Monica Varner of Arlington Receives Prestigious Preservation Institute Internship from Randolph College

Varner was selected to participate in an eight-week summer historic preservation program with the Preservation Institute:Nantucket

LYNCHBURG, VA (05/11/2012)(readMedia)-- Monica Varner, of Arlington, Virginia, has received Randolph College's coveted alumna-sponsored internship at the Preservation Institute: Nantucket. Varner, a rising junior, will participate in the program this summer.

The support of alumna Lynne Land '60 and her husband A.J. allows Randolph College to offer a student a full scholarship to study historic preservation for eight weeks on Nantucket Island.

The organization was founded in 1972 as a cooperative endeavor between the Florida School of Architecture and the Nantucket community to provide students a unique educational experience a broad spectrum of preservation issues while helping to research and document the historic environment of the island. The eight-week summer program allows students to participate in the documentation of a historic structure on Nantucket Island through research, field study, archival drawings, and photographs.

Randolph College is a nationally recognized, private, liberal arts and sciences institution with a career focus located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Founded in 1891 as Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Randolph is known for its excellent academic program, diverse close-knit community, exceptional faculty, rich traditions, and growing NCAA D III athletics program.