Valerie Partenheimer awarded Hendrix scholarships

CONWAY, AR (04/19/2012)(readMedia)-- Valerie Partenheimer of Parker, a senior at Douglas County High School, has received an academic scholarship, an Odyssey Honors and Distinction Award for Artistic Creativity, and an International Baccalaureate Diploma Recognition Award to attend Hendrix College beginning in the fall of 2012.

Partenheimer is the daughter of Garrett and Robin Partenheimer.

Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences education. Hendrix was named the country's #1 "Up and Coming" liberal arts college for the third consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix is featured in the 2011 edition of the Princeton Review as one of the country's best 376 colleges and is listed in the 2012 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges as one of 25 "Best Buy" private colleges included. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.

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