Hendersonville, N.C., May 8, 2020 – Community Foundation of Henderson County is pleased to announce the scholarship recipients for the 2020-21 school year. This year, $500,025 is being awarded to help advance local students’ higher education. The Foundation awarded 104 new scholarships to 99 students totaling $188,825 and 128 scholarship renewals totaling $311,200.
Chaired by Kevin Parries, the Scholarship Committee volunteers invested a significant amount of time reviewing applications, interviewing students, and making award recommendations to the Board of Directors. “Meeting with applicants for this awards process makes one feel proud and hopeful for our next generation and our world’s future,” says Kevin. “I am truly inspired by the amount of talent we have in these future leaders for our community.” Since 1984, Community Foundation’s Scholarship Program has awarded more than $6.5 million to more than 1,400 students.
Congratulations to the following scholarship recipients:
| American Legion, Post 77, Hubert M. Smith Scholarship | Leah Ann Marr | |
| Amy Duryee Courtenay Scholarship | Ashton Tan | |
| Andrea Davies Skillman Scholarship | Abigail Moore | |
| Anthony Kushigian (Normac) Scholarship | Daniela Santibanez | |
| Arthur & Lois Jean Stuenkel Scholarship | Elise Trexler | |
| Arthur R. Hill Memorial Scholarship | Layla Zeferino | |
| Bree Elizabeth Miller Memorial Scholarship | Ana Garcia-Leyva | |
| Bright Futures Scholarship | Jenna Whealan | |
| Business & Professional Woman's Club | Evan Calloway | |
| Charlie Renfrow Trust Scholarship | Anna Goode | |
| Chat Jones Memorial Scholarship | Allan Munoz | |
| Clyde T. and Wilma G. Moore Scholarship | Zoe Jackson | |
| Dan Barber, III/Western Auto Award | Jackson Chandler | |
| David and Betty Bucher Engineering Scholarship | Preston McCall | |
| David and Betty Bucher Nursing Scholarship | Julisa Cruz | |
| Denis Barton Scholarship | Kaitlyn Pressley | |
| Donald D. and Joan B. Joyce Scholarship | Giovanni Melendez | |
| Dr. Corbin O. Williams Memorial Scholarship | Audrea Rasco | |
| Dr. Hugh and Madge Gleaton Scholarship | Janeissa Romero | |
| Duane M. and Margaret D. McKibbin Scholarship | Cassiya Cox | |
| Eleanor M. Kutchoodon Scholarship | Sienna Padilla | |
| Elsie Mabel Jones Scholarship | Julia Gerrer | |
| Environmental Odyssey Scholarship | Caesy Hernandez | |
| Ethel T. & Charles T. Larus Educational Scholarship | Aleigha Kozlik | |
| Ethel T. & Charles T. Larus Educational Scholarship | Keegan Owens | |
| Francis H. and Margery T. Escott Scholarship | Hope Sleime | |
| Fredrick E. Meyer Scholarship | Meadow Becker | |
| George & Helen Stowell (GENERAL) Scholarship | Lauren Mullis | |
| George & Helen Stowell (MEDICAL) Scholarship | Kaitlyn Llewellyn | |
| George F. and Asha W. McMillan Scholarship | Dana Jakubielski | |
| Glenn C. Marlow Scholarship | Madison Broome | |
| Grace B. Etheredge Scholarship | Brennan Kosmeh | |
| Grace B. Etheredge: BRCC | Garrett Adkinson | |
| Gregory Stephen Wright "Crossroads" Scholarship | Connor Kain | |
| H. Louise Eaton Scholarship | Nicole Schedivy | |
| Haddy Harrington Memorial Scholarship | Eleanor Knox | |
| Helen Lindner Scholarship | Luke Whisenant | |
| Helga Nielsen Scholarship | Jordan Bastian | |
| Helga Nielsen Scholarship | Cameron Patterson | |
| Henderson County Educational Scholarship | Olivia Desmond | |
| Hendersonville Woman's Club Scholarship | Sydney Justice | |
| Hilary G. Neighbors (GENERAL) Scholarship | Caleb Youmans | |
| James P. Grey Scholarship | Steven Davis | |
