Air Force vet awarded AT&T War Memorial Scholarship

September 16-22, 2013

Senior Airman Wendy Lyons, a resident of North Little Rock, is the recipient of the 2013 AT&T War Memorial Scholarship administered by Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF). Lyons, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, was honored during halftime at the Sept. 7 University of Arkansas Razorback game at War Memorial Stadium/AT&T Field.

AT&T established the scholarship at the Community Foundation in 2011 to support Arkansas veterans seeking higher education. The $2,500 scholarship honors Arkansas’ 25 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and is awarded annually to a veteran of any branch of the U.S. Armed Services who will attend an accredited two- or four-year college or university in Arkansas.

“The AT&T War Memorial Scholarship allows us to honor and pay tribute to our service men and women who have sacrificed for the good of America.  These heroes have gone above and beyond the call of duty for our nation,” said Ed Drilling, president of Arkansas AT&T.  “We honor their sacrifice by giving Arkansas veterans a helping hand in pursuing a higher education.”

Senior Airman Lyons joined the United States Air Force in 1995 and served as a weather observer at Edwards Air Force Base supporting the testing facilities of NASA and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 1997 Lyons was honored with Air Force Material Command Weather Airman of the Year and 412th Test Wing Airman of the Year. She also received NATO and Armed Forces Service Medals.  Lyons is pursuing a double major in small business management and professional/technical writing at the University of Arkansas Little Rock.

“I am so honored to be a recipient of the AT&T War Memorial scholarship.  The scholarship represents something much bigger than me, it is a tribute to all of Arkansas’s service men and women, said Senior Airman Wendy Lyons. “  “I thank AT&T for their continued commitment to veterans and those on active duty and for making higher education a reality.”

Applications are available now for the 2014 AT&T War Memorial Scholarship and will be accepted through March 15, 2014. In order to qualify, an applicant must:

• Be a veteran of the U.S. Armed Services

• Be a current resident of Arkansas

• Plan to attend an accredited two- or four-year college or university in Arkansas

• Demonstrate financial need, community leadership and potential to succeed in college

Download the application form at www.arcf.org. 

Source: arcf.org