McClure wins National Propane Gas Foundation Scholarship
Published 6:10 pm Monday, July 30, 2012
Michael McClure, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael McClure of Tryon, has been selected to receive a $2,000 academic scholarship from the National Propane Gas Foundation for the 2012-2013 academic year. He is one of 71 recipients from more than 700 applicants selected to receive a National Propane Gas Foundation Scholarship this year.
McClure will be a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he plans to major in communications. While in high school, McClure was a member of the marching band and active in several clubs; including the National Honor Society.
National Propane Gas Foundation scholarships are for the benefit of children of employees of propane companies who are members of the National Propane Gas Association, the sponsor of the scholarship program.
McClure’s father is an employee of Freeman Gas Company in Landrum.
– article submitted by the National Propane Gas Foundation