Two Lynchburg College juniors are winners in the 2008-2009 Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges/Witt Mares Scholarship Program competition.
Jacquelyn Fox of Chesapeake, Va. and Lydia Nilsen of Moyock, N.C., both accounting majors and Westover Honors Fellows, were selected in a statewide competition with applicants from five of the VFIC member colleges in the VFIC consortium.
This prestigious scholarship, worth $2,500, carries with it the opportunity to be considered for a paid summer internship at Witt Mares, an accounting and financial services firm headquartered in Newport News.
"We are delighted to partner with Witt Mares for the third year on this important initiative," said Ned Moore, president of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges. "With their continued generosity we have been able to reward talented young men and women with academic scholarships as well as career development opportunities in their chosen field of study."
The Witt Mares Scholarship program, administered by the VFIC, is provided to juniors who have academic promise and an interest in enhancing their future career opportunities in accounting and finance through an internship with Witt Mares. The award is available to VFIC undergraduate students seeking degrees in accounting or business.
Founded in 1952, the VFIC is a nonprofit fund-raising partnership supporting the programs and students of 15 leading private colleges in the commonwealth: Bridgewater College, Emory & Henry College, Hampden-Sydney College, Hollins University, Lynchburg College, Mary Baldwin College, Marymount University, Randolph-Macon College, Randolph College, Roanoke College, Shenandoah University, Sweet Briar College, University of Richmond, Virginia Wesleyan College, and Washington & Lee University.
For additional information on the VFIC, visit www.vfic.org.