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<h3><img alt="Abigail Asher, HBA scholarship winner" class="image-left" height="199" src="/images/uploads/Asher_Scholarship.jpg" style="float: left;" width="260" /><em>2008 HBA President Tom Hughes of T.R. Hughes (left) presented a $1,000 HBA scholarship check to Abigail Asher, daughter of HBA associate member Elizabeth LaVoise of Freshstart Cleaning, LLC (right). Asher will pursue a chemical engineering degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Asher is a resident of Arnold. The HBA awards two $1,000 academic college scholarships annually to children of HBA members and their employees. The scholarship will apply towards the winner&rsquo;s freshman year. The HBA is a local trade association of more than 1,200 member firms representing the residential construction industry.</em></h3>