engineering and science students throughout the nation.Awards are based on academic achievement, financial need, commitment to a college education, involvement in the school and community, career goals, and recommendations.Three hundred scholarships, ranging from $500 to $7,000, are given.To qualify, applicants must be high school seniors, undergraduates, or graduate students enrolled full-time as engineering or science majors.Contact: 5400 E. Olympic Blvd., Suite 210, Los Angeles, CA 90022; (323) 888-2080; e-mail kathy@shpefoundation.org; http://www.shpe.foundation.org/.

Al Eads Jr., a retired superintendent from South Carolina who is slated to become NREA president in October, had been the interim director.

Mr. Mooneyham hopes to make the NREA a household name in the thousands of rural school districts across the country."I want the NREA to be recognized as the most influential education organization in the United States and the world," he said recently."You have to have ambitious goals."

To him, the numbers make sense: Almost 42 percent of the nation's 89,600 public schools are in rural areas or small towns, according to federal data, which means the NREA's goal of raising its membership from 1,200 to 10,000 isn't just a fantasy.

Al Eads, Jr. 1829 Dawson Branch Rd Summerville, SC 29483 Phone: 843-875-9156 Fax: 843-821-6552

Dr. Albert EadsExecutive DirectorNational Rural Education Association

Al Eads, Jr., President 1829 Dawson Branch Rd Summerville, SC 29483 Phone: 843-875-9156 Cell: 843-697-5191

Al Eads, Jr. (PRESIDENT) 1829 Dawson Branch Rd Summerville, SC 29483 Phone: 843-875-9156 Fax: 843-821-6552

Meanwhile, Al Eads, president of the National Rural Education Association, says state lawmakers are becoming more aware of the issues rural school districts face, due to the lawsuit and the work of the South Carolina Association for Rural Education. Read the Full Article