The college foundation made 70 awards totaling $65,000 for 62 students, 18 of which were given to nursing students.
There are five newly established scholarships that will be awarded next year: the Bobby Lee Cook Scholarship, announced at the college’s 40 th anniversary gala; the James D. Maddox Memorial Scholarship, established and named after a founder of the college and the father of Rebecca Maddox, director and associate professor of nursing ; the Summerville High School Alumni Association Scholarship; the Sandy Mayson Memorial Scholarship, established in honor of President Randy Pierce’s sister; and the Esserman Levin Fund for Social Justice Scholarship.
Scholarship recipients received the award for the current 2010-2011 academic year.
Abernathy Family and D. Howard Nursing Education Scholarship (new award this year)
Kayla Easley
Adams Criminal Justice Scholarship
Pamela Walters
Bartow County Service Scholarship
Rickie Watters
Belen Dizon-Nora Nursing Scholarship
LaShunta Jackson
Cathryn E. Bloomfield Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Inga Gentry
Lovie Borchardt Memorial Scholarship
Terrie Boggs
Carol Callahan Scholarship
Christina Blair
Carlin-Routledge Nursing Scholarship
Justin Henry
Chiaha Guild of Arts and Crafts Scholarship
Andrew Calvert
Jim and Ida Cook Study Abroad Scholarship
Adam Beck
Melissa Corbin
Kayla Easley
Amanda Ingram
Jessica Johnson
Jarrel Ray
Felicia Claxton Memorial Scholarship (new award this year)
Tamara Campbell
Georgia Appalachian Center for Higher Education At-Promise Scholarship
Kristina Scoggins
GHC Foundation Scholarship
Tamara Campbell
Jamie Hughes
Vickie Lane
David Lee
Matthew Singleton
Vernon and Gaynelle Grizzard Scholarship
Thad Crist
Junior Service League Nursing Scholarship
Amanda Whitley
Leslie J. Henderson Nursing Scholarship (new award this year)
Kimberly McDaris
David W. McCorkle National Creative Society Scholarship
Kaitlyn Hyde
Joseph Johnson
GHC Non-Traditional Scholarship
Karen Bates
Christina Blair
Maximus Ceaser
Miles Gifford
Justin Henry
Kisha Hewitt
Amanda Ingram
Joseph Johnson
Matthew Kendall
Kristi McCarley
O. Corey Rickard
Diane Rhine
Barrie Shirley
Cecilia Smith
Rickie Watters
Anne Williams
The Paulding Business Association Scholarship (new award this year)
Jennifer Betts
Regents Foundation Scholarship
Deleon Gist
The Jim and Leatha Richie Scholarship (new award this year)
Annaca Sills
Colin W. Shanahan Scholarship
Ginger Green
Jerry W. Shelton Scholarship (new award this year)
Candis Padgett
Brittany Dionne
Wesley C. Walraven Sr. Academic Scholarship
Zachary Smallwood
Brandon Treglown
Betty R. Wollstein Nursing Schiolarship
Shianne Williams
Also attending the reception were donors, families of and those whose names were on the scholarships:
• Jon and Gail Bloomfield attended with their daughters Cynthia Elsberry (who teaches at GHC-Marietta) and Becky Bloomfield in memory of their third daughter Cathryn E. Bloomfield. Cathy was a dental hygiene student in 1993 and died of cancer in 1994.
• Susan Claxton, who teaches human services at the Floyd campus, attended to see the recipient of the first scholarship award in memory of her daughter Felicia, who died of heart disease.
• Ed Henderson, whose wife Leslie was a revered member of the nursing faculty and passed away in March, also saw the first award of the Leslie J. Henderson Nursing Scholarship.
• Steve Edwards, former chair of the Georgia Highlands College Foundation Board of Trustees, attended to witness the initial award of the Jim and Leatha Richie Scholarship. Edwards was instrumental in creating the scholarship. The Richies, who owned and ran a retail store in Summerville, were influential mentors to him in his youth.
• Jerry Shelton, a retired faculty member who funded the Jerry W. Sheltons Scholarship, also saw its first award this year and attended the reception.
• Betty Wollstein, a former nurse, and her daughter Helene Wollstein, were there to honor the recipient of the Betty R. Wollstein Nursing Scholarship.
Chief Advancement Officer John Southwood said, "Our scholarship program continues to experience significant growth as donors see the value of changing student’s lives. We’re very proud of the support we have received for this most worthwhile program
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