W&L Junior from Daniels, W.Va., Wins VFIC Scholarship

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Christian Martine, Washington and Lee University

LEXINGTON, VA (04/17/2013)(readMedia)-- Christian Martine, a Washington and Lee junior from Daniels, W.Va., has won a 2013 Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges/Norfolk Southern scholarship.

Martine, a double major in business administration and global politics, was selected in a statewide competition among first-semester, junior-year applicants from all of the VFIC's 15 member colleges and universities, who are seeking degrees in economics, business, finance, accounting or related fields and are interested in careers in a corporate setting.

The prestigious award provides $10,000 in scholarship funding - $5,000 for each student's junior year and an additional $5,000 for their senior year - contingent on continuing to meet or exceed the original scholarship requirements.

Martine is a resident adviser and a member of W&L Student Consulting. He participated in the University's Washington Term last year and interned in the office of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. He was hired as a staff assistant in the senator's office following the internship.

A member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, he graduated from Shady Spring High School in Shady Spring, W.Va.

About the VFIC:

Founded in 1952, the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges is a nonprofit fund-raising partnership supporting the programs and students of 15 leading independent colleges in the Commonwealth: Bridgewater College, Emory & Henry College, Hampden-Sydney College, Hollins University, Lynchburg College, Mary Baldwin College, Marymount University, Randolph College, Randolph-Macon College, Roanoke College, Shenandoah University, Sweet Briar College, University of Richmond, Virginia Wesleyan College, and Washington and Lee University. For additional information on the VFIC, visit www.vfic.org.

About Washington and Lee University:

Washington and Lee University, the nation's ninth oldest institution of higher education, is among the nation¹s premier liberal arts colleges and universities. Washington and Lee University provides a liberal arts education that develops students' capacity to think freely, critically, and humanely and to conduct themselves with honor, integrity, and civility. Graduates are prepared for life-long learning, personal achievement, responsible leadership, service to others, and engaged citizenship in a global and diverse society.