Detroit CEO Launches Perfect Attendance Scholarships for Washington, D.C. and Oakland, California High School Seniors
DETROIT, March 31 -- /PRNewswire/ -- A Detroit real estate company's CEO, Abner McWhorter III, is awarding scholarships to District of Columbia Public Schools and California's Oakland Unified School District high school seniors who have achieved perfect attendance throughout high school. This is the first year that the scholarship opportunity has expanded nationally.
"Students are often recognized for good grades and top honors, but few are rewarded for one of the most basic building blocks of success – showing up every single day," said Detroit-based Paramount Land Holding CEO and founder Abner McWhorter III. "I want to honor that important accomplishment."
McWhorter, a 39-year-old Detroit Public Schools alumnus and CEO of the national residential and commercial real estate company Paramount Land Holding headquartered in Detroit, originally established the "Show Up to Blow Up" scholarship in 2008 for Detroit Public School high school seniors. The $4,000 scholarship pays $1,000 per year for four years of college or trade school. The award aims to recognize students who have
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