Rachel Urban, of Opelousas, La., to be Recognized as General of the Month for December

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LEXINGTON, VA (12/13/2012)(readMedia)-- Washington and Lee University student Rachel Urban was recognized at the Generals of the Month presentation for December on Thursday, Dec. 6.

Urban, a senior from Opelousas, La., is an English and Japanese double major. She holds a Robert E. Lee Scholarship and the Maxwell P. Wilkinson Scholarship in English. She is a University writing tutor and teaches a Japanese course to children at Waddell Elementary School in Lexington. She has been on the Dean's List and Honor Roll.

A graduate of the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, La., Urban is the advisory chair of Student Association for International Learning (SAIL) and a member of the Washingtones, an a cappella group, Pan Asian Association for Cultural Exchange and the "Tea Society," the Japanese Tea Ceremony student group.

Generals of the Month is coordinated by the Celebrating Student Success (CSS) initiative and sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs to inspire engaged citizenship at Washington and Lee University.  CSS seeks to recognize students who are not typically or sufficiently touted for the depth and breadth they add to W&L's campus community.