Lee University McNair Scholars Program

🎓 Huge Congratulations! 🎓
McNair Scholar Dursun Asik has been awarded a full ride to the Spanish Master’s Program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville! 🍊📚✨
Dursun’s dedication to language, culture, and academic excellence continues to shine—and we’re so proud of this incredible achievement. ¡Felicidades! 🎉

🎉 McNair Scholars Spring Banquet 2025 🎓

We had a wonderful time celebrating our incredible McNair Scholars and faculty mentors at this year’s Spring Banquet! 💙✨ The evening was filled with laughter, encouragement, and reflection as we honored the hard work, resilience, and achievements of our scholars.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us — your support and dedication to academic excellence and graduate education makes all the difference. Here’s to continuing the journey and dreaming bigger!

📸 Check out some highlights from the event below!

📚✨ Big News! ✨📚�We’re thrilled to announce that McNair Scholar Sydney Fant has been accepted into the Master’s Program in Library and Information Science at The University of Alabama—with a full ride! 🐘🎓
Sydney’s passion for learning and dedication to academic excellence continue to open amazing doors. We are so proud of her and can’t wait to see the impact she’ll make in the field of library and information science!

🗞️🎉 Exciting Announcement! 🎉🗞️�McNair Scholar Marie Slone is headed to Colorado State University to pursue her Master’s in Journalism & Media Communication! 📚🎥🖋️
Marie’s creativity, drive, and commitment to storytelling have led her to this amazing opportunity—and we couldn’t be more proud!
Join us in cheering her on as she begins this next chapter! 💪💫

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉�Please join us in congratulating McNair Scholar Belia Jackson on her acceptance into Georgetown University’s M.A. Program in Language and Communication! 🏛️🗣️📚

Belia's passion for language, communication, and academic excellence continues to open amazing doors. We are so proud of her and can't wait to see what she’ll accomplish next at Georgetown! 💫

🚀 Big News! 🚀

Join us in celebrating Nicole Greenfield—McNair Scholar and Paul Conn Award Nominee—on her acceptance into Princeton’s prestigious Theological Studies (MTS) Graduate Program! 📖✨

Her dedication, passion, and hard work have led to this incredible achievement, and we couldn't be prouder! 🎓👏 Let’s cheer her on as she embarks on this exciting new chapter!

🚀 BIG NEWS! 🚀

We are thrilled to celebrate McNair Scholar Collin Ellis, who has been accepted into the Theological Studies Graduate Program at Boston College—with a FULLY FUNDED offer! 🎉✨

Collin’s hard work, dedication, and passion for theological studies have paid off in a huge way, and we couldn’t be prouder! He’s on his way to Boston to continue his academic journey, and we know he’s going to do amazing things.

Drop a 👏👏👏 in the comments to congratulate him on this incredible achievement! 🎓🎉

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

Join us in celebrating McNair Scholar Janay Ryan, who has officially accepted a fully funded offer to pursue graduate studies in Sociology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville! 🎓✨

Her dedication and hard work have led to this incredible opportunity, and we couldn’t be prouder. Congratulations, Janay! 🎉👏

🎉 Exciting News!
Join us in congratulating Kretel Arzola on her admission to the University of Kentucky’s Hispanic Studies graduate program with a full-ride scholarship! We’re so proud of her achievement and can’t wait to see what’s next! 🌟🎓

🎉 It’s Official! 🎉
We are thrilled to announce that our McNair Scholar, Sydney Cowart, will be starting law school at Liberty University School of Law this fall—on a full-ride scholarship! 🏛️⚖️
Sydney’s dedication and hard work have paved the way for this incredible opportunity, and we couldn’t be prouder! Please join us in congratulating her on this amazing achievement! 🎓👏