April 12, 2004

KINGSTON, R.I. - University of Rhode Island Track & Field standout Emily Anderson (Westerly, R.I.) was recently awarded the Mark and Donna Ross Endowed Scholarship by the University's College of Arts and Sciences.

Anderson was honored at luncheon at the URI President's House on Thursday, April 8 along with the other recipients.

Anderson, a sophomore political science and economics major and a 2002 graduate of Westerly High School, was one of five students selected by URI's College of Arts and Sciences to receive the highly competitive Mark and Donna Ross Endowed Scholarship out of the approximately 4,000 undergraduates enrolled in Arts and Sciences.

The scholarship is named for the donors, Mark Ross, a 1964 URI graduate in Economics, and his wife Donna, an honorary URI graduate. Recipients are selected for the Ross Scholarship on the basis of academic merit; Anderson has earned a 3.98 GPA in her first three semesters at URI.

Anderson was named the Rhode Island Female Freshman of the Year for 2003, following a first-year campaign that saw her establish new URI freshman records in the 1,000-meters and 1,500-meter events. She earned second-team Atlantic 10 All-Conference honors both indoors and outdoors as well as All-East honors indoors at 1,000-meters in 2003.

Prior to enrolling at the University of Rhode Island, Anderson won numerous Rhode Island State Indoor and Outdoor Championships, as well as winning the 2002 New England Outdoor 1,600-meter title while at Westerly High School. When she graduated, she held state records in the outdoor mile, the indoor 1,500, and the outdoor 4x400 relay.

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