Itzel Lopez-Hinojosa Receives Enterprise Holdings Scholarship to Attend Washington University in St. Louis

2013 Jul 25

Itzel Lopez-Hinojosa, daughter of Maria Elena Lopez and Jose Luis Lopez of Aurora, Ill. (60506), was recently named an Enterprise Holdings Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis. Lopez-Hinojosa, a 2013 graduate of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Ill., will be a freshman at the university when the fall semester begins Aug. 27.

Lopez-Hinojosa helped facilitate the leadership and development of sophomores at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. She was also an avid volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and the treasurer of her school’s National Honor Society.

Lopez-Hinojosa's scholarship is made possible by Enterprise Holdings, operating the Alamo Rent A Car, National Car Rental, as well as the Enterprise Rent-A-Car brands. Enterprise Holdings has provided $50 million to Washington University over the past 12 years to help the university "develop the best and brightest minds from all segments of our society."

Scholars are selected on the basis of academic merit, leadership skills and a commitment to community service. The Enterprise Holdings Scholars Program makes it possible for approximately 60 to 80 exceptionally talented students from across America to attend Washington University each year.

The Enterprise Holdings scholars are recognized at a dinner in their honor during the school year.

About Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University is counted among the world's leaders in teaching and research, and it draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 100 nations. The total student body is nearly 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The approximately 3,400 faculty teach in seven schools: Arts & Sciences, Brown School, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law and School of Medicine. Twenty-three Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, with nine doing the major portion of their pioneering research there.

The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.

About Enterprise Holdings

Enterprise Holdings, which operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, and Alamo Rent A Car brands, is the largest car rental company in the world measured by revenue, fleet and employees. Through its regional subsidiaries, the company currently employs more than 75,000, operates more than 1.3 million vehicles and integrates a global network of more than 8,200 airport and neighborhood locations. Its network also includes more than 6,000 neighborhood and airport offices located within 15 miles of 90 percent of the U.S. population, almost twice as many locations as Enterprise Holdings' nearest U.S. competitor.

Enterprise Holdings and its affiliates - which cover extensive car rental and car-sharing services, commercial truck rental, corporate fleet management and retail car sales - accounted for $15.4 billion in revenue in 2012, placing it near the top of the global travel industry.

Andrew C. Taylor, executive chairman of Enterprise Holdings, is a Washington University trustee. His father, Jack C. Taylor, who founded Enterprise in 1957, attended Washington University and is an emeritus trustee of the university. The Taylor family initiated a $25-million scholarship gift in 2001 a?" which at the time was the largest to date for undergraduate scholarships a?" to support "a world-class university located in Enterprise's hometown of St. Louis."

Jack C. Taylor gave Washington University an additional $25 million in March 2011 for undergraduate scholarships on behalf of the company. The gift has been added to the existing endowed scholarship fund that Enterprise Holdings established in 2001.