POPLAR BLUFF - Three Rivers student Dustin Hillis has won a $1,000 scholarship after participating in the nationwide “FAFSA Frenzy” program.

“FAFSA Frenzy” is a series of events designed to encourage prospective college students to fill out and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid during the second semester of their senior year of high school.

The most recent “FAFSA Frenzy” took place during February of 2011.

Hillis was selected through a drawing conducted by the Missouri Department of Higher Education in Jefferson City. The Broseley, Mo., resident was one of four students selected from a pool of students from 55 participating Missouri colleges.

Hillis is the son of Kevin and Deborah Hillis of Broseley and is a 2011 graduate of Twin Rivers High School. Hillis is taking general studies courses at Three Rivers.