Press release from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina:
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina recently approved scholarships totaling $284,250 to 99 students from Western North Carolina. The Foundation administers approximately 60 scholarships funds, about 45 of which run a spring cycle offered to high school seniors each year.
Top recipients were Lucas R. Rumney of Charles D. Owen High School who was awarded the Nathaniel Ellis Cannady, Jr. Scholarship, valued at $20,000 over four years; Leah S. Smith of Asheville High School won the Marilyn Lester and William Lester Scholarship, also valued at $20,000 over four years.
Scholarship endowments can have broad eligibility criteria or can be focused on a particular school or county, offered to students pursuing a degree in a stated field or available to those who will attend a designated college or university.
Other Buncombe County students who were awarded scholarships include:
Yasmine E. Akduman Charles D. Owen High School
Ayano M. Annis NC School of Science & Math
Jacqueline “Kathleen” Archerd Asheville Christian Academy
Dumaine J. Babcock Asheville High School
Catherine M. Blalock A.C. Reynolds High School
Brian J. Brenner Asheville High School
Jessica N. Burch Enka High School
Whitney B. Burleson Charles D. Owen High School
Megan E. Cavagnini A.C. Reynolds High School
Sarah “Sarah Margaret” Christy Charles D. Owen High School
Addison Cook A.C. Reynolds High School
Kira D. Dalman Asheville High School
Morgan J. Doyle Clyde A. Erwin High School
Cessali Q. Fox Enka High School
Hannah N. Griffin Clyde A. Erwin High School
Leah S. Hawkins A.C. Reynolds High School
Willow A. Hubbard Asheville High School
Tyler S. Huffman North Buncombe High School
Hunter B. Jones Appalachian State University
Grace E. Kim Asheville High School
Kathleen “Katie” A. Kull North Buncombe High School
Cameron M. Manning T.C. Roberson High School
Meredith D. Matsakis Asheville High School
Nikki K. Murdoch Enka High School
Joshua “Josh” G. Parke Clyde A. Erwin High School
Chandler E. Plachy T.C. Roberson High School
Jacob “Jake” T. Rickman Sarah Lawrence College
Dayton T. Rutherford T.C. Roberson High School
Cheyenne W. Searsey Buncombe County Early College High School
Rachel “Carson” C. Shore NC School of Science & Math
Joshua “Josh” P. Thornburg Asheville Christian Academy
William B. Townsend School of Inquiry and Life Sciences
Carina A. Tudela Enka High School“Serving on the CFWNC Scholarship committee is an extraordinary opportunity. We meet and support the higher education goals of exceptionally talented and motivated students who are scholars, athletes, musicians, artists and community servants,” said Sandra Byrd, Chair of the WNC Regional Scholarships committee. “Sharing the resources of the Foundation and its generous donors changes lives and strengthens the economic future of our region and state.”
The Community Foundation is a nonprofit serving eighteen counties in Western North Carolina. The Foundation is a permanent regional resource that facilitates more than $11 million in charitable giving annually. Discretionary resources are focused on People in Need, Early Childhood Development, Food and Farming and Preserving Natural and Cultural Resources. CFWNC inspires philanthropy and mobilizes resources to enrich lives and communities in Western North Carolina. Information can be found at www.cfwnc.org.
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