Lipscomb popular among high achievers in middle Tennessee
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The highest-achieving students in middle Tennessee's 148 high schools have again chosen Lipscomb University as one of their most popular higher education destinations.
In the "Best and Brightest" feature published today by The Tennessean, Nashville's daily newspaper, Lipscomb is ranked second among students planning to attend a private institution, behind Vanderbilt University. Nineteen of the valedictorians and salutatorians on the list said they will attend Lipscomb; 25 said they will attend Vanderbilt.
The number of students planning to attend Vanderbilt and Lipscomb trailed three public institutions: Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University, and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Among other schools of note, eight will attend Belmont University, five will attend Freed-Hardeman University, two will attend Harding University, and one will attend Faulkner University.
"We believe that all the students who plan to enroll at Lipscomb this fall are among the 'best and brightest,' and the large percentage of the highest-acheiving students who plan to attend Lipscomb speaks volumes about the academic reputation of our faculty and the success achieved by previous graduates," said Lipscomb President Steve Flatt.
"But it also speaks well of these students, who obviously want more than just a challenging academic experience -- they want the integration of academic excellence and faith that Lipscomb uniquely provides," Flatt said.
As is true with the Tennessean's "Best and Brightest" group at large, premedicine is the most popular career choice among Lipscomb-bound students. Five of the 19 are interested in medicine or medically related careers; three are bound for business majors, two for education. Other subjects among those who declared a specific interest: art, engineering, computer science, history, political science/law, psychology, science.
Midstate valedictorians and salutatorians planning to enroll at Lipscomb this fall, their high schools and career interests: Travis Reid Adams, Lipscomb, valedictorian, engineering; Christopher Scott Coleman, Nashville Christian, valedictorian, accounting; Jessica Lynn Comer, Wilson Central, salutatorian, science; Taney Elizabeth Cully, Antioch, valedictorian, secondary education; Blake Randall Curtis, Waverly Central, co-valedictorian, premedicine; Taylor Barrett Davidson, Columbia Academy, undecided, Mildred Cassandra Hall, Middle Tennessee Christian, art; Megan Ashlee Hamar, Lipscomb, salutatorian, undecided; Ashley Lynn Harding, Cascade, salutatorian, psychology; Laura Anne Hitchcock, Overton, salutatorian, premedicine; Benjamin Lawrence King, Eagleville, co-valedictorian, computer science; Gregory Chase Richardson, Perry County, salutatorian, premedicine; Laura Elizabeth Sikes, Rossview, valedictorian, business; William Thomas Spears, Westmoreland, co-salutatorian, history; Alex Keith Stephens, Donelson Christian, co-valedictorian, premedicine; Robert Scott Stevens, Middle Tennessee Christian, valedictorian, political science and law; Rosanna Marie VanEs, Station Camp, salutatorian, physician's assistant; Rachel Amanda Watts, Waverly Central, co-valedictorian, business administration; Sharon Elizabeth Williams, co-valedictorian, Sycamore, education.