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Several of the scholarships use the same application and recommendation forms; however, each individual scholarship has its own set of guidelines. The specific funds and corresponding guidelines are listed below. Scholarship applications are due by February 1, 2008.
Download Application Download Recommendation Form Guin-Stanford Application Ayers Scholarship Application   |
The Community Foundation and its donors are committed to ensuring that scholarship recipients
continue to be financially supported during their 2 or 4 years of higher education; therefore, the
majority of our scholarships are renewable and may not be available each year. The scholarship funds
listed below WILL make awards for the 2008 academic term. Please do not submit an application for
any award other than those included in this list.
2008 AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS
Lloyd-Johnson Family Scholarship
Galbraith Scholarship
Bynum Scholarship
Gallahar Scholarship
Cleve Holloway Memorial Scholarship:
Mrs. Maudine Holloway established The Cleve Holloway Memorial Scholarship Fund on April 19, 2000, the anniversary of Mr. Holloway’s birth. During his life, Mr. Holloway did not have an opportunity to attend college. At age six his mother died and his life of work and family support began. This continued as he was employed with U.S. Pipe at age fourteen and later began his own business interests which evolved into several companies and real estate holdings.
During his life Mr. Holloway provided both encouragement and financial support to insure that nieces, nephews and extended relatives had a college education. Mr. Holloway died on November 18, 1997 doing what gave him joy all of his life—working so others could better their lives and care for their families. To further his work and generous spirit this scholarship endowment has been established as a component fund of the Calhoun County Community Foundation. Mary Katherine "Katy" Williamson Scholarship Fund:
John and Susan Williamson and their son Ben established the scholarship after the death of their daughter and sister in June of 2005. The Fund both honors Katy's memory and reflects the love and admiration of her family, friends, classmates and co-workers. This Fund supports very specific scholarships but these activities only capture a small portion of Katy's life, talents and broad interests.
The Mary Katherine "Katy" Williamson Scholarship Fund benefits individuals pursuing an Associate in Science Degree (AS) in the following: Emergency Medical Technology, Emergency Medical Services, Pre-Veterinarian Medicine, Nursing Assistant, Practical Nursing or Registered Nursing. Melanie and Todd Edmondson Memorial Scholarship:
Bobby and Elaine Edmondson established this award to celebrate the lives of Melanie, their daughter, who lived from June 3, 1965 to December 24 1994; and Todd, their son, who lived from May 26, 1970 until August 24 1997.
The Edmondson family moved to Oxford in 1974, and quickly realized that the northeast Alabama City would be their permanent home. It was their friends and neighbors who were like family as Melanie and Todd became young adults and eventually graduated from Oxford High School. Those same dear friends were a constant support as Bobby and Elaine endured the loss of Melanie on Christmas Eve and then the death of Todd three years later. In gratitude to the people of Oxford for their genuine care and support, Bobby and Elaine establish this award for graduates of Oxford High School. This scholarship is intended to encourage young people, to promote their dreams and to help lessen some of life’s challenges. Joseph and Amelia Saks Scholarship Fund:
The Joseph and Amelia Saks Scholarship Fund is a gift to the students of Saks High School from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Joseph “Hank” Saks in memory of his parents. In the early 1900’s, Mr. Joseph Saks contributed the land and the structure for the original Saks High School. As a continuation of this legacy Hank and Bette wish to create this fund to foster educational opportunities for graduates of Saks High School and to aid in their completion of higher education. This permanently endowed scholarship has been established as a component fund of the Calhoun County Community Foundation.
The Joseph and Amelia Saks Scholarship Fund is intended to provide full or supplemental funding for full-time enrolled students, over a four-year period, to an accredited college or university within the United States. Furthermore, the Fund will take into consideration extenuating circumstances and all financial resources available to the student during his or her four-year matriculation from the selected college or university. If the need is documented, the award may include room and board (institutional), books and fees. Gerald Powell Scholarship:
The scholarship fund was established in honor of Mr. Gerald Powell for his outstanding civic leadership and personal dedication to the people of Calhoun County, Alabama. Through his life and professional work, Mr. Powell has made innumerable contributions to enhance economic development and to improve the quality of life for area residents. For his tireless efforts and many accomplishments, his friends have established the Gerald Powell Scholarship Fund at the Calhoun County Community Foundation.
Mark Douglas Sawyer Memorial Scholarship:
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sawyer have established this Fund in memory of their son and to celebrate the value of Catholic education. The Fund will support tuition assistance for students attending Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School in Anniston, Alabama.
Nathan Sparks Memorial Scholarship:
The Saks High School alumni class of 1997, along with Nathan's parents, Jacky and Cheryl; sisters, Kristin and Adrienne; and Adrienne's husband, Joe Mike, established the scholarship fund to celebrate Nathan's life. After his death in a motorcycle accident on June 12, 2001, Nathan's family and friends had to respond as Nathan would have, by working to bring about something positive in the midst of something so tragic.
