MSCC Students Earn Record Number of Foundation Scholarships

Mid-South Community College students received a record number of privately-funded scholarships during the spring 2012 semester, thanks to an ever-increasing list of benefactors of the MSCC Foundation.

“We continue to add new scholarships every year, and that is really exciting,” said Patti Coleman, MSCC Director of Advancement. “I am continually amazed at the generosity of the people of Crittenden County, especially during such challenging economic times. I appreciate their willingness to invest in our efforts to secure a brighter future for our students, and I know the scholarship recipients are very thankful for the assistance.

“As state funding continues to fall short of meeting our institutional needs, Foundation scholarships have become even more valuable. In addition to the financial boost they can provide, they can serve as wonderful motivational tools for students eager to demonstrate to the donors that their money has been invested wisely.”

Award amounts range from $150 to $600, and students are able to use the funds to meet a variety of college-related expenses.

“One of our overall goals is making higher education as accessible as possible, and these scholarships are certainly helping us achieve that objective,” Coleman said.

The following named awards, with their recipients, were made this spring at MSCC (list does not include the students who received Thomas B. Goldsby Jr. Scholarships):

A.B. SMITH, JR. NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Kellie Keeton, Alielean Brown, Sade Roberts, Angela Armor and Laura Buralli;

ARKANSAS GREYHOUND ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP: Richard Cagle and Haley Turner;

BARBARA A. BIRD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Caitlin Hall;

BRENDA GAIL ASK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Laura Buralli; 

CHARLEY BARTHOLOMEW MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Justin Guarisco; 

COACH CLIFF GARRISON SCHOLARSHIP: Kimberly Echols; 

CRITTENDEN COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS/RALPH SLOAN

MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Xiaowei Lin;
 
CRITTENDEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU SCHOLARSHIP : Shelby McGriff and Ashlyn Haney;
 
CRITTENDEN EMERGENCY MEDICAL AMBULANCE SERVICE: Sara Smith;
 
CRITTENDEN NATIONAL BANK SCHOLARSHIP: Ina Brown; 

DAVID BRENNAN RAY MEMORIAL 'SUNSHINE' ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Christopher Christian;
 
 DAVID JACOB HERREN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Cameron Forester; 

DONNA AND FRED GOODFELLOW SCHOLARSHIP: Jasmine Greer; 

DOROTHY GAUTREAUX MEMORIAL LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP: Julie Hart;

FORD TURNER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Rebecca Matthews;
 
GENE ARNOLD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Valerie Moses; 

GREYHOUND BREEDERS OF ARKANSAS SCHOLARSHIP: Rebecca Welch; 

GROVER LLOYD AGRICULTURAL AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP: Christopher Christian;
 
HATTIE M. KEMP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Ashley Wright; 

ISABELLE KATE AND BEAU FRANKLIN FENTER SCHOLARSHIP: Jasmine Greer;
 
JIMMIE C. BARHAM SCHOLARSHIP: Patricia Crume;
 
 JIMMIE LADD RICHARDSON SCHOLARSHIP: Amanda Burchett; 

JIMMY MOUDY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Kayla Graves;
 
JOHN GAMMON, JR. MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: William Martin;
 
LA COTERIE SCHOLARSHIP: Amy Soto;
 
LEE CATT 'FIND ME FOUNDATION' MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Morgan Cooney;
 
 MAC D. HOLMES FAMILY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Tyrone Davis; 

MAE AND CHARLIE WAH COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP: Julie Hart;
 
MARVIN STEELE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Valerie Miller;
 
MARY AND JOHN P. WILSON MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Rebecca Welch;
 
MARY MEUX TONEY SCHOLARSHIP: LeKeshia Jones;
 
MAXINE NERI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Renee Saunders;
 
MOLLY WHISTLE PAUDERT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: April Frazier and William Martin;
 
MSCC WORKING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP: Julie Hart; 

PAUL GRAY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Cameron Forester; 

REED C. AND FRANK G. FOGLEMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Anna- Lucinda McMahan;

REVEREND AND MRS. ZILMON BARR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Paula Porter;

ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIP: Xiaowei Lin and Justin Guarisco;

ROBERT CRITTENDEN CHAPTER NSDAR SCHOLARSHIP: Patricia Crume and Jeannette Wells;

ROBERTA JACKSON MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Lashoyne Brown;

ROSEWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: LeKeshia Jones;

ROSS TYLER JOHNSON HAMILTON FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP: April Frazier;

ROY L. GRAY WORKING MAN SCHOLARSHIP: Tammie Martin;
 
SAM G. ASHWORTH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Kenisha Lloyd; 

SANDERS FAMILY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Lorin Peyton;
 
SEAN COULTER AND JENNIFER COULTER MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: LeKeshia Jones and Patricia Crume;
 
SENATOR MIKE EVERETT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Caitlin Hall; 

SHELLEY AND JIM PUGH SCHOLARSHIP: Juletha Hancock and Annette McCollum;
 
SORRELLS FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP: Myia Graves;
 
SOUTHLAND PARK GAMING AND RACING ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Dominique Metcalf, Amanda Burchett, Sade Roberts, Juletha Hancock, Alice Little, Julie Hart, and Jonelle Spicer;

STEPHEN M. BRICK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Tammie Martin;
 
TODD ALLEN SCHOLARSHIP: Kimberly Echols;
 
TOMMY GADBERRY TEXTBOOK SCHOLARSHIP: Lorin Peyton and Alice Little;
 
UPTON FAMILY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Hunter Lepard;

VERNEIL AND A.L. REED MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Amy Soto;

WEST MEMPHIS QUOTA CLUB INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP: Mahogany Farmer;

WEST MEMPHIS RECYCLING SCHOLARSHIP: Lauren Hall.

Recipients of the West Memphis Rotary Partners in Education Scholarship will be named at the end of the spring semester,

To give to the Foundation’s Annual Fund, to contribute to a current named scholarship, or to establish one in honor or memory of a loved one, please contact Coleman at (870) 733-6764 or by email at pdcoleman@midsouthcc.edu. The Foundation also offers direct on-line giving through the College’s website, www.midsouthcc.edu (click on Foundation link near the bottom of the home page and then Give Now).

The Mid-South Community College Foundation, Inc., is an independent charitable organization created to raise and oversee funds donated to MSCC in support of the college’s efforts to meet the needs of Crittenden County. The Foundation operates under a tax exempt 501(c)(3) status.