The Carolina Business Owners Scholarship will support Winthrop student-athletes. The first scholarship will award in summer 2018.
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA — Fleek Consulting, a digital marketing agency in Charlotte, North Carolina, and several of its clients
have partnered with Winthrop University to establish a new scholarship for student-athletes.
The Carolina Business Owners Scholarship, an annual restricted fund, will support a Winthrop student-athlete majoring in business
or related fields who demonstrates an entrepreneurial spirit. The fund will be awarded
for the first time in summer 2018.
Winthrop Director of Athletics Ken Halpin said that he is excited about this new opportunity to collaborate with local businesses
in order to support student-athletes.
"We are thrilled to announce this partnership with Fleek Consulting and their clients.
It is always exciting to find unique ways to create new opportunities for our student-athletes
and connect with local businesses in the community that support our mission," said
Halpin. "We cannot wait to award this scholarship to a deserving student-athlete this
coming summer."
Additional contributors to the Carolina Business Owners Scholarship include the following:
Aaron Babaa, head of client relations for Fleek Consulting, said that he hopes more local businesses will collaborate with Winthrop to support
student-athletes and higher education.
"We wanted to give back to a local institution that's leading the charge in this area
specifically by enabling student-athletes to pursue their dreams and perfect their
skills as they receive top-quality mentorship from some of the best leaders and teachers
in the nation," said Babaa.
To make a gift to the Carolina Business Owners Scholarship, or to find out more information, contact Amanda Stewart, director of program administration
for the Winthrop University Foundation, at stewartaj@winthrop.edu or 803/323-2229.
