Governor Holshouser Scholarship Awarded

	Dr. Patricia Mitchell, Co-Chair of the NCEDA Professional Development Committee and  Tiffany H. McNeill, the 2010  Governor James E. Holshouser Professional Development Scholarship recipient

The North Carolina Economic Developers Association has awarded the 2010 Governor James E. Holshouser Professional Development Scholarship.

This year’s recipient is Tiffany H. McNeill, an Economic Developer with the NC Department of Commerce.  The NCEDA presented the award to McNiell at a dinner and reception during the association’s mid-winter conference in Pinehurst on Thursday March 4th.  Additionally, Governor Holshouser attended a breakfast on March 5th for past and present scholarship recipients which was hosted by Sanford Holshouser Economic Development Consulting.

The scholarship provides $1,000 per year, for three years, toward tuition and costs related to attending the Economic Development Institute.
 
Nexsen Pruet is proud to fund the scholarship in honor of Jim Holshouser, who is Of Counsel with the firm.  He served as governor of North Carolina from 1973 to 1977 after four terms in the General Assembly.

Nexsen Pruet, LLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 170 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C. as well as Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh, N.C.

The North Carolina Economic Developers Association (NCEDA) is a statewide association for professional economic developers and their allies.  For more than 40 years, NCEDA and its members have led efforts to promote North Carolina as an ideal destination for business investment.