Concord University Magazine Spring 2025

The Andrew Jackson (Jack) Lilly Memorial Scholarship By Jason Lockart

Honoring a Legacy

Andrew Jackson (Jack) Lilly '67 and his wife, Judy Da nudn caapnr Lo fi lol yu, nsdh ac roendn ae cl ti fi eo lno nt og Cl oovnec of or rd eUdnuicvaetrisoint y. TJ ahcrkosuognh( tJ ah ceke) sLt ai lbl yl i sMhemmeonrti aolf St hc he oel na dr sohwi pe,dt hAenydhr ea wv e ec on ms umr eudn ti thya twtihl leiimr cpoamc tmg ei tnme er an tt i ot on sl eoa fr ns ti un dg eanntds . TMheirsc secrhaonl ad rWs hyi po m, diensgi gcnoeudn tt ioe ss ui np pWo er st ts Vt ui rdgeinnti sa fwr ohmo face financial barriers, represents their shared belief iJ na ctkh’ es lter ag ancsyf oarnmdaht iivsedpeodwi ceart ioofnetdouhcealtpi oi nng. Iot thhoenr so,r s ethsrpoeucgiahlleydtuhcoasteiosntr.iving to achieve their dreams A Shared Journey of Learning and Community Joat chke ra, nt od lJeuadryn’ si nsgt ,oar ny di st oo nt he eo cf odme vmo tui no int —i e st ot heeayc h

cWa yl l oe md hi nogmEea. sJ ta)c gkr, aadPui anteev, ibl leegHa ni ghh i sS cuhnodoel r(gnroa wd u a t e sa tduvdainecs eadt sCtoundci eo sr ,deUa rnni vi ne gr sai t my aa ns tde rl a’ st edre pg ur er es uaet d Vh ii gr gh ienri ae dCuocma tmi oonn wa dema litnhi sUt rnai vt ieorns iat yt tahneddsot cutdoyr ianl g level at Virginia Tech. Judy, a Bluefield High School gArdamd ui naitset,rwa toi or nk eadt iVni rI gnifnoiramTaetci ho n, wThe ec hr en oJ al oc kg y eevdeunctautiaollny ajodimneindishterra,tfiuornt.hering his own career in Jrae cmk a’ sr kp ar ob fl ee s. sAi so nDai rl eacctcoormf oprl i Cs ho mn t ei nnut si nwg earned Pc lroosfeelsys iwo int ah l tEhde uCcoaltlieogne aot f VEi nr gg ii nn ieae Tr iencgh, , dheev we l oo rpki ne dg pe nr og gi nr ea emr ss tmo aai snstias itnc tohme imr uc rnei tdye na nt ida l isn. dHues at rl sy o pf rlaamy eedwaopr ki vfootra lVri rogl ei niina ’essctoa rbrl ei scht ii on ng st hs ye setde mu c. a t i o n a l

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