FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO DCC STUDENTS

DANVILLE, VA, September 14, 2007 – More than 200 students have been awarded scholarship awards through the Danville Community College (DCC) Educational Foundation, Inc., for the 2007-2008 academic year. That number includes 62 recipients who received Tobacco Assistance Funds.

The Foundation is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization, which is composed of citizens, donors and alumni. The Tobacco Financial Assistance Program is funded by the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission.

Endowed awards and additional funds are annually distributed to incoming freshmen, sophomores and graduates of DCC, while the Tobacco Assistance Funds are awarded each semester.

“The Educational Foundation has been very blessed with people establishing endowments and yearly scholarships,” said Buddy Rawley, Director of Development at DCC. “Each year, hundreds of students are helped in meeting their goal of obtaining their education.”

With more than $121,000 in scholarship awards given to students for the 2007-2008 school year, plus $65,000 in Tobacco Assistance Funds, a total of $186,000 has been awarded to DCC students.

Recipients of the DCC scholarships are:

City of Danville Residents

Amber J. Adkins

Schoolfield High School Reunion Committee Endowed

College Board Recognition of Achievement

Crystal E. Austin

James A. Robertson

Allison Bailey

Intertape Polymer Group

Matthew B. Booth

DCC Golf Tournament

Mandi A. Bryant

Excelsis Research

Adam S. Canha

James A. Robertson

Shiloh D. Cassell

James A. Robertson

Thomas R. Coates

Danville Kiwanis Club

Christopher A. Conner

Elizabeth B. Bustard Endowed

LaKeisha Covington

Ethel C. & Henry A. Mitchell Memorial Foundation

Melody I. Davis

Shirley Day Primiano

Kathryn E. DeMasi

Hancock-Deese-Murray Sacred Heart

Rippe Endowed Scholarship for Women in Science and Business

Riverdan Benevolent Fund Endowed

Earnest R. Dilworth

Archer T. Gammon Chapter 19 Disabled American

Veterans/Sgt. Kenneth Gentry Memorial

Patricia A. Dorsey

Plumer Wiseman Endowed Scholarship

Chantel K. Edwards

Vera B. Murphy/John M. Langston High School Reunion

Megan S. Gibson

James A. Robertson

Brandie D. Giles

Child Abuse Prevention Team

John Gayk Memorial

Ebony R. Gunter

Intertape Polymer Group

Lisa Hairston

Alliance One International Endowed

Kara Hankins

Intertape Polymer Group

Regina S. Hardy

P. Niles & Carol Daly Endowed

Joshua R. Hayes

Excelsis Research

Emily E. Hill

Ann and Frank Mobley Endowed

Stendig-Miller Family Endowed

Rebekah Hobza

U.S. Military Vets M/C Patriotic Scholarship

Amanda D. Inman

Thelma Swann Johnson Memorial Endowed

Elizabeth A. Johnson

James A. Robertson

Brittany M. Jones

DCC Golf Tournament

Mary A. Jones

DCC Golf Tournament

John D. Knowles

Ethelyne F. Daniel

Kody Knowles

P.Niles and Carol Daly

Cory Lollis

James R. Meissner II Memorial

Nathan G. Love

James A. Robertson

Brian K. McDaniel

Roy & Joan Gignac Endowed

Jessica McElwee

College Board Recognition of Achievement

Clyde B. Midkiff Commonwealth Legacy

Cheyann R. McGhee

Christopher Daniel Turner

Woodward Endowed

Patricia D. McGhee

Ethel C. & Henry A. Mitchell Memorial Foundation

Zachary R. Meadors

P. Niles & Carol Daly Endowed

Miles E. Morrison

Walter L. & E. Stuart Grant Memorial Endowed

Whitney H. Motley

Intertape Polymer Group

Alyssa R. Paton

Rebekah L. Heldreth Memorial

Nyle P. Payne

Tanya Raye Womack Memorial

Emily Reed

Barkhouser Endowed

Nicholas A. Robertson

O. T. Bonner Memorial

John Gayk Memorial

Nikki C. Robertson

DCC Golf Tournament

Sheryl W. Royal

DCC Golf Tournament

Janelle P. Sampson

Ethel C. & Henry A. Mitchell Memorial Foundation

Brittany S. Scott

P. Niles & Carol Daly Endowed

Roxanne D. Shook-Jacobs

Thelma