Scholarship ‘Oscars’ awarded
Published 9:41 am Thursday, May 21, 2015
The scholarship Oscar goes to…
The stars shone brightly at the Davie Community Foundation’s 2015 Night at the Oscars.
High school students from all around the county gathered on April 30 with their families and foundation donors at Cornerstone Christian Church to celebrate successes.
Davie High’s Jazz Ensemble opened the show and the air of excitement heightened as hosts Jane Simpson, foundation president, and George Webb, chair, took the stage. One by one foundation board members were introduced to describe the 41 “Oscar Scholarships”.
Each presentation ended with “the Scholarship Oscar goes to…” bringing about a great deal of surprise and excitement as names were read and trophies presented. Young people in attendance only knew they had been invited. No one knew who the recipients of the Scholarship Oscars would be.
Oscar recipients honored the donors throughout the evening by presenting them with a wrapped rose in thanks for the generosity they had shown students by establishing a scholarship endowment. By the end of the evening, 70 Oscars had been presented.
“The Oscar theme is a tradition now,” said George Webb. “The students love it and our donors enjoyed the opportunity to talk with the high school recipients of their named scholarships. It has turned out to be a great way to honor our young people and give them the opportunity to meet and thank the donors.”
Following the photo-ops, guests enjoyed an array of refreshments as they congratulated the scholars. The foundation’s SURF board youth grantmakers welcomed guests and assisted with the evening’s activities. Sponsors were BB&T; Donald Bowles, CPA; Dwight Sparks and Davie Enterprise Record; Walmart of Mocksville; Grady and Cathy McClamrock Jr. and Dr. and Mrs. Bill Steed.
Now in its 27th year, the Davie Community Foundation has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships to residents of Davie County. Fifty-one endowed scholarships are administered by the foundation, with five first-time scholarships being awarded this year.
In addition to the high school recipients awarded at the Oscars, 25 college students received awards. Scholarships have a variety of criteria and focuses set by the donors who establish them.
For more information about existing scholarship endowments or about establishing new ones, visit www.daviefoundation.org or contact Simpson at 753-6903; jsimpson@daviefoundation.org.
Scholarship Recipient
Angie Slabach Memorial Scholarship Tatum Edwards
Bill Foster Scholarship Katera Cockerham; Caitlin Rigolini
Bobby and Bernice Knight Scholarship DeJah Joyner
Community Scholarship Matti Bowles; Brant Dupree; Seth Jones; Kathleen Justen; Samuel Motley;
Nick Sinopoli; Ranni Roscios;
Madelyne Voreh;PeytonSell;
Caitlin Rigolini
Crenshaw Family Scholarship Tatum Edwards
CW & Barbara Allen Scholarship Michael Fouts
Davie County Crosby Scholarship Caleb Dyer; Hampton Smith;
Danielle Wood
Davie Training School – CDHS Reunion McKayla Bohannon;
Jahkarius Hargrove; Joel Ryan Robinson
Davie High Class of 1959 Scholarship Tiffany Fleming
Davie High Class of 1962 Scholarship Kamryn Osborne
Davie High Class of 1963 Scholarship Joshua Wood
Davie High Class of 1976 Scholarship Blaise Bennett
DC Education Scholarship Corey Tilley
Diana Springer Scholarship Trust Victoria Long; Kathleen Barber;
Allie Slabach; Katarzyna Leszcuk
Dianne and Allen Snipes Scholarship Anna Carter
Dorothy Rucker Graham Scholarship Ashley Wark
Grady McClamrock Sr. Scholarship Kacy Yount; Karissa Leazer;
Krystal Beam
Hanes Smith Scholarship Joshua Lankford
Helen C. Gantt Memorial Scholarship Corey Tilley
Helen Page Crenshaw Scholarship Tatum Edwards
Jackie Lee Nichols Memorial Scholarship Tiffany Fleming
James and Esther Wall Scholarship Tatum Edwards
James E. and Lelia N. Essic Scholarship Laura Barney; Johnathan Dunn;
David Gosnell; Taylor O’Neal; Anna Carter
James Illing Scholarship Joshua Lankford
James McGuire Scholarship Jaeline Anguiano; Bobby Sweat;
Ashley Wark; Sara Ataalla; Logan Dunn;
Adam Elshanawany; Haley Ginther;
Malgorzata Leszczuk; Artist Plott;
Tori Williams; Lee Ziglar
Jerry Lynn Berrier Scholarship Kyle Saarm
Jim Bremer Memorial Scholarship Brittany Landreth
Jim Tutterow Memorial Scholarship Jordain Taylor
Joe Phillips Memorial Scholarship Katherine Allison
John and Hazelanne Barber Scholarship Jaeline Anguiano
Judge George Fuller Mem. Scholarship Kathleen Justen
Louise Stroud/Jessie Stroud Hinkle
Music Scholarship Brianna Moore
MALLMARK Eagle Scout Scholarship Karl Kassel
Mary Wilson Stone Rodwell Scholarship Emily Woods
Mocksville Masonic Lodge Scholarship Asiah Peterson
North Davie Ruritan Scholarship Elizabeth Heafner; Jordan Myers;
Madison Sweitzer
Phyllis Potter Leadership in
Education Scholarship Tatum Edwards
Rotary Club of Mocksville Scholarship Rachel Baker; Lake Billings;
Melanie Fichialos; Elizabeth Heafner;
Kamryn Osborne; Christina Rowe
Roy and Ruth Eldridge Scholarship Tiffany Fleming; Morgan Fuller;
Brandon Miller; Afton Tillman;
Alexandra Dyer; Kacy Yount
Ruby Morris Markland Mem. Scholarship Tatum Edwards
Samuel P. Hall Memorial Scholarship Kimberly Paige Berryhill
Spurgeon Goss Memorial Scholarship Joshua Lankford
Tom Cowden Memorial Scholarship Tiffany Fleming
White-Martin Scholarship Andrew Chambers; Karl Kassel;
BrittanyLandreth; Uriel Navarro;
Anna Carter; Mekayla Boswell;
James Ferguson