Ryan Geczi of Weddington named a Dean's Scholar in Business at Washington University in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO (08/23/2011)(readMedia)-- Ryan Geczi of Weddington, N.C. (28104), has been named a Dean's Scholar at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.  Geczi will be a freshman in the university's Olin Business School when the fall semester begins Aug. 30.

The scholarship is awarded to incoming first-year students seeking a bachelor of science in business administration degree. The Dean's Scholarship recognizes first-year applicants to the Olin School who demonstrate outstanding character, academic achievement, and promise for a career in business.

In addition, the Olin School looks for evidence of outstanding leadership and community service potential when selecting recipients. The program offers full- and partial-tuition scholarships renewable for four years. Tuition for the 2011-2012 academic year is $40,950.

Washington University is counted among the world's leaders in teaching and research, and it draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 110 nations. The total student body is nearly 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The approximately 3,400 faculty teach in seven schools: Arts & Sciences, Brown School, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law and School of Medicine. Twenty-three Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, with nine doing the major portion of their pioneering research there.

The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.