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The North Georgia Community Foundation recently awarded $177,950 in scholarships to North Georgia high school students pursuing higher education this fall.
Twenty-two students from Hall County received NGCF administered scholarships. The recipients and their scholarship awards are:
CHESTATEE
- David J. Lawson, Patrick Michael Kelley Memorial Scholarship Fund, $2,500
- Grace C. Brown, Florence and Jack Sims Memorial Scholarship Fund, $1,000
- East Hall
- Lauren Pope, Jim and Dee Snow Optimist Scholarship Fund, $500; William T. Carlisle Memorial Scholarship Fund, $1,500
FLOWERY BRANCH
Gabrielle T. Pusha, Jenny Melton Scholarship Fund, $2,500
GAINESVILLE
- Davis B. Brown, Bill Wilson Scholarship Fund, $1,000; Jo Farr Scholarship Fund, $2,500; Tommy Aaron/Charlie Aaron Scholarship Fund, $2,500
- Alicia A. Carstarphen, Lance Roland Memorial Scholarship Fund, $1,000; William T. Carlisle Memorial Scholarship Fund, $1,500
- Creighton R. Knight, Myrtle W. Figueras Scholarship Fund, $500
- Herminio Hernandez, Patrick Kelley Band Scholarship Fund, $1,000
- Jazmin A. Penado, Bill Wilson Scholarship Fund, $1,000
- Emilie E. Gille, Myrtle W. Figueras Scholarship Fund, $500
- Anayely Moreno, Jody Tucker Memorial Scholarship Fund, $2,500
- Alaina Holeman, Myrtle W. Figueras Scholarship Fund, $500; Pam Ware Scholarship Fund, $1,000
- Edgar Hernandez, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville C. J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship Fund, $1,500
JOHNSON
- Connor Grady, Billy Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund, $1,000
- Roman A. Guerrero Alvarado, Billy Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund, $1,000
LAKEVIEW
Rachel Cottrell, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville C. J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship Fund, $2,500
NORTH HALL
- Laila Hasnain, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville C. J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship Fund, $2,500
- Grace Miller-Bell, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville C. J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship Fund, $2,500, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville C. J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship Fund, $1,500
- Morgan E. Land, Holcomb Family Education Scholarship, $1,000
- Emily Barnes, Chuck Massey Memorial Scholarship Fund, $500; David Wright Davenport Scholarship Fund, $250; Gail Ingram Scholarship Fund, $1,000
WEST HALL
- Maria E. Mata, Jenny Melton Scholarship Fund, $2,500
- Haven K. Clippinger, Flo Townson Scholarship Fund, $500
In total, the North Georgia Community Foundation awarded 105 scholarships from 29 scholarship funds established at the Foundation. “These scholarship funds make a difference in students’ lives across our region,” North Georgia Community Foundation President Emeritus Jim Mathis said. “Our donors know when they create a scholarship fund they are investing in the future of these students and the future of our communities.”