Isaac Riggs has been awarded the South Atlantic Conference’s Bob McCloskey Insurance (BMI) Postgraduate Scholarship, the Conference announced on Wednesday (June 11).
“The SAC is very appreciative of the continued support of Bob McCloskey Insurance for these scholarships,” said SAC Commissioner Patrick Britz. ” Isaac had dedicated himself to being student-athletes and are very deserving of this award. The SAC is very proud of the academic and athletic achievements and wish the best in postgraduate studies.”
“We are honored to be able to help support the student-athletes of the South Atlantic Conference,” Peter Ginnegar, Senior Vice President of BMI stated. “We know that the cost of higher education can be difficult to manage, but we hope these scholarships will allow these deserving student-athletes the opportunity to complete their degrees.”
Riggs, a senior from Mount Airy, N.C., was a member of the Bears’ cross country and track and field teams. Riggs majors in biology and minors in business and chemistry and owns a 3.97 cumulative GPA. He is the student body president at Lenoir-Rhyne and the President of the LR SAAC. He is an honors student and executive board member of the Fritz Honors College and Lineberger Honors Program while also serving as a Resident Assistant. He was a member of the Presidential Selection Committee and a tutor in biology and chemistry.
Riggs was also the Homecoming King and a President’s Award recipient. At Lenoir-Rhyne, he earned the Leadership Impact Award and earned multiple Dean’s List honors. His goal is to become a general dentist and plans to enroll in the Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) program at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Dentistry.
The BMI postgraduate scholarships are awarded to SAC student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and have completed their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition. Riggs will receive a one-time, non-renewable scholarship of $3,000 toward graduate school.
{Information provided by Lenoir-Rhyne Athletics}
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