St. Louis, Mo. -- Autumn Liles, a high school senior in Mena, Ark., has been chosen as the recipient of the 2018 NWFA NERF Wood Studies Scholarship.

Liles will graduate from Mena High School this May with a 4.0 GPA and noteworthy honors for her extensive involvement in her school and home community. She was accepted into Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma and will study Biology, beginning this fall. This non-renewable scholarship in the amount of $1,000 is awarded to a current high school . senior who will study forestry, or forestry related sciences, in an effort to advance and improve forestry practices.

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