Remembered as a leader both in athletics and among his peers, Nathan was most known for his natural tendency to extend a helping hand or a watchful eye to those who were weaker, younger or disadvantaged. Thus, this Fund strives to emulate his encouraging voice, his optimistic spirit and his determined character. The Community Foundation is honored to make this award available to graduates of Saks High School. Calhoun County Auburn University Scholarship:
An Auburn alumni and resident of Calhoun County has anonymously donated assets to establish this scholarship fund due to her gratitude to Auburn University for her education and the education of children and grandchildren. Quoting the American philanthropist and educator George Peabody (1869), the donor believes that ‘education, is a debt due from the present generation to future generations .’
In addition, the Fund was created to inspire other Auburn Alumni from Calhoun County to help provide financial resources enabling local students to pursue higher education at Auburn University. It is not required, but it is the hope of the donor that scholarship recipients will return home to further enrich and better Calhoun County. Leslie and Mary Ella Scales Memorial Scholarship:
Dr. and Mrs. James S. Daniel have established this scholarship fund in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Scales, Dr. Daniel's grandparents. In addition they wish to recognize the value of higher education and of their support for graduates of Anniston High School. The Leslie and Mary Ella Scales Scholarship Fund is a component fund of the Calhoun County Community Foundation.
H.T. and Terrell Stanford Scholarship:
The H.T. and Terrell Stanford Scholarship honors Mr. and Mrs. Stanford who were educators in the Oxford School System. Various donor contributions plus gifts from the Honorable Foy Guin, nephew of the Stanfords, established the fund.
The Nightingale Award:
The Calhoun County Community Foundation established this scholarship to promote and celebrate the nursing profession. This award is made possible by the Stringfellow Health Fund, which continues the eighty-year healthcare legacy of Susie Parker Stringfellow. Due to her original gift in 1920, the Fund with more $14 million makes grants and scholarship awards to better the health and well-being of the people of Calhoun County, Alabama. The Nightingale Award is a four-year $20,000 nursing degree (B.S.N) scholarship.
Gadsden State/McClellan Campus Nursing Award:
A $2,500 Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) scholarship.
Edyie G. Kirby Nursing Scholarship Award:
A $2,500 nursing degree (B.S.N.) scholarship available to students at Jacksonville State.
Jerry Medforth Nursing Scholarship Award:
A $2,500 (STEP Program) nursing degree (B.S.N.) scholarship available to students at Jacksonville State.
Gertie S. Lowe Nursing Scholarship Award:
Two scholarships; a $2,500 Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) scholarship and a $2,500 nursing degree (A.A.S.) program both available to Juniors or Seniors at Gadsden State.
Guin-Standford Scholarship Fund:
The scholarship award has been established by the Honorable J. Foy Guin, Jr. and his wife, Dorace Guin as tribute to his parents J. Foy Guin, Sr. and Ruby Pace Guin, and his uncle and aunt H. T. and Terrell Pace Stanford. The scholarship guidelines are drafted based on the legacy of these two couples and their contributions.
The Guin-Stanford Scholarship is exclusively for Alabama teachers who desire to earn a JD (juris doctor degree) on either a full-time or part-time basis at the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa). If there are not qualified applicants then the scholarship may be awarded to an Alabama teacher who desires to continue their education by attaining a masters or doctorate degree in education. The award is further designated to the University of Alabama School of Law or the College of Education located on the Tuscaloosa campus. Harry M. and Edel Y. Ayers Scholarship Fund:
The Hot Blast and The Star were the survivors of some 30 to 40 newspapers that sprang up in Anniston during the late 1800’s. One writer of former days described the local journalistic struggle as a "fertile field of failures." The merging of The Hot Blast and The Star under the corporate title of Consolidated Publishing Company, Inc. (the “Company”) in 1912 marked the beginning point of a successful newspaper.
In appreciation of the service of past employees and the contributions of current employees, the Company has established the Harry M. and Edel Y. Ayers Scholarship Fund. The Fund is named in honor of the Company’s founders. Reverend John S. Nettles Scholarship:
Mrs. Gertrude Nettles along with family, friends, and colleagues of the late Reverend John S. Nettles established the Reverend John S. Nettles Scholarship Fund to celebrate his life and honor his dream of assisting the youth of the community. Reverend Nettles was a leader, a community servant, civil rights advocate, and humanitarian who touch the lives of many. As minister of the Mount Olive Baptist Church for over 32 years, Reverend Nettles devoted his time, multiple talents, and boundless energies to attain justice and equality for his fellowman. Reverend Nettles worked devotedly to encourage and inspire youth to believe in themselves. Examples of his commitment to support youth are evident in his creation of two nationally recognized programs for youth; Project P.A.Y. (Producing Ambitious Youth) and “Education Par Excellence”. Thus, this fund is created to foster hope, self-confidence and ambition in the graduates of Anniston High School.
Dr. Clarence W. and Juanita Harris Jairrels Scholarship Fund:
The Dr. Clarence W. and Juanita Harris Jairrels Scholarship Fund is a gift to the graduating seniors of Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church. In that Clarence and Juanita have been members of Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church for more than fifty years, the fund has been created to foster educational opportunities for graduates of the church.
This scholarship endowment has been established as a component fund of the Community Foundation of Calhoun County. For more information, email us at: info@yourcommunityfirst.org |
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