The James S. Kemper Foundation named Brigham Young University student Andrea Lamb as one of 19 national Kemper Scholars. Every year the charitable branch of Kemper Insurance Companies works with selected universities to choose one scholar per school. Winners receive a three-year scholarship and three summer internships at different Kemper Insurance offices around the country.
Lamb, a pre-business major from North Port, Fla., is interested in a career in international banking, finance, or risk management. "I really wanted to get the experience that an internship with Kemper provides. This is real hands-on business," says Lamb. "Hopefully the experience will help me start out with a better job when I graduate."
"It was a really difficult choice this year," says Rixa Oman, assistant to the dean and campus Kemper coordinator. "We had a lot of outstanding candidates, but Andrea is a great student and will make a wonderful addition to the Kemper Scholars on campus."
The foundation looks for candidates with imagination, maturity and intelligence. Applicants must be freshmen or first-semester sophomores and are chosen through a written application and personal interviews. Kemper Scholars must maintain a 3.0 GPA each semester to continue in the program.
The Marriott School is located at Brigham Young University, the largest privately owned, church-sponsored university in the United States. The school has nationally recognized programs in accounting, business management, public management, information systems, organizational behavior and entrepreneurship. The school’s mission is to prepare men and women of faith, character and professional ability for positions of leadership throughout the world. Approximately 3,000 students are enrolled in the Marriott School’s graduate and undergraduate programs.
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Writer: April Ebbert
