By Michelle Hines, University Relations
UNCG is making more than $210,000 in Merit Scholarship Awards to 42 new freshmen who are beginning their college careers this fall.
Counting the new students and continuing scholars, the UNCG Merit Awards Program is making almost $1 million in scholarships available to top students from North Carolina and other states. All of the awards are renewable for three additional years of study, and the program recognizes and encourages exceptional academic ability as its main criteria for selection.
Current gifts supporting the scholarships count toward the Students First Campaign, which is seeking to raise more than $30 million for undergraduate scholarships as part of its $78.2 million goal.
The 2006-07 merit scholarships and scholarship recipients include:
The Katharine Smith Reynolds Scholarships have an annual value of $6,000 and a total value of $24,000.
The Reynolds Scholarships were established by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation of Winston-Salem in memory of Mrs. Katharine Smith Reynolds, a Woman’s College (now UNCG) alumna, who was the wife of the founder of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., and mother of the late R.J. Reynolds Jr.
This year’s recipients are:
• Colby L. Deckman, 685 Sandy Hook Road, Shawboro, Camden County High School.
• Megan B. Snyder, 1679 City Lake Road, Lexington, North Davidson High School.
• Thomas A. Liles, 1320 Thayer Drive, Asheboro, Asheboro High School.
• Miriam E. Stacey, 5313 Poplar Springs Drive, Charlotte, North Mecklenburg Senior High School.
• Jonathan M. Stutts, 705 Guilford St., Goldsboro, Stutts Academy.
• Kristi A. Townsend, 643 Harbin Road, Zionville, Watagua High School.
The 50th Reunion Class Scholarship has an annual value of $5,000 and a total value of $20,000.
The 50th Class Reunion Scholarship Fund was started in 1986 by the UNCG Class of 1936. Each scholarship can be renewed for three years and has a total value of $20,000.
This year’s recipient is:
• Casey L. Strange of 3298 Friedberg Church Road, Winston-Salem, North Davidson Senior High School.
The Alumni Scholarship Award has an annual value of $3,000 and a total value of $12,000. The scholarships are funded by contributions from alumni and friends of the institution through the University's Annual Program.
This year’s recipients are:
• Corey E. Bellis, 3405 Wembley Court, Raleigh, William G. Enloe High School.
• Philip W. Blatchley, 3520 Heartwood Lane, Melbourne, Fla., Eau Gallie High School.
• Grant M. Gibson, 14 Moss Cover Court, Greensboro. Lucy Ragsdale High School.
• Miriam E. Keller, 6813 Newman Road, Waxhaw, Parkwood High School.
• Amy E. Lee, 1071 Lasley Road, Lewisville, R.J. Reynolds High School.
• Megan A. Letchworth, 1136 Bell Road, Walstonburg, Greene Central High School.
• Scott T. Miller, 4072 High Point Road, Winston-Salem, Robert B. Glenn High School.
• Molly G. Walsh, 2307 Running Brook, Greensboro, Walter Hines Page High School
The C.B. Allen Scholarship was established in 1975 by Dr. and Mrs. Roscoe J. Allen in memory of their son Charles Burchette Allen, who died while serving in the U.S. Navy. Dr. Allen previously served as director of the Administrative Computer Center at UNCG.
The recipients are:
• Ameshia A. Cooper, 5514 Fairoaks Road, Durham, a graduate of Northern High School, $5,000 scholarship, with a total value of $20,000.
• Danielle N. DeMars, 6313 Bonnybrook Court, Greensboro, a graduate of Northwest Guilford High School, $3,000 scholarship, with a total value of $12,000.
The Bank of America Award has an annual value of $5,000 and a total value of $20,000. The Bank of America Scholarship Fund was created in 1982 by what was then NCNB Corp. The fund was increased in 1998 during the Second Century Campaign for UNCG. Overall, 42 students received major renewable scholarships under the Merit Awards Program, which recognizes and encourages exceptional academic ability and talent.
This year’s recipients are:
• Patrick S. Rached, 8939 Rittenhouse Circle, Charlotte, Myers Park High School.
• Regetta K. Spearman, 6418 Rannock Drive, Fayetteville, Seventy-First High School.
The Board of Visitors Chancellor’s Scholarship has an annual value of $6,000 and a total value of $24,000. The Board of Visitors is comprised of alumni, business and community leaders and created the endowment fund to address the need for undergraduate scholarships.
This year’s recipients are:
• Kyle A. Blair, 3454 Route 119 Highway North, Home, Pa., Marion Center Area High School.
• Adam D. Wright, 308 Riggsbee Farm Drive, Cary, Green Hope High School.
The Hazel Nixon Brown Scholarship provides $2,500 per year and carries a total value of $10,000. Students living in Yadkin and Surry counties are preferred. The scholarship honors Dr. Hazel Brown, a professor of nursing at UNCG is a Surry County native who has served on the faculty of the School of Nursing since 1974.
This year’s recipient is:
• Lauren R. Moore of 310 Travis Lane, Salisbury, Salisbury High School.
The Kathleen P. and Joseph M. Bryan Scholarships range in value from $5,000 to $6,000 for in-state students, and $10,005 for out-of-state students. Their total value is $20,000 to $24,000 for North Carolina residents, and $42,000 for non-residents. The students will study in the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics.
The Bryan Scholarships were created at UNCG in 1983 by the Greensboro couple when they established the Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Endowment Fund to provide assistance for undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Business and Economics at UNCG. In 1987, the UNCG Board of Trustees named the school in his honor.
This year’s recipients are:
• Aneshia A. Cooper, 5514 Fairoaks Road, Durham, Northern High School.
