Washington and Lee University's Annelise Madison Awarded Owings Fellowship

LEXINGTON, VA (04/05/2012)(readMedia)-- Annelise Madison from Roca, Neb., a junior at Washington and Lee University, was awarded the Cullum Owings Memorial Fellowship in April, 2012, when she was a sophomore. It was established in 2003 by family, friends and fellow students of Cullum Owings to celebrate his dedication to W&L and the concept of honor.

The fellowship is awarded annually to a student who is articulate, thoughtful and of outstanding personal integrity. Madison will visit secondary schools and alumni chapters to engage in dialogue on academic integrity and honor systems.

Madison is a Johnson Scholar at W&L and her major is politics. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority and is on the varsity cross country and varsity track and field teams. She graduated from Norris High School in Firth, Neb.

Washington and Lee University, the nation's ninth oldest institution of higher education, is among the nation's 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.