The Georgia Institute of Technology has named Lydia Hylton of Falls Church one of 75 President’s Scholars and one of 10 Stamps Leadership Scholarship recipients. An electrical engineering major, Hylton represents the top one percent of early applicants to Georgia Tech.

The President’s Scholarship emphasizes scholarship, leadership, progress and service. The Stamps Leadership Scholars Program, which resides within the President’s Scholarship Program, provides full-ride awards and special enrichment opportunities for the extremely gifted recipients who are generally among the top 10 – 15 freshmen every year.