W&L Graduate from Versailles Named Elrod Fellow

LEXINGTON, VA (06/28/2012)(readMedia)-- Dory Blackey, a 2012 graduate of Washington and Lee University from Versailles, Ky., has received a John and Mimi Elrod Fellowship from the university.

The fellowship gives recent W&L graduates the opportunity to develop a lifelong commitment to civic engagement and to prepare for civic leadership. The competitive program connects young alumni with innovative public service organizations that address poverty and significant social issues in the fields of health care, law, education, economic development and housing.

Blackey, an English major and art minor, will work with YES College Preparatory School in Houston, Texas, on her Elrod Fellowship.

Since Washington and Lee began its Elrod Fellowship program in 2005, nearly 30 Elrod Fellows have been placed with organizations in New York, Baltimore, Houston and Washington, D.C.

Washington and Lee alumni in Baltimore, Houston and Washington, D.C., are key to the Elrod Fellowship program, developing and maintaining relationships with partner organizations who hire program fellows. They also assign mentors to fellows and hold a speaker series that enriches the fellowship experience.