College of Education awards scholarships to 73 students

College of Education Dean Dr. Linda Patriarca, left, congratulates scholarship winner Vasti Rodriguez at an Aug. 22 event. (Contributed photo)

Seventy-three East Carolina University students, including nine from the Greenville area, have been awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships by the College of Education.

The scholarships, ranging from $250 to $7,000 each, were given to outstanding education students for the 2014-2015 academic year.

Private donations fund the scholarships that were created to honor and memorialize outstanding educators and the profession in support of the academic pursuits of future teachers.

The scholarship recipients were recognized at a ceremony Aug. 22 at Rock Springs Center, including the following local students: Meredith Rose Clark of Greenville, Angel Boberg-Webb Memorial Scholarship and the Pat and Lynn Lane Scholarship; Arthur P. Nava of Winterville, Burney & Judy Warren Scholarship and the Tony R. Banks Scholarship in Special Education; Dawn Hester of Greenville, Carol Smith Gardner Education Leadership Fellowship; Brett T. Congleton of Winterville, Craig W. and Ruth T. Joyner Family Scholarship; Philip David Ellis of Winterville, David and BJ Fisher Scholarship; Chena Cayton of Grimesland, Dianne and Chip Linville Doctoral Fellowship Endowment Fund and the Mack and Margaret Coble Doctoral Fellowship; Vasti Rodriguez of Greenville, Dr. Suzanne Wester, M.D. Scholarship; Summer Nicole Briley of Stokes, James H. and Connie M. Maynard Scholarship; and Scott P. Haddock of Greenville, Marjorie Harrison Pi Omega Pi Freshman Award.

The mission of the College of Education is the preparation of professional educators and allied practitioners, including professionals in business information systems, counseling, electronic media and librarianship. For more information, visit http://www.ecu.edu/cs-educ/.