The FINANCIAL -- Marriott International announced on July 15 the Alice S. Marriott scholarship program with the Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority to offer $25,000 per year from 2008 to 2011. The educational fund will support diverse students interested in careers in the hospitality industry. (Left to Right - Carson Edwards Jr., Association Account Executive, Marriott International, Dr. Barbara McKinzie, AKA Sorority National President, Jimmie Paschall, Global Diversity Officer and senior vice president, Marriott International, and Deborah Dangerfield, Executive Director of AKA Sorority Educational Advancement Foundation.

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