UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 4, Page 6
September 22, 1994
Fortune 2000 receives scholarship in student's name

     While exceptional college students frequently receive
scholarships, having one named in your honor is a rarity. However,
that's what happened to senior Monique Neal, who interned at First USA
bank this past summer.
     Neal was presented with a certificate from her summer employer on
Aug. 16. It read, "This certifies that a scholarship in the amount of
$5,000 has been presented to the Fortune 2000 Program on behalf of
Monique Neal in recognition of outstanding performance as a summer
intern with First State USA."
     The College of Business and Economics' Fortune 2000 Program gives
support and encouragement throughout their academic careers to
minority students interested in business careers.
     Neal said she was excited about the award and hopes to meet the
recipient when she returns from spending the fall semester in the
University's London program.
     Neal, who is majoring in English with a concentration in business
and technical writing, has taken courses in marketing and management
in the College of Business and Economics. She applied for her
internship through the Brandywine Professional Association, an
organization of African-American business persons in the Wilmington
area. To encourage underrepresented students to get hands-on
experience in the business world, the association sponsors a
competitive Minority Summer Internship Program.
     Interested in a career in marketing and public relations, Neal
said her summer experience was invaluable. She worked for the bank's
affinity marketing department, which deals with customized credit
cards, and she wrote a reference guide on this type of banking
operations. She also attended special events for the department in San
Diego and Vermont.
     During the summers of 1992 and 1993, Neal worked for J.P. Morgan
bank in the human resources department. She wrote a document on career
mobility the first year and a manual dealing with recruitment,
compensation and training and other issues the second summer.
                                                   -Sue Swyers Moncure