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Atlanta University Asked to Honor Lauren Ashley Burk
ATLANTA - Oglethorpe University announces the establishment of the Lauren Ashley Burk Memorial Scholarship Fund. This endowed scholarship will be awarded annually to an Oglethorpe student studying art.
Lauren Ashley Burk, 18, graduated from Walton High School in Marietta and was a freshman at Auburn University. Her parents, James (Jim) Burk and Viviane Guerchon, met while attending Oglethorpe programs in the early 1980s. Jim, a member of the class of 1983, also serves as a member of the President’s Advisory Council.
The Oglethorpe community was deeply saddened to learn of Lauren’s untimely passing. Establishment of the scholarship has been made possible through the generosity of family friends, Jim’s colleagues at Morgan Stanley and community members who wished to show their concern for the Burk family and to honor Lauren.
“Lauren Burk was the light in the lives of many. Oglethorpe University is extremely honored to have been chosen to be part of her legacy. Through this scholarship Lauren will continue to have a lasting impact on the lives of others,” said Lawrence M. Schall, Oglethorpe University President.
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Located in Atlanta and founded in 1835, Oglethorpe enrolls over 1,000 students representing 34 states and 36 countries. The university plays in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Princeton Review’s The Best 366 Colleges 2008 edition ranks Oglethorpe in its prestigious list and also names it a Best Southeastern College. Oglethorpe University is Georgia’s only coeducational member of the Annapolis Group, an organization of America’s most selective liberal arts institutions.
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