ECU’s College of Education awards $260,000 in scholarships to 95 students
The freshman class of Maynard Scholars for the College of Education pose at the annual scholarship recognition and donor appreciation event held Aug. 23. (Contributed photos)
The College of Education at East Carolina University presented approximately $260,000 in scholarship awards to 95 students during the scholarship recognition and donor appreciation ceremony Aug. 23 at Rock Springs Center in Greenville.
The scholarships and awards ranged from $250 to $20,000 each and were granted to students enrolled in the College of Education for the 2013-2014 academic year. Private donations fund the scholarships, created to honor and memorialize outstanding educators and the education profession in order to support the academic pursuits of future education professionals.
Chancellor Steve Ballard and Provost Marilyn Sheerer assisted Dean Linda Patriarca in recognizing the donors and accomplished students. Approximately 300 people attended the ceremony and reception, including scholarship recipients, their guests, scholarship donors, board members, volunteers, faculty and staff.
The following students were recognized:
Heather Alexander: $2,000 Burney & Judy Warren Scholarship
Angela Ball: $5,000 Teer-Mihalyi Enrichment Scholarship
Jared Ballew: $2,000 H. Frances Daniels Scholarship and $2,500 Eloise Faison Teacher Scholarship
Daniel Barnes: $800 Dianne and Chip Linville Doctoral Fellowship Endowment Fund
Lexie Barton: $20,000 Maynard Scholar ($5,000 is awarded annually for four years)
Mara Ellen Benson: $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Heather Blackwell: $3,000 Linda Haddock McRae Memorial Scholarship
Michelle Broadhurst: $3,000 Emily S. Boyce Fellowship
Shelia Byrnes-Nedoma: $800 Dianne and Chip Linville Doctoral Fellowship Endowment Fund and $2,500 Ralph Brimley Enrichment Fund
Laura Cahoon: $2,500 Eloise Faison Teacher Scholarship, $5,000 Osmond Mitchell Endowment and $1,000 Charles and Beth Ward Scholarship in Elementary Education
Thomas Callon: $14,000 Pat and Lynn Lane Education Scholarship for Partnership East Students ($7,000 is awarded annually for two years) and $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Kathryn Camilleri: $2,500 Eloise Faison Teacher Scholarship and $500 Kara Lynn Corey Fennell
Wendy Carroll: $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Krystyna Castro: $1,000 Becky Keith Ledford Scholarship
Dr. Linda Patriarca, left, dean of the College of Education, congratulates Taylor Waters on receiving two scholarships.
Meredith Clark: $14,000 Pat and Lynn Lane Education Scholarship for Partnership East Students ($7,000 is awarded annually for two years) and $500 Dr. John T. Richards Scholarship
James Clemson: $800 Dr. Moses M. Sheppard Scholarship Fund
Julie Coates: $2,500 Mack and Margaret Coble Doctoral Fellowship
Brett Congleton: $20,000 Maynard Scholar ($5,000 is awarded annually for four years)
Alex Dennis: $1,000 Frank G. Fuller Scholarship
Catherine Dulmaine: $3,000 Daisy Carson Latham Memorial Scholarship, $3,000 Doris Burnette Scholarship and $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Brooke Edwards: $2,500 Eloise Faison Teacher Scholarship, $5,000 Osmond Mitchell Endowment and $2,000 Faye Marie Creegan Scholarship Endowment Fund
Allie Efting: $1,000 Angel Boberg-Webb Memorial Scholarship and $2,500 Tony R. Banks Scholarship in Special Education
Katie Erb: $1,000 Carolyn C. Matthews Jones Scholarship, $2,300 Helen Armfield Crowder Scholarship and $800 Dr. Moses M. Sheppard Scholarship Fund
Brandie Everhart: $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Sara Farwell: $2,000 Burney & Judy Warren Scholarship and $2,500 Tony R. Banks Scholarship in Special Education
Caroline Frey: $1,000 Carolyn C. Matthews Jones Scholarship
Brianna Garbacik: $20,000 Maynard Scholar ($5,000 is awarded annually for four years)
Michelle Gianvito: $2,000 Kay Hall Chesson Scholarship and $350 Marjorie Harrison Freshman Award
James Gilliam: $5,000 Dr. Suzanne Wester, M.D. Scholarship
Heather Gray: $2,500 Mack and Margaret Coble Doctoral Fellowship and $1,000 Smith Gardner Education Leadership Fellowship
Jessica Gruber: $10,000 Educators Hall of Fame Scholarship ($2,500 awarded is awarded annually for four years)
Darla Gunter: $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Hannah Hairr: $1,500 Catherine Jones Baggett Scholarship and $1,250 Boyette/Batton Memorial Scholarship Fund
Amy Hann: $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Kristan Hanson: $2,000 Burney & Judy Warren Scholarship
Casey Herring: $20,000 Maynard Scholar ($5,000 is awarded annually for four years)
Hannah Hollingsworth: $14,000 Pat and Lynn Lane Education Scholarship ($7,000 is awarded annually for two years)
