The Houston VTAA Chapter has awarded another scholarship to an incoming freshman from a Houston area high school.  The 2009 scholarship, in the amount of $2,000, was awarded to Andrea Morrison of Kingwood High School.  Andrea, whose interests include music and sports, plans to major in Interior Design and will  participate in the University Honors Program.

We congratulate Andrea and extend our best wishes to all fourteen of the incoming freshmen from the Houston area for much success during their Virginia Tech years.

The Virginia Tech Foundation administers the Houston Chapter scholarship fund.  The Admissions Office distributes application information for the chapter scholarship to all Houston area students along with their offers of admission.  The main criteria for the scholarship are academic excellence, leadership, and strong extra-curricular activities.  The Scholarship Committee is comprised of six local alumni members: Mike Strickler (Chairman), Fred Gibson, Bart Hatfield, Sneed Adams, Mike Hoffmann, and Wendi Sudhakar.  Each member is responsible for thoroughly reviewing all of the application materials, providing feedback and a ranking of each applicant, and selecting a recipient by statistical ranking and a final vote.  The committee members are all working or retired professionals with experience in recruiting in their respective fields.  If you know of any Houston area students that may be considering Virginia Tech, please make them aware of our chapter scholarship.

We are very proud that this is the sixth year that the Houston Chapter has awarded at least one scholarship.  Here is a list of the previous winners:

Are you interested in supporting future young Houston Hokies?  Please consider a tax-deductible contribution to the Houston chapter scholarship fund through the Virginia Tech Foundation so we can keep our tradition of giving going into the future.  Important note: Donations to the Virginia Tech Foundation qualify for most company matching programs!

To make a donation, please make a check for any amount payable to "Virginia Tech Foundation"; include "Houston Chapter Scholarship Fund" on the memo line, and mail to the following address: