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JACKSON, Tenn. — March 15, 2021 — High school senior Lydia Verdoorn, of Des Moines, Iowa, has received the 2021 Founders’ Scholarship from ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ University that covers full tuition, room, meals and student services fees for four years.

The scholarship came from ΒιΆΉΚΣơ’s Scholars of Excellence competition that draws the highest qualified prospective students to campus for a weekend of interviews and other activities.

Verdoorn, a home school student, is the daughter of Robert and Karen Verdoorn, and her brother Tom is a business major at ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅. She plans to double major in English and communication arts and is interested in working for a pro-life ministry of some kind.

Verdoorn said she was attracted by ΒιΆΉΚΣơ’s strong academics.

β€œI saw a lot of things in ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ that I really admired,” she said. β€œI definitely wanted to find a school where I could pursue the fields of study I wanted, with excellence.”

She also loved the community that she found at ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅.

β€œWhen my brother came back from his first semester, he was very excited about the Life Groups on campus,” she said. β€œThat definitely sparked my interest, because I’m a huge people person.”

Verdoorn is a member of Westchester Evangelical Free Church in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Founders’ Scholarship is ΒιΆΉΚΣơ’s highest academic scholarship. Recipients must maintain a 3.25 cumulative grade point average at ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ and are required to perform up to 50 hours of leadership services for the university each semester.