Christopher W. Lee has received an in-college scholarship award for three and half years at Valdosta State University.

The In-College Scholarship Program is open to college freshmen and sophomores in any major. The program is divided into two selection phases, and awards Type 2, tuition capped at $15,000 per year; Type 3, tuition capped at $9,000 per year; or Type 6, tuition capped at $3,000 per year, scholarships for two or three years.

To be eligible to receive an Air Force ROTC scholarship, the student must be a U.S. citizen, pass the Air Force officer qualifying test and the Air Force ROTC physical fitness test; meet weight and body standards and pass a physical examination; have a 2.5 cumulative college grade point average; not already contracted to be a scholarship recipient; and other age and moral eligibility requirements.

Lee is the son of Lannie L. and Debra J. Lee of Bloomingdale. He is a 2007 graduate of South Effingham High School.