<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/aamu-sophomore-traveling-to-new-york-for-opportunities-in-retail-industry.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>Jones Receives National Retail Foundation Rising Stars Scholarship</title><summary>Alabama A&amp;M University sophomore Brysonn Jones has been selected as the institution’s first recipient of the National Retail Foundation (NRF) Rising Stars Scholarship within the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. The Nashville, Tennessee, native is majoring in family and consumer sciences with a concentration in apparel, merchandising and design (AMD). She was nominated for the honor by AMD Coordinator Dr. Kristian Hogans.</summary><date>2025-12-03T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Brysonn Jones smiling</imageAltText><image>/_images/brysonnedit2.jpg</image><name>AAMU Sophomore Traveling to New York for Opportunities in Retail Industry</name><first>AAMU</first><last>Sophomore Traveling to New York for Opportunities in Retail Industry</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/aamu-sophomore-traveling-to-new-york-for-opportunities-in-retail-industry.html</url><tags/></item>