Newport News, Va. –TowneBank’s first Spirit of Excellence Scholarship winner at Christopher Newport University is Rocsanna Cavone, an accounting student with a minor in Leadership Studies. A graduate of Menchville High School in Newport News, she enjoys mentoring new students and giving campus tours.
TowneBank Peninsula President Brian Skinner made the presentation at CNU’s 21st Annual Scholarship Donor and Recipient Luncheon on November 8th. The new scholarship program provides $1,000 (renewable for three years) to one rising sophomore business student each year. The recipient is selected based on his or her hometown spirit, community service, and excellence in business studies.
“I am so grateful to TowneBank for this scholarship,” says Rocsanna. “It’s certainly an honor to be chosen, and I will continue to work hard in the years ahead.”
The TowneBank Spirit of Excellence Scholarship was created last year by TowneBank in celebration and support of CNU’s 50th anniversary. “I am very proud to partner with my alma mater on this program,” says Brian Skinner. “It was exciting to meet our first recipient, and I’m honored to give back to CNU in a way that will impact future business leaders.”
Anne Conner, TowneBank Williamsburg President, is also a CNU graduate, and she and Brian were recognized as two of CNU’s Top 50 Alumni in 2011.
As one of the top community banks in Virginia and North Carolina, TowneBank operates 26 banking offices serving Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, James City County and York County in Virginia along with Moyock, Grandy, Camden, Southern Shores, Corolla and Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina. Towne also offers a full range of financial services through its controlled divisions and subsidiaries that include Towne Investment Group, Towne Insurance Agency, TFA Benefits, TowneBank Mortgage, TowneBank Commercial Mortgage, Prudential Towne Realty, Towne 1031 Exchange, LLC, and Corolla Classic Vacations. Local decision-making is a hallmark of its hometown banking strategy that is delivered through the leadership of each group’s President and Board of Directors.
With total assets of $4.32 billion as of September 30, 2012, TowneBank is one of the largest banks headquartered in Virginia.
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