LETU Heritage Scholars Compete for Full Tuition Scholarships

LeTourneau University to award 10 full tuition scholarships this week

LONGVIEW, TX, Feb. 13, 2009 -- LeTourneau University is hosting 86 of the top high school students this week from all across the country, and some from overseas, as they compete for up to 10 Heritage scholarships. They arrive from as far away as Moscow, Russia and as close as Longview.

Heritage Scholar candidates compete by writing essays and participating in personal interviews with LeTourneau University faculty and staff. To qualify for the competition, these high school students are required to have scored a 1300 on the SAT or 29 on the ACT exam and have a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.65. The winners of the 10 scholarships will be announced in early March.

Of the 86 students competing this week, 42 plan to major in engineering, 13 in aeronautical science, 10 – Computer Science and others in biology, chemistry, education and business.

The university’s premier scholarship fully covers tuition costs per semester and is renewable for up to eight semesters, as long as winners maintain a grade point average of at least 3.5 and meet scholarship requirements.

“These students represent the top one-half of one percent academically of students across the nation, and many will also be named as National Merit scholarship finalists this week,” said Linda Fitzhugh, vice president for Enrollment Services at LeTourneau University. “They could choose to go to any university in the country.”


Inspired by faith and a spirit of ingenuity, LeTourneau University integrates learning, living and Christian leadership in a community of integrity, academic quality and technological innovation. LeTourneau University is an accredited, interdenominational Christian university offering academic majors in the aeronautical sciences, business, education, engineering, the humanities and sciences.

LeTourneau University also offers business degrees, including a Master’s of Business Administration degree, and teacher certification programs at five education center in Austin, Bedford, Dallas, Houston and Tyler.

Source: LETU Release