Polk County Community Foundation Awards 2013 scholarships
Published 4:46 pm Wednesday, June 26, 2013
In 2013, donors establishing these scholarships made awards possible to more than 50 Polk County and Landrum graduating seniors and adults going back to school totaling over $195,000. All foundation awards are a minimum of $1,000 and the maximum scholarships in 2013 are renewable awards worth $16,000. The community foundation is honored to help fulfill these donors’ wishes and would like to congratulate the entire class of 2013 and the following recipients of this year’s awards:
Alessandra Akers, William Arrowood, Karen Bame, Naomi Bentley, Kaylie Blankenship, Maria Boothe, Shalyn Brown, Daniel Burke, William “Bruce” Butler, Carlos Chavez-Serrano, Johnathon Conner, Anna Costine, Cassandra Couch, Jonai Dawkins, Madison Dempsey, Kaitlyn Dill, Timothy “Tij” Doyen, Carey Emory, Jessie Fisher, Floyd Graber, Isys Hennigar, Alexa Hughes, Ralph Jennings, Chelsea Kelly, Alina Kolberg, William “Andrew” Lee, Amber Lynch, Savannah Marino, Chelsea McCoyle, Kristin McCraw, Emily Miller, Alexander Müller, Aliyha Mullins, McKayla Mullis, Julia Murray, Isla Neel, Molly Nelson, Nikki Ormand, Maranda Pack, Caleb Parsons, Bronwyn Pellatt, Frances “Genie” Phipps, Maggie Phipps, Karl Riley, Katelyn Ruff, Brooke Scoggins, Sara Seagle, Lauren Searcy, Lakeyah Simpson, Taylor Stapleton, Benjamin Stockdale, Spencer Taunton, Taylor Thompson, Mason Umlauf, Samantha Walker, Makenzie White, Brenna Wilson, Dakota Wolfe and Maverick Yoder.
For more information about scholarships, grants or charitable giving options, please contact the Polk County Community Foundation by visiting 255 South Trade Street in Tryon, calling 828-859-5314, or checking its website at www.polkccf.org.
– article submitted by Noah Wood