Clemson Celebrates 2017-2018 Wells Fargo Scholars, Wells Fargo Professor, and Wells Fargo Faculty Scholar
November 9, 2017
Wells Fargo executives joined leaders from Clemson and the College of Business on Tuesday, November 7 for the third annual Wells Fargo Scholars Luncheon, which celebrates Wells Fargo’s support of the Wells Fargo Student Endowment Scholarship Program, the Wells Fargo Professorship of Banking, Dr. Lucy Chernykh, Associate Professor of Finance, and the Wells Fargo Faculty Scholar, Dr. Brandon Lockhart, Assistant Professor of Finance.
The Wells Fargo Scholars Program was established in 1998 and provides scholarships to rising juniors and seniors studying finance-related disciplines. Students must have a 3.0 GPA, exhibit strong leadership and communication skills, and be involved in university organizations and clubs. The first scholarships from this endowment were awarded in 2007, and 88 scholarships have been awarded since.
The 2017-2018 Wells Fargo Scholars are:
Michael Akin, Financial Management, Atlanta, GA
Joseph Baynard, Financial Management, Charlotte, NC
Mitchell Brockmann, Financial Management, Hilton Head, SC
Taylor Brown, Financial Management, Greer, SC
Kyle Carrier, Financial Management, Hopkinton, MA
Paul Currey, Financial Management, Winnsboro, SC
Guerry Green, Financial Management, Pawleys Island, SC
Scot Mackenzie, Financial Management, Smithfield VA
Noah Mackey, Financial Management, Richmond VA
Eugene Mcelheny, Financial Management, Carbondale, IL
Alexandra Becker, Financial Management, Oceanport, NJ
James Hooks, Financial Management, Nashville, TN
Tabitha Davis, Financial Management, West Linn, OR
Emma Dilworth, Accounting, Greenville, SC
Mia Jones, Financial Management, Homer Glen, IL
The luncheon allowed students the opportunity to network with Wells Fargo executives and talk about their future careers in the financial world. At the event, Dean Bobby McCormick highlighted this by saying, “As we prepare for this next generation of excellent undergraduate education in business, we will look to partners like Wells Fargo to determine the experiences that will shape students into competitive employees once they enter the financial sector workforce.”