Winston-Salem State University’s School of Business and Economics is getting support from BB&T in the form of a $40,000 pledge to fund academic scholarships for high performing students in the school over a two-year period beginning in 2009.
Each year the bank will donate $20,000 in scholarships. “We are extremely pleased about our growing relationship with BB&T,” said Dr. Jessica Bailey, dean of WSSU’s School of Business and Economics. “These scholarships will help us to continue to attract and keep highly qualified students who will help to drive the economic engine of this community.”
“BB&T is proud to be affiliated with Winston-Salem State University and we applaud the university’s commitment to providing outstanding opportunities for their students,” said Rodney Hughes, senior vice president and director of the BB&T Charitable Foundation.
WSSU’s School of Business and Economics is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International, the premier accrediting body for business education, one of a select group internationally to achieve this distinction.
Winston-Salem, NC-based BB&T Corporation is the nation’s 14th largest financial holding company with more than 31,000 employees and 1,500 banking locations in 11 states and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit BBT.com.
