Butler, Pa. Resident Named Scholarship Recipient at Ashland University

2017 Oct 24

Ashland University junior Laurena Shick, a resident of Butler, Pa., has been named recipient of the 2017-18 Business Advisory Council Endowed Scholarship presented by the Dauch College of Business and Economics at Ashland University. The scholarship is for $1,000.

Shick is majoring in fashion merchandising and marketing at Ashland University and expects to graduate in May of 2019. She is the daughter of Jean Shick and the late Terry Shick and is a 2015 graduate of Slippery Rock Area High School.

The endowed scholarship was established in 2006 by members of the Dauch College of Business Advisory Council and the income from the scholarship is awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate junior student majoring in business or economics with a minimum 3.5 GPA.

Those selected for this scholarship demonstrates outstanding leadership in the Dauch College of Business, on the AU campus and in the community. The student selected also has the willingness and availability to work with the College and the Business Advisory Council on assigned projects. This scholarship is awarded over and above financial need.

Ashland University, ranked in the top tier of colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category for 2017, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) deeply values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students. ###