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1ST ANNUAL SARAH FISHER/TAG HEUER RACING SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
INDIANAPOLIS, May 21, 2003 - The first annual Sarah Fisher/TAG Heuer Racing Scholarship winners were announced today, with the two winners selected from more than 70 entries submitted by graduating seniors at Sarah's alma mater and six area Indianapolis high schools. The winners each receive a one-time $3000 college scholarship and a TAG Heuer Link watch.
Bethany
Larue, valedictorian from Teays Valley High School in Ashville, OH, and
Jennifer Lindstrom
,
seventeenth in her class at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis best
fulfilled the scholarship criteria established by Sarah. "Education has always been very important to me and while I was growing up, I had to maintain at least a B-average in school in order to be able to race," said Sarah. "Because I spent all my free time racing, I didn't participate in school-sponsored sports and there wasn't any kind of scholarship for kids like me. I wanted to be able to give something back to kids who also excel at something outside of school activities and also have kept at least a B-average throughout school.
I was going to give away one $3000 award this year and mentioned my scholarship to my personal sponsor TAG Heuer. They thought it was a great idea and jumped on board with an additional $3000 and two TAG Heuer watches for the winners. It's a privilege to be able to give something back to students who excel in non-traditional ways."
To be eligible, entrants had to write a one-page essay about their extraordinary, extra-curricular activity will help them succeed in life and must have maintained at least a 3.0 GPA during their high school career.
"TAG Heuer is proud to support these promising individuals. We believe, like Sarah, that they share TAG Heuer's core values - prestige, performance and precision - and a strong desire to compete in all aspects of life," said Ulrich Wohn, TAG Heuer VP of Marketing for North America.