Austin Housing Authority Dedicates Scholarship for Low-Income Students to Azie Taylor Morton

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(Free-Press-Release.com) July 28, 2004 -- To recognize Azie Taylor Morton�s devotion to assisting those less fortunate, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin has established a new scholarship for low-income students attending Huston-Tillotson College with a $5,000 donation to the Azie Taylor Morton Scholarship Fund.

�Ms. Morton�s dedication as commissioner to the Austin Housing Authority and her commitment to pursuing equal opportunity for people of all backgrounds has inspired the agency to dedicate this scholarship to her,� HACA Executive Director James L. Hargrove said. �She was a leading voice in the push for awarding scholarships to low-income residents, so this dedication would only be appropriate to awarding her efforts.�



Morton served on the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners from 1999 to 2001. It was there that her good nature and drive for social justice helped to jumpstart HACA�s scholarship program, which has awarded almost $200,000 in scholarships to low-income residents in the past four years.

HACA will formally present a resolution to both the president of Huston-Tillotson as well as Morton�s family at its next Board of Commissioners meeting Aug. 19 at Lakeside Apartments. The resolution will state HACA�s commitment to perpetually donate to this scholarship fund.