| James P. Grey Scholarship | Rebecca Giordano | |
| James Smith Memorial Scholarship | Dawson Crowder | |
| Jenice Schlein Denning Scholarship | Chloe Eidt | |
| Joe T. Hunt Memorial Scholarship | Kynan Joyce | |
| John Brooks Williams Memorial Scholarship | Xzavier Jacobs | |
| John Brooks Williams Memorial Scholarship | Lawson Whiteside | |
| John P. and Mary Ann Wold Scholarship | Jolie Bakken | |
| John P. and Mary Ann Wold Scholarship | Mikayla Chapman | |
| John P. and Mary Ann Wold Scholarship | Morgan Hart | |
| John P. and Mary Ann Wold Scholarship | Brandon Rhodes | |
| John T. Coates IV Civil Engineering Scholarship | Tyler Crawford | |
| Katharine Schneider Gettman Scholarship | Emma Thompson | |
| Kenneth R. Stull and Virginia M. Stull Scholarship | Graham Grush | |
| Kermit Edney Scholarship | Alice Frisch | |
| Kristen Sue Shetterly Memorial Scholarship | Donesha Schaffer | |
| L.B. Prince Memorial Scholarship | Jasmine Hyatt | |
| Lucile V. Means Scholarship | Kyra Clark | |
| Lucile V. Means Scholarship | Donesha Schaffer | |
| Lula & Levi Wilson Scholarship | Brittani Gash | |
| Maria's Fund | Carley Evans | |
| Martha Sales Schoch Scholarship | Zoe Jackson | |
| Mary Evelyn & Harry Laurent Scholarship | Alexander Acosta | |
| Mary Evelyn & Harry Laurent Scholarship | Oliver Kompathoum | |
| Mary Evelyn & Harry Laurent Scholarship | Brianna LaRue | |
| Matching Scholarship | Dean Wheless | |
| Maude and Harvey Goehring Scholarship | Madeline Duchesne | |
| Mills River Fire & Rescue Scholarship | Maggie Cox | |
| Nagel Scholarship | Angel Ramierez-Munoz | |
| Odell Rouse Memorial Scholarship | Omar Serrano | |
| Odell Rouse Memorial Scholarship | Kathryn Sienfert | |
| Passage to the Future Scholarship | Jaylan Brinson | |
| Pat Shepherd Second Mile Scholarship | Sofia Escobar | |
| Pat Shepherd Second Mile Scholarship | Brianna Haston | |
| Peggy Lovvorn Scholarship | Xzavier Jacobs | |
| Phyllis and George Knopf Scholarship | Chase Jackson | |
| Plato E. Reese Memorial Scholarship | Robert Tate | |
| Ralph A. Milliman Scholarship | Casey Mentch | |
| Rebecca S. Poole Scholarship | Riley Hill | |
| Rebecca S. Poole Scholarship | Kayla Swain | |
| Rita & Ray Dunk: Piano & Performance Scholarship | Hubert Cooper | |
| Rita & Ray V. Dunk: Accounting Scholarship | Aileen Misiyuk | |
| Robert & Vivian Edwards Scholarship | Tiffany Revis | |
| Robert B. Tonjes Scholarship | Megan Garren | |
| Robert C. Edwards, Jr. Memorial Scholarship | Camryn Wolff | |
| Roger & Judy Hill Memorial for Mack Broutin | Ethan Frisch | |
| Russell Boyd Thomas Scholarship | Kyra Clark | |
| Sam A. Mills Memorial Scholarship | Sophie Husak | |
| Thomas Oliver & Louise Jordan Mulcahy Scholarship | Corey Hinson | |
| Thomas Oliver & Louise Jordan Mulcahy Scholarship | Shawna Lyda | |
| Thomas Oliver & Louise Jordan Mulcahy Scholarship | Alexla Perez-Sanchez | |
| Thomas Oliver & Louise Jordan Mulcahy Scholarship | Emilio Villasana | |
| Toby L. Mapes: Fire Protection Technology Scholarship | Dakota Ostrander | |
| Tom Wilson Scholarship | Gage Colina | |
| Tracy Grove Community Club Scholarship | Maci Clark | |
| Valley Clinic Scholarship | Maya Phillips | |
| Vena Case Robinson Memorial Scholarship | Lauren Wilkie | |
| VFW Hedrick Rhodes Post 5206 Scholarship | Andrew Edney | |
| Vina L. & Richard C. Sauer Scholarship | Bryson McKenney | |
| Vina L. & Richard C. Sauer Scholarship | Griffin Smith | |
| William C. Armstrong Scholarship | Caesy Hernandez | |
| Winifred M. Wyman Memorial Scholarship | Elizabeth Elkins |