For Immediate Release:

The Greater New York Floor Coverers Industry Promotional Fund is pleased to announce this year's recipients of the Twenty-fifth Annual Francis J. P. McHale Scholarship Awards.

The recipients are Allison Haliotis and Marisa Koopman. This year's winners are, as in the past, deserving of this well earned success. The recipients of the First through Twentieth Year Scholarships have completed their courses of study with the help of the Francis J. P. McHale Scholarship program. The Industry Promotional Fund has currently eight participants in the scholarship program.

The 2009 Co-Honorees of the Francis JP McHale Scholarship Award are Marty Murdoch and Paula Murdoch who are being honored for their lifetime of devotion and service to the floor coverers industry. The Co-Honorees' family will be attendance to celebrate their achievements.

The luncheon to award the scholarships to this year's awardees will be held at The Water Club on Thursday, June 4, 2009.

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