Brendan Lawson to Cheer at McKendree University

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With Brendan are his father, Everett Lawson and mother, Amy Bowman (seated); Bianca Timmermann, McKendree cheerleading coach; his brother, Dalton Lawson, and grandmother, Bonnie Lemme.

LEBANON, IL (03/07/2013)(readMedia)-- Brendan Lawson, of Piasa, Ill., has signed a Letter of Commitment with McKendree University to join the Bearcats' cheerleading program, beginning in the fall semester.

Lawson, a senior at Southwestern High School, will receive a scholarship to study accounting.

McKendree University ranks among the top quarter of regional universities nationwide in the 2013 U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges" report. Founded in 1828, the historic Lebanon, Ill., campus is 25 miles from downtown St. Louis. For more information, visit www.mckendree.edu.