Laurie Ellen Mervenne Scholarship for Women in Economics

When Laurie Mervenne attended Calvin College, there were very few women students pursuing careers in the field of business and economics. Trained as a stock broker, Laurie moved up the ranks from Kelly Girl to sales representative at Hudson’s Department Store into a management position at Mervenne Beverage, a distributing company that her father started from the ground up many years earlier. Through the establishment of this scholarship, Laurie wishes to encourage bright young women not only to go into the field of private or public business, but to seek leadership positions in those businesses and corporations as well by “dreaming big and thinking out of the box.”

Basic criteria:

• entering junior or senior year
• cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher
• pursuing an economics major
• female
• financial need is considered
• preference will be given to those who “dream big and think out of the box”. First preference is for economics majors; however students with an economics minor may be considered for this scholarship if they meet the criteria.

Renewal criteria: Students who wish to be considered for renewal must file a new application each year and will be given equal consideration with other candidates.