VALDOSTA, Ga., May 29 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news release:
VALDOSTA - Rut Labrada of Moultrie, Georgia, is the recipient of Valdosta State University's 2025-2026 Clare Philips Martin Scholarship.
Named for the wife of the late Dr. Sidney Walter Martin, who served as VSU's fifth president from 1966 to 1978, the Clare Philips Martin Scholarship is presented to a student with a minimum grade point average of 3.5 who is active in both on- and off-campus activities and organizations and has earned a total of 60 academic credit hours or more.
"I am deeply grateful to have been chosen as a recipient of the Clare Philips Martin Scholarship," she said. "During my time at VSU, I have learned that the options for what I c...