Mackinsay Howe: $500 Sally Ruth Hinton Klingenschmit Scholarship
Katie Hudson: $1,500 Helen Massey Harrell Memorial Scholarship
Meecha Jackson: $850 Audrey V. Dempsey Junior Award
Mykellah Jarvis: $1,250 Dr. James W. Batten Research Fellows Scholarship
Jennifer Jones: $20,000 Maynard Scholar ($5,000 is awarded annually for four years)
Kayla Jones Hacker: $1,500 Mona W. Jarvis Elementary Education Scholarship
Pamela Kennedy: $500 Laughinghouse-Leary Scholarship
Morgan Kennedy: $2,500 Tony R. Banks Scholarship in Special Education
Angelina Knies: $1,000 Dr. Betty M. Long Memorial Scholarship
Ana Kyres: $1,500 Mona W. Jarvis Elementary Education Scholarship
Nissa LaMunyon: $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Tiffany Leary: $5,000 Mary Lois Staton Scholarship
Vincent Lewis: $1,500 David and B.J. Fisher Scholarship
Nannette Lowe: $2,500 Ralph Brimley Enrichment Fund
Patricia Martin: $1,000 Glatthorn Dissertation Award
Timothy Maynard: $1,000 Floyd & Pauline Mattheis Scholarship
Skylar Mills: $1,250 Boyette/Batton Memorial Scholarship Fund, $3,000 Doris Burnette Scholarship and $1,000 Sheltering Home Circle of the King’s Daughters and Sons Scholarship
Amber Narron: $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Michelle Nendza: $1,000 Dr. Charles R. Coble Scholarship
Murphy Newton: $2,000 Burney & Judy Warren Scholarship, $1,500 Kallam/Moore Scholarship and $5,000 Teer-Mihalyi Enrichment Scholarship
Elizabeth Oakley: $1,000 Katie Earle Owen Morgan Scholarship and $5,000 Mary Lois Staton Scholarship
Melanie Overton: $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Mary Page: $1,000 James and Virginia Tucker Scholarship
Kimberly Pernell: $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Rebecca Poole: $20,000 Maynard Scholar ($5,000 is awarded annually for four years)
Casey Preddy: $14,000 Pat and Lynn Lane Education Scholarship ($7,000 is awarded annually for two years) and $2,500 Tony R. Banks Scholarship in Special Education
Sheila Riffle: $1,000 Carolyn C. Matthews Jones Scholarship
Esmeralda Rodriguez: $5,000 Benjamin Scott Denton Graduate Fellowship in Special Education
Kristin Roman: $1,000 Carolyn C. Matthews Jones Scholarship, $3,000 Helen Armfield Crowder Scholarship and $1,000 Doris Burnette Scholarship
Serenity Rudy: $1,000 Carolyn C. Matthews Jones Scholarship
Tarryn Rutherford: $350 Lena Ellis Sophomore Award
Jacqueline Smith: $350 Thomas Clay Williams Memorial Scholarship
Lanie Smith: $20,000 Maynard Scholar ($5,000 is awarded annually for four years)
Haley Sparrow: $20,000 Maynard Scholar ($5,000 is awarded annually for four years)
Benjamin Stallings: $20,000 Maynard Scholar ($5,000 is awarded annually for four years)
Kathryn Stanley: $10,000 Educators Hall of Fame Scholarship ($2,500 is awarded annually for four years)
Chris Stilley: $2,000 Faye Marie Creegan Scholarship Endowment Fund
Floyd Allen Strader: $3,000 Daisy Carson Latham Memorial Scholarship, $3,000 Don and Linda Lassiter Scholarship and $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Abby Strickland: $2,000 H. Frances Daniels Scholarship and $1,000 Kay Hall Chesson Scholarship
GeoQuesha Strong: $3,500 Mary Elizabeth Austin Yancey Scholarship Fund
Donna Stroud: $1,500 J. Worth Carter Scholarship
Vicki Thomas: $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Mary Tobin: $3,000 Linda Haddock McRae Memorial Scholarship
Jacqueline Traish: $1,250 Dr. James W. Batten Research Fellows Scholarship, $250 John and Kathy Harris Scholarship and $5,000 Osmond Mitchell Endowment
Tina Venturella: $3,000 Don and Linda Lassiter Scholarship
Lynda Walker: $1,000 Wells Fargo Partnership East Stipend Scholarship
Bethany Wantz: $5,000 Osmond Mitchell Endowment
Taylor Waters: $1,500 Andy Roos Memorial Scholarship and $1,000 Ellen Boone Staton Memorial Scholarship
Blaire Watford: $1,000 Craig W. and Ruth T. Joyner Family Scholarship and $5,000 Osmond Mitchell Endowment
Savannah Wellborn: $5,000 Osmond Mitchell Endowment
Greer De Anne Welborn: $1,000 Michael Bunting Scholarship for Wells Fargo Partnership East
Jeanann Woodard: $20,000 Maynard Scholar ($5,000 is awarded annually for four years)
Majesta Lee Young: $2,000 James Bryant Kirkland Jr. and Evelyn Johnson Kirkland Middle Grades Scholarhsip
For more information about the College of Education scholarship recognition and donor appreciation ceremony and scholarships that the college offers, contact Jessica Nottingham at nottinghamj@ecu.edu.
With the help of former COE development officer, Cynthia Adams (not pictured), Coral (left) and Kennith (not pictured) Whichard Jr. established the Katie Earle Owen Morgan Scholarship in honor of Katie Morgan (right). Elizabeth Oakley (center) is the 2013-2014 recipient of this scholarship.