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Home/Riverhawk News/NSU Emerald Ball 2014 promises special evening of scholarship

NSU Emerald Ball 2014 promises special evening of scholarship

Published: 2014-10-01 

(Tahlequah, Okla.) Get ready to be blown away at this years Emerald Ball at Northeastern State University, as NSU alumna Carrie Underwood joins the NSU Alumni Association for its formal green tie gala to benefit student scholarships on Saturday, Oct. 25.

Scholarship Focus. Every year more than $68 million of financial assistance is available to NSU students in the form of scholarships, grants, part-time work, tuition waivers and education loans. About 90 percent of NSUs first-time, full-time freshmen receive some sort of aid. In 2013, fundraisers such as the Emerald Ball and private donations enabled the NSU Foundation to award 902 scholarships to deserving students with a total value of nearly $725,000.

Emerald Evening. This years Emerald Ball evening features fine dining, Outstanding Alumni accolades, live and silent auctions, a grand-prize emerald jewelry giveaway, and a special live acoustic performance by six-time Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood. Tickets are $150 each, limit two per person. Doors open at 7 p.m. in the Sen. Herb Rozell Ballroom of the University Center. All proceeds from the event go toward supporting student scholarships.

As an extra treat, NSU President Steve Turner has made it possible for all current NSU students to have an opportunity to attend the performance free. 130 tickets have been reserved for a drawing to be held Oct. 13.

Outstanding Alumni. Selected by the NSU Alumni Association Board of Directors, this years Distinguished Alumnus and Outstanding Young Alumnus honorees join a special group of NSU alumni who, through personal achievement and service, have brought honor and distinction to both themselves and the University. Those honored in 2014 include Distinguished Alumni Dr. William Bill Pierce 76, President of Baptist Village Communities, and Will Thomas 97, award-winning author; as well as Outstanding Young Alumna Sarah Vann 02, Milken Educator Award winner.

NSUs Own. Underwood graduated from NSU in 2006 after a brief hiatus to win the 2005 American Idol competition. Since her debut CD in 2005, she has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, charted 18 #1 singles and earned countless other accolades. NSU named her an inaugural Centurion in 2009, and an Outstanding Young Alumna in 2011.

Its all happening Under the Big Top Emerald Ball 2014. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 918-458-2143.