Saginaw State Farm Agent Linda Allen Awards Boswell HS Student Brooke Allen Scholarship to Texas A&M

Local scholar plans to pursue degree in Bio Environmental Science at A&M.

2011-06-09

FORT WORTH, TX, June 09, 2011 (Press-News.org) State Farm Agent Linda Allen is pleased to name Brooke Allen as the winner of the second annual Linda Allen State Farm Agency college scholarship. Brooke plans to attend Texas A&M in the fall with a major in bio-environmental science and research oceanography.

A Texas University Interscholastic League Scholar, and Distinguished Texas Graduate, Brooke's Advanced Placement classwork helped her earn a 4.1 GPA and graduate in the top 10 percent of her class at Boswell High School in Saginaw, Texas.

"I've been visiting college campuses since the fourth grade because I've always wanted to go to college," said Brooke, a President's Award winner who participated in choir her sophomore, junior and senior years and lettered in soccer as a freshman and sophomore. Her mother, Laura Allen, is a second grade teacher at High Country Elementary in the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD and Brooke said her mom has always been an inspiration.

"Brooke is an outstanding young woman," said Linda Allen. "I know she will be successful and I know that her mother is proud to have raised a daughter like her."

To qualify for the $300 scholarship, applicants must be seniors at Boswell High and live with a single mother head of household. A minimum GPA of 3.0 and good attendance records are also required.

State Farm Agent Linda Allen raised two sons on her own, and says she knows how tough it is for a single mother. "I hope this scholarship will make things a little easier on Brooke and Laura," she said.

Author of the relationship-building book "Out with Customer Service & In with People Service," Linda Allen is dedicated to serving members of her community.

The Linda Allen State Farm Agency is located at 8101 Boat Club Road, Suite 240 in Fort Worth (Saginaw/Eagle Mountain Lake), Texas, 76179. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Call State Farm agent Linda Allen and her team at 817-236-7200 or visit them on the Web at www.LindaInsuresMe.com.

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