MBA student St. John Fisher College in Rochester receives

Amy Lok, a graduate student in St. John Fisher College's executive MBA?program, recently was named the 2008 William G. McGowan Scholar.

This is the first year Fisher was selected by the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund to be a McGowan Scholars Academic Institution. The scholarship is awarded to business students based on academic performance, grade point average, submitted essays, talent, leadership qualities, character and community involvement. Recipients are selected by a committee comprised of Selim Ilter, dean of the Bittner School of Business, and other Bittner faculty members.

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Lok has a 3.8 GPA in the one-year MBA?program and is heavily involved in the Rochester community. As treasurer of RochesterCares, Lok has developed volunteer projects for Citicorp, Kayes Corp, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers to benefit local nonprofit organizations that include the Special Olympics, Hillside Children's Center, Foodlink, Rochester Education Foundation and the City of Rochester. Lok also volunteers for Alternatives for Battered Women, University of Rochester Medical Center and other community organizations.

The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund is a family foundation established in 1992 by the founder and chairman of MCI Communications Corp. based in Chicago.

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