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First Eve Marie Carson Scholarship awarded

UNC junior Elinor Benami, from Knoxville, Tenn., was awarded the first Eve Marie Carson Scholarship for her exemplary leadership and dedication to working for the environment. The scholarship will fund a summer experience after her junior year and financial aid for her senior year. The scholarship was established in Eve Carson’s memory to honor ambitious students who have shown strong involvement in a leadership role at UNC. Benami is in the honors program and North Carolina Fellows, a leadership development program and she co-chairs the Student Government Environmental Affairs Committee. For more information about the Eve Marie Carson Scholarship visit the website at www.unc.edu/eve/index.html.