In her senior year of high school, Marianne Ragins won over $400,000 in
scholarships for college. As perhaps the first student ever to amass nearly
half a million dollars in scholarship money, she has been featured in many
publications including USA Today, People, Ebony, Newsweek, Money, Essence,
Family Money, Black Enterprise and on the cover of Parade. She has also made
hundreds of radio and television appearances on shows such as "Good
Morning America," "The Home Show," and the "Mike & Maty
Show." Marianne Ragins received a master of business administration (MBA)
from George Washington University in Washington, DC and a bachelor of science
(BS) degree in business administration from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
University in Tallahassee, Florida. Both degrees were entirely funded by
scholarships and other free aid. Marianne Ragins is also the author of the
highly successful Winning Scholarships for College: An Insider's Guide and many
other publications. She is an experienced motivational speaker and lecturer who
has traveled nationally and internationally conducting The Scholarship Workshop
presentation and giving other motivational seminars and speeches. Marianne is
the publisher of www.scholarshipworkshop.com,
a scholarship and college information site, and sponsor of the Leading the
Future II and Ragins Braswell National Scholarships.
