CONWAY, Ark. (May 15, 2009) – Hendrix College has announced the winners of its Hays Scholarships for the Class of 2013, the most prestigious awards given to incoming freshmen at Hendrix.   

Incoming freshmen receiving the award were:

• John Balch of Louisville, Colo. A student at Fairview High School in Boulder, Balch also received Odyssey Honors and Distinction Award for Professional and Leadership Development. He is the son of Christopher and Jeanie Balch.
• Linh Chuong of Los Angeles. A student at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles, Chuong also received Odyssey Honors and Distinction Award for Undergraduate Research. She is the daughter of Dieng Chuong and Mui Nam Tsan.
• Anna Godwin of Bellaire, Texas. A student at Bellaire High School, Goodwin also received Odyssey Honors and Distinction Award for Professional and Leadership Development. She is the daughter of Griff and Dinah Godwin.
• Delaney Roberts of Nashville, Tenn. A student at Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School in Nashville, Roberts also received Odyssey Honors and Distinction Award for Professional and Leadership Development. She is the daughter of Wesley Roberts and Lyn McRainey.

The Hays Memorial Scholarship was established by Reuben Hays of Delray Beach, Fla., in memory of his parents, Reverend William B. Hays and Loutie Bonner Hays. It is a highly competitive, four-year, academic-merit scholarship that is awarded annually. In addition to paying full tuition, room, board and fees, the Hays Scholarship provides funds for summer research opportunities.

The dollar amount for the 2009-2010 Hays Scholarship is $38,570. This scholarship covers the full comprehensive fee of a four-year education at Hendrix, and its annual value increases to cover rising costs.

Candidates for the Hays Scholarship must be high school seniors with at least a 3.6 GPA in high school college preparatory classes. They must also score a minimum ACT composite of 32 or a minimum SAT total of 1410. Eligible students were invited to a competition held at Hendrix on February 20 and 21. There were 117 competitors this year, the largest group in the history of the competition.

Hendrix, founded in 1876, is a selective, residential, undergraduate liberal arts college emphasizing experiential learning in a demanding yet supportive environment. The college is among 165 colleges featured in the 2009 edition of the Princeton Review America’s Best Value Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.