MIDDLETOWN and WARRENTON, Va. - The Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) Educational Foundation Inc. has added four new scholarships to its list of available funds to assist LFCC students with their education.

The new scholarships and their qualifying criteria are as follows:

• Denise Broy Scholarship for Excellence - Established in honor of Denise Broy, supervisor of the Printing Services Office at LFCC who began her career at the College in 1977, the Denise Broy Scholarship for Excellence will be awarded annually to a full- and/or part-time LFCC student who resides in Shenandoah County and is a single parent. The scholarship award may be applied toward tuition, fees and/or books and will be divided equally between two semesters. Satisfactory academic progress (minimum grade point average of 3.0) must be maintained in order for the recipient to receive the award for the second semester.

• Laurel Hill Farms Scholarship - Established by Mr. and Mrs. Randall Kennedy Sr. of Woodstock, Va., the Laurel Hill Farms Scholarshipwill be awarded annually to a full-time LFCC student who resides in Shenandoah County. The scholarship award may be applied toward tuition, fees and/or books and will be divided equally between two semesters. Satisfactory academic progress (minimum grade point average of 2.0) must be maintained in order for the recipient to receive the award for the second semester.

• Morgan S. Phenix Scholarship - Established by Morgan Phenix, the Morgan S. Phenix Scholarship will be awarded annually to full- and/or part-time students who are graduating seniors from Luray High School or Page County High School. Preference will be given to first-generation college students. The scholarship award may be applied toward tuition, fees and/or books and will be divided equally between two semesters. Satisfactory academic progress (minimum grade point average of 2.0) must be maintained in order for the recipient to receive the award for the second semester.

In addition to establishing the Morgan S. Phenix Scholarship, in 2007, Phenix also established the Dr. Philip and Gena Phenix Endowed Scholarship in memory of his parents. A committed and dedicated educator, Phenix held a number of teaching positions and retired as the principal of Page County High School in Shenandoah, Va., in June 2008. He was appointed interim dean of humanities, math and social sciences at LFCC in July 2008.

• Rimback Family Scholarship - Established in memory of Christian E. Rimback, the Rimback FamilyScholarship will be awarded annually to full- and/or part-time LFCC students enrolled in one of the following business degree programs:

o Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree in Business Administration
o Associate of Applied Science Degree in Accounting
o Associate of Applied Science Degree in Management
o Associate of Applied Science Degree in Management: Business Information Technology Specialization
o Associate of Applied Science Degree in Management: Marketing Specialization

The scholarship award may be applied toward tuition, fees and/or books and will be divided equally between two semesters. Satisfactory academic progress (minimum grade point average of 3.0) must be maintained in order for the recipient to receive the award for the second semester.

In addition to the aforementioned scholarships, the Foundation has many other scholarship funds that provide funding to full- and part-time students. Current or prospective LFCC students interested in applying for one of the many LFCC scholarships can obtain additional information on LFCC's Web site at http://www.lfcc.edu/scholarships.

Individuals interested in donating to LFCC scholarship funds may make a check payable to "LFCC Educational Foundation Inc." Please write on the memo line the name of the fund that will be receiving the contribution and mail the check to the LFCC Educational Foundation Inc., 173 Skirmisher Lane, Middletown, VA  22645-1745. 

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The Lord Fairfax Community College Educational Foundation Inc. is an independent, not-for-profit entity dedicated to assisting the College in meeting its current and future needs. Incorporated in 1978, the Foundation is committed to raising funds for academic programs, facility upgrades, equipment, student scholarships and professional development for faculty and staff. The Foundation is governed by a board comprised of business and community leaders who represent the College’s service area. The Foundation's assets are managed by the Board and are audited annually by an independent accounting firm.

For more information about the Foundation, interested individuals may contact Linnie Carter, vice president of college advancement at LFCC and executive director of the LFCC Educational Foundation Inc., at 540-868-4077 or lcarter@lfcc.edu.

Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a comprehensive, multi-campus public institution of higher education. Through its three locations — the Fauquier and Middletown Campuses and the Luray-Page County Center — the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont regions.  The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 7,600 unduplicated credit students and more than 9,620 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

Lord Fairfax Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Lord Fairfax Community College. LFCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, political affiliation or disability in its programs or activities.

For more information, media professionals may contact Kalie Kelch at 540-303-7599 or kkelch@lfcc.edu or Shari Laraway at 540-868-4080 or slaraway@lfcc.edu.