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Pottsville and Russellville High School graduates could be eligible for scholarships if they major in education at Arkansas Tech University. The support is available through the Mullens Promise, a new scholarship program funded by the Bert and Annette Mullens Foundation.
According to the ATU announcement made Monday (Jan. 28), the Mullens Promise will provide scholarships for full-time students majoring in education at Arkansas Tech who graduated from either Russellville High School or Pottsville High School. The minimum grade point average to qualify for a Mullens Promise scholarship is 2.5, and financial need must be demonstrated. This scholarship toward tuition and fees is renewable for up to eight semesters.
“The Mullens Promise represents the continuation of Mr. and Mrs. Mullens’ lifetime of support for Arkansas Tech University and for education in our region,” ATU President Dr. Russell Jones, said in the statement. “This investment by the Bert and Annette Mullens Foundation will help encourage students to pursue a career in education and make it financially possible for them to complete their degrees. The Mullens Promise is a significant addition to the Mullens family’s already considerable legacy at Arkansas Tech.”
Son of 1925 Arkansas Tech graduate Bert Charles Mullens, Bert Marshall Mullens earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from ATU in May 1951. The younger Mullens graduated just two months after Tech’s four-year college program was first accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
A member of the Wonder Boys baseball and football teams during his college days, Mullens had a 43-year career in banking that included time as president for First Security Bank in Searcy, First National Bank of Russellville, First Commercial Bank in Memphis, Tenn., and First City Bank of Memphis.
After retiring as an active officer in 1994, Mullens was a board member and an executive committee member for Regions Bank in Russellville. He served on the ATU Foundation Board of Directors and as president of the ATU Alumni Association. He helped organize Tech’s endowment fund drive in 1969, and he was the drive’s first national chairman.
Annette Mullens earned an associate degree in business from ATU in 1948.
The Mullens’, who were married for more than 70 years, pledged a $1 million unrestricted gift to the ATU Foundation in August 2018. Annette died on Aug. 23, 2021. She was 92. Bert died on Oct. 4, 2023. He was 94.
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