NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University students Marvanesha Lewis of Winnfield, a sophomore majoring in accounting with a minor in criminal justice, and Emily Waits of Lena, a junior majoring in accounting and business administration, were named recipients of Cookies and Careers in Banking Scholarships awarded by the Louisiana Bankers Association Education Foundation. Katrice Below, senior vice president and commercial lender at BOM Bank, represented the LBA Education Foundation in presenting checks to the students. BOM Bank is the official bank of Northwestern State. From left are Dr. Scott Wysong, dean of the College of Business and Technology; Waits, Lewis, Below and Dr. Curtis Penrod, director of the School of Business.