Macomb, Ill., Student Wins Johnson Scholarship to Washington and Lee

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Yishu Liu

LEXINGTON, VA (10/01/2012)(readMedia)-- Yishu Liu of Macomb, Ill., has received a Johnson Scholarship to attend Washington and Lee University. Liu, a graduate of Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in Chicago, began classes at W&L in September. She was among 41 winners of the prestigious scholarships for 2012.

The Johnson Scholarship program was established in 2007 as a result of an historic $100 million gift to Washington and Lee. Scholarships are awarded on a competitice basis, and candidates are chosen on the basis of exceptional academic and personal promise. The scholarships provide at least tuition, room and board, and allow students to graduate debt-free.

Liu won the scholarship in a competition against about 200 other finalists who participated in on-campus interviews last spring.

The Johnson Scholarship is part of a program that includes a lecture and symposia series on topics in leadership, supports two professorships, and awards grants to about 30 students to conduct off-campus research during the summer between their junior and senior years.

Washington and Lee University, the nation's ninth oldest institution of higher education, is among the nation¹s premier liberal arts colleges and universities. Washington and Lee University provides a liberal arts education that develops students' capacity to think freely, critically, and humanely and to conduct themselves with honor, integrity, and civility. Graduates are prepared for life-long learning, personal achievement, responsible leadership, service to others, and engaged citizenship in a global and diverse society.