Booth Scholarship recipient following founders' path

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Jared Rose is the recipient of the Melvin D. and Valorgie G. Booth Bethany
Business Scholarship. Like Northwest alumnus and benefactor Melvin D. Booth,
Rose is an accounting major and hopes to start his own business someday.

A Northwest accounting major and South Harrison High School graduate is following in the footsteps of the couple for whom his scholarship is named.

Jared Rose, a 2007 graduate of South Harrison High School in Bethany, is the recipient of the Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth Bethany Business Scholarship.

After completing his undergraduate degree at Northwest, Rose hopes to become a certified public accountant and eventually start his own business. As a high school student he held leadership positions in many organizations, including Future Leaders of America, National Honor Society, Student Council, Future Farmers of America, drama club, art club, Spanish club, science club and a Missouri Conservation Department Stream Team. He was also a member of the cross country team.

Rose is the son of John and Janice Rose of Bethany.

"I believe Northwest is the best college choice for me," he said. "It is the perfect size and has a friendly environment and a great business school."

The initial award of more than $5,000 applies to the 2007-'08 academic year and covers Rose's tuition, books and incidental fees.

The Booths announced they were establishing the scholarship in 2001 after making a $5 million gift to the University. It was then that Northwest's College of Professional and Applied Studies was renamed the Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth College of Business and Professional Studies.

Both of the Booths grew up in Bethany and attended school there prior to attending Northwest. Mel Booth, who majored in accounting with a finance and insurance minor, graduated with honors from the University in 1967 and later received a certified public accountant certificate. He also graduated from Mahler's Advanced Management Skills Program in 1986. Valorie Booth was a business education major and attended Northwest from 1964 to 1967.

"Northwest gave me a solid foundation that provided me the building blocks to develop personally and professionally," Mel Booth said. "This positive experience has enhanced my ability to learn and grow. The University really made an impression on Valorie and me, and it gave us our start. Without our education, we couldn't have accomplished what we have today."

Mel Booth is chairman of the board of directors of PRA International Inc. and Prestwick Pharmaceuticals Inc. He is the lead director of Millipore Corp. and serves on Genstar Capital's Strategic Advisory Committee as an adviser in the area of life sciences. Booth also sits on the board of Ventria BioScience.

Before his retirement, Booth was president and chief operating officer as well as director of MedImmune Inc., one of the largest and most successful biotechnology companies in the world. MedImmune Inc. was acquired by AstraZeneca PLC in June 2007.

"It is through Mel and Valorie Booth's commitment to each other that they have achieved success in their personal lives as well as in the world of business," said Northwest President Dr. Dean L. Hubbard. "It is because of their commitment to Northwest that tomorrow's leaders will be formed."

The Booths live in McLean, Va., and Scottsdale, Ariz.

For more information, please contact:

Mitzi Lutz
Advancement Communications Specialist
Office of University Advancement
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468
mitzi@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: (660) 562-1248
Fax: (660) 562-1990
www.nwmissouri.edu/alumni

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