Endowed Scholarship Fund - Football or Lacrosse

DEWITT S. (DE) WORRELL '62
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Represented by Mrs. Carolyn Stivers Worrell of Lexington, Virginia.

De Worrell '62

The DeWitt S. (De) Worrell '62 Memorial Scholarship was established by his widow, Mrs. Carollyn Stivers Worrell, and family to provide scholarship assistance to a cadet-athlete.

Each year, an upperclass athlete in the football or lacrosse program, who demonstrates excellent leadership qualities, a positive disposition and sound moral character, will be recognized by the Keydet Club as the De Worrell Outstanding Character award recipient.

De Worrell matriculated from Armore, Pennsylvania, and graduated with a BS degree in civil engineering. He was a fullback on the football team for three years and was awarded the Dr. Martin D. Delaney, Jr. '28 Football Award of Merit.

Following graduation, Worrell served from 1962-64 as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

Worrell had a distinguished career with Burlington Industries for over 29 years. He was also extremely active in community, church and Institute affairs. He was co-founder of the Lexington Boys Club, president of the Lexington Jaycees, a director of the Lexington Rotary Club, an elder in the Lexington Presbyterian Church, and a member of Kappa Alpha Order (Beta Chapter).

He was a champion of the Virginia State Handball Classic and won three gold medals in handball in the Commonwealth Games of Virginia.

He was a member of the Keydet Club Board of Governors and actively served on many committees associated with intercollegiate athletics, including the Athletic Council of VMI.

He died in a commercial airplane crash on September 8, 1994.
 

Cadets  Patrick J. Zanelotti '08 and Sean McCoy '10, VMI Lacrosse,
are recognized in the name of
the DeWitt S. (De) Worrell '62 Memorial Scholarship
for the 2007-08 school year.
They are pictured above with Mr. Robert A. Worrell '97 and
Mrs. DeWitt S. (Carolyn) Worrell.