Recent West Henderson High School graduate Brian Albea has been awarded the 2015 William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship, according to a press release by the Community Foundation of Henderson County. The $1,000 scholarship is handed out each year by The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited, which seeks to conserve and restore mountain waterways for the proliferation of native cold water fish.
Albea, currently enrolled as a rising freshman at Brevard College, says he would like to pursue a career as a wildlife biologist. “I have basically grown up in the outdoors,” says the Mills River resident, “and I can’t imagine living a life without being able to enjoy the natural resources that we have so readily available.”
The Arbuckle Scholarship is named in commemoration of Bill Arbuckle, an angling enthusiast and former director of the Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited. The scholarship is a component fund of the Community Foundation of Henderson County, which facilitates donations and charitable gifts around Henderson County to address community needs and concerns.
To learn more about the Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited and their work to preserve mountain watersheds, visit pisgahchaptertu.org. For more information on what the Community Foundation is doing around Henderson County, visit cfhcforever.org.
Press Release:
$1000 William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship Awarded
Hendersonville, NC, July 28, 2015: Brian G. Albea, a recent graduate of West Henderson High School and a rising freshman at Brevard College is the 2015 recipient of The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000.
Albea is pursuing a career as a wildlife biologist and he stated, “I have basically grown up in the outdoors and I can’t imagine living a life without being able to enjoy the natural resources that we have so readily available.” Growing up in Mills River, his family property surrounded the river and from a very young age, he spent much of his time fishing or exploring in and around the river.
The scholarship fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation of Henderson County, was established in 2006 by The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited, is named for, and honors the memory of William “Bill” L. Arbuckle, an avid angler, supporter and former director of The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Mr. Arbuckle contributed much of his time, talent and resources to the success of the chapter.
Since 1982, the Community Foundation of Henderson County has offered people a variety of ways to touch our community through philanthropic giving. We accept gifts from individuals, families, businesses and organizations to create a pool of charitable dollars from which grants are awarded to address community needs.This past fiscal year, CFHC donors provided charitable awards of more than $2.6 million to area nonprofits. Learn more about Community Foundation of Henderson County at www.CFHCforever.org, at the Community Foundation’s Facebook and LinkedIn pages, and by calling (828) 697-6224.
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