The J. Edward Lee Scholarship will support graduate students majoring in history.  Lee has been a Department of History faculty member since 1994

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Winthrop UniversityDigital Commons @ WinthropUniversityWinthrop News 2017 Winthrop News and Events ArchiveFall 10-20-2017Friends, Former Students of Winthrop HistoryProfessor Establish ScholarshipWinthrop UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/winthropnews2017This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Winthrop News and Events Archive at Digital Commons @ Winthrop University. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Winthrop News 2017 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Winthrop University. For moreinformation, please contact bramed@winthrop.edu.Recommended CitationWinthrop University, "Friends, Former Students of Winthrop History Professor Establish Scholarship" (2017). Winthrop News 2017.185.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/winthropnews2017/185All NewsArchivesRSS News FeedsWinthrop in the NewsABOUT ADMISSIONS & AID ACADEMICS STUDENTAFFAIRS ATHLETICS GIVING10/20/2017Eddie LeeFriends, FormerStudents ofWinthropHistoryProfessorEstablishScholarshipQuick Facts The J. Edward Lee Scholarship will supportgraduate students majoring in history. Lee has been a Department of History facultymember since 1994.ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA – Winthrop University Professor of HistoryEddie Lee ’83 has devoted much of his career to the study of history –particularly the history of South Carolina, his home state. To continue hislegacy and support budding historians, Lee’s friends and former pupils haveestablished a scholarship for Winthrop graduate students.The J. Edward Lee Scholarship, an endowed fund, will provide one annualscholarship to a graduate student studying history, with first preference givento students who are interested in South Carolina history. Lee’s friends andformer students—including six history professors, five current elected officials,a dozen educators and numerous entrepreneurs—have contributed to thescholarship.Lee said that he hopes the endowed fund will “encourage and reward future generations ofhistorians,” with a focus on students who plan to pursue a doctorate in history.The longtime mayor of York, South Carolina, added that the scholarship also recognizes hisstrong family ties to Winthrop: His late grandmother, Class of 1897 graduate Victoria Sanders, hismother, Ola Bankhead ’36, and his mother-in-law, Jacqueline Hardy ’40, are Winthrop alumnae.The J. Edward Lee Scholarship highlights the university’s emphasis on creating a flourishingculture of philanthropy, with fundraising defined as a top priority in the Winthrop Plan, theuniversity’s strategic plan through 2025.Lee earned his M.A. in history at Winthrop, where he has been a Department of History facultymember since 1994 and directs the graduate studies in history program. He is the author or co-authorof 15 books, and he serves frequently as a commentator for national media, including NBC, CNN andNPR. Lee also presents public programs on topics ranging from South Carolina history to the U.S.presidency. His teaching has won numerous awards, including a Presidential Citation and a FacultyStudent Life Award at Winthrop as well as the Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation’s ElectedOfficial Award in 2015.In addition, Lee is a commissioner for the South Carolina Archives. He also serves on the ReviewCommittee for the National Register of Historic Places, and he is chairman of the Catawba RegionalCouncil of Governments.Make an online gift to the J. Edward Lee Scholarship, or send checks payable to “WinthropEMAIL  WINGSPAN  BLACKBOARD  MAP  SITE  PEOPLE I N  T H E  H E A R T  O F  T H E  C A R O L I N A SA-Z Site MapAccessibilityAlumni & FriendsArtsBoard of TrusteesCalendarsDirectionsDirectoryDisclaimerEmergency/SafetyEmploymentFamily ProgramsFinance & BusinessFinancial AidLibraryMajors & MoreOffice of the PresidentOnline Learning (Graduate)Records & RegistrationResidence LifeSite FeedbackTuition & FeesVisit the CampusVisitors Center© Winthrop University · 701 Oakland Avenue · Rock Hill, SC 29733, USA · 803/323-2211University Foundation” to:Winthrop University Foundation302 Tillman HallRock Hill, SC 29733For more information, contact Meredith Carter, communications coordinator, atcarterm@winthrop.edu or 803/323-2236.[Back to Previous Page]

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