Alabama Newscenter — Rosedale Memorial Scholarship Awarded to Honor 2011 Tornado Victims
By Danielle Kimbrough
This year marked the 10-year commemoration of the 2011 tornado that devastated portions of Tuscaloosa and claimed the lives of many, including nine residents of the Rosedale Apartments community, a multifamily public housing development on the southwestern end of the city.
To honor those victims, the Alabama Power Foundation provided $2,500 for a scholarship to support a student resident of the Tuscaloosa Housing Authority. This year’s recipient is Takayla Burton, a Rosedale resident and graduate of Paul Bryant High School. She will attend the University of Alabama in the fall and plans to major in business administration.
The Tuscaloosa Housing Authority selected Burton based on her academic achievements. Alabama Power Western Division Vice President Mark Crews, joined by representatives from the Tuscaloosa Housing Authority and Burton’s family, presented her with the scholarship June 21.
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