Emilcott's Tamer Shabani honored with GuistWhite Scholarship

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - Twenty Phi Theta Kappa members have been selected as Guistwhite Scholarship recipients and were recognized during the April 2010 Phi Theta Kappa Convention in Orlando. Guistwhite Scholars are chosen based on academic achievement, participation in Phi Theta Kappa programs and service to their colleges and communities.

The 2010 recipients were selected by a panel of independent judges from more than 791 applicants. Each Guistwhite Scholar is awarded a $5,000 scholarship for baccalaureate studies.

The Guistwhite Scholar Program is named in honor of Dr. Jack Guistwhite and his wife Margaret Guistwhite. Dr. Guistwhite established the first designated transfer scholarship for Phi Theta Kappa members at Florida Atlantic University in 1975, and the first Guistwhite Scholars were recognized in 1992.

Tamer Shabani, a Health and Environmental Consultant at Emilcott, graduated in December 2009 with an Associate of Science degree in Chemistry from Raritan Valley Community College. He is planning to continue his baccalaureate degree at Columbia, Cornell, Stanford or the University of Pennsylvania.