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September 24, 2009 - Rachel Azar, a senior majoring in marketing and accounting, has been selected as the recipient of the William G. McGowan Scholarship at King’s College for the 2009-2010 academic year. A resident of Allentown, Azar is a consistent Dean’s List student and a member of the Aquinas Society, Beta Gamma Sigma and Mu Kappa Tau honor societies. She was also the recipient of a King’s sponsored Moreau Scholarship. She recently completed a summer internship with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Florham Park, N.J. During her internship, she researched and analyzed a company’s financial position, market strength and other factors for a potential client acquisition. During the previous two academic years, she participated in two national accounting competitions sponsored by the prestigious accounting firm. At King’s, she is the vice president of Student Government, treasurer of the campus chapter of the Columbiettes and a level two certified tutor. The McGowan Scholarship is a partial-tuition award named in honor of William G. McGowan, a 1952 graduate of King’s who went on to a successful business career as the founder and chairman of MCI Communications Corporation. The scholarship is awarded to a full-time student who is pursuing his or her primary major within King’s McGowan School of Business. Candidates must by entering their senior year and have achieved a minimum grade-point-average of 3.0. Also, candidates for the scholarship must be nominated by at least one faculty member of the McGowan School of Business, which holds international accreditation by The Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business.
Pictured with Azar is Father Thomas O’Hara, C.S.C., president of King’s. King's College is a Catholic College sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross. |