• Meredith R. Lake, 203 North 8th Avenue, Mayodan, Dalton L. McMichael High School.
• Allison P. Newman, 301 Asal Road, Farmville, Va., Cumberland High School.
The Butler Centennial Scholarship is valued annually at $8,000 for in-state students and $10,500 for out-of-state students, with a total value of $32,000 for in-state students and $42,000 for out-of-state students. The Butler Fund was created by the late Ethel Virginia Butler, Class of 1929, who managed the UNCG Bookstore from 1945 until her retirement in 1974. A Reidsville resident, she made a bequest totaling more than $2.5 million to UNCG when she died in 1990.
This year’s recipients are:
• Brittany R. Atkinson, 897 Pinewood Forest Drive, Asheboro, Asheboro High School.
• John A. DeMasi III, 113 San Miguel Place, Chapel Hill, East Chapel Hill High School.
• Carter R. Dewey, 1133 Artic Quill Road, Herndon, Va., Herndon High School.
• Caroline M. Myrick, 5652 Harvest Grove Lane, Wilmington, John T. Hoggard High School.
The May Donoho Scholarship has an annual value of $2,500 and has a total value of $10,000. The Donoho fund was established through a bequest from the estate of May M. Donoho, class of 1930. She majored in history at the North Carolina College for Women (now UNCG) and later taught history and French in high schools in the state, then spent 20 years with the N.C. Employment Security Commission. She died in Asheville in 2002.
This year’s recipients are:
• Ashley C. Young. 3516 Hawthorne Road, Rocky Mount, Rocky Mount High School.
• Carolina E. Vickery, 10101 Grafton Road, Raleigh, Millbrook High School.
The Marguerite Felton and Guita Marble Scholarship is valued at $10,500 annually and has a total value of $42,000. The Felton-Marble Scholarship Fund was established to enable UNCG to attract outstanding students in chemistry. The fund was established by Ann Hunt, a 1965 chemistry graduate, to honor two faculty members in the Department of Chemistry.
This year’s recipient is:
• Caitlin E. Jackson of 1052 Swaying Pines Trace, Marietta, Ga., Sprayberry High School.
The James S. and Frances C. Ferguson Award has an annual value of $6,000 and a total value of $24,000. The Ferguson Fund was started in 1978 to honor the late Dr. and Mrs. James S. Ferguson for their years of service to the university. Ferguson was UNCG chancellor from 1964-1979.
This year’s recipient is:
• Valerie R. Pittenger of 7 Linden Ave., Wheeling, W.Va., Wheeling Park High School.
The Jefferson-Pilot Scholarship has an annual value pf $5,000 and a total value of $20,000.
The Jefferson-Pilot Scholarship Program was established in 1983 by the former Jefferson-Pilot Corporation. Each scholarship is renewable for three years and has a total value of $20,000 over four years
This year’s recipient is:
• Veronica M. Allen, 2010 Nottingham Lane, Burlington, Walter M. Williams High School.
The Elizabeth Louisa “Libby” Jones Scholarship has an annual value of $3,500 and a total value of $14,000.
The Libby Jones Scholarship Fund was established in 1988 as a memorial to the late Elizabeth Louisa Jones, Class of 1973, by her parents, Charles J. Jones and Elizabeth Godbey Jones of Garner, and other family members, friends and IBM coworkers.
This year’s recipient is:
• David A. Space, 5704 Gatestone Drive, Greensboro, Southern Guilford High School.
The Claudia Buchdahl Kadis Scholarship has an annual value of $5,000 and a total value of $20,000.
Claudia Kadis, who lives in Goldsboro, graduated from UNCG in 1965. The Kadis fund was established in 2005 to provide a scholarship annually to a student in the College of Arts and Sciences. For 18 years, she was a district administrator of the guardian ad litem program, and also served as president of the North Carolina League of Women Voters from 1989-93.
This year’s recipient is:
• Ashley L. Perry, 102 Deerhaven Drive, Selma, Clayton High School.
The Beverly Cooper Moore Scholarship is valued at $2,500 annually, with a total value of $10,000.
The late Beverly Moore served as the first chair of UNCG’s Board of Trustees. He graduated from UNC Chapel Hill, and completed his law degree at Yale University. He was a founding member of the Greensboro law firm Smith, Helms, Mullis and Moore.
This year’s recipient is:
• John G. Lancaster of 2208 Spruce Shadows Lane, Raleigh, Wakefield High School
The L. Richardson and Emily Preyer Scholarship has an annual value of $2,500 and a total value of $10,000.
Established in 1991, the Preyer Scholarships are named for a Greensboro couple who were known for their extensive public service.
A former Superior Court Judge and federal court judge, L. Richardson Preyer represented North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District. Emily Preyer, who died in the fall of 1999, was a 1939 graduate of Woman's College (now UNCG) who was involved in educational and civic affairs for many years. The Jane Harris Armfield and Emily Harris Preyer Admissions and Visitor Center was named, in part, for her and her sister.
This year’s recipient is:
• Samantha E. Bardarik of 107 Drake Road, Somerset, N.J., Franklin High School.
The Susan Morris Safran Merit Scholarship is valued at $5,000 annually, with a total value of $20,000. Susan Morris Safran, who graduated from UNCG in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, established the scholarship to assist UNCG students pursuing nursing degrees.
This year’s recipient is:
• Nicholas H. Chandler of 233 Kingwood Road, Reidsville, Reidsville High School.
The Woman’s College Class of 1951 Scholarships have an annual value of $2,500 and a total value of $10,000. The fund was started as a 50th reunion gift of the Class of 1951.
This year’s recipient is:
• Kristin E. Barnes of 412 Loblolly Circle, Clayton, Clayton High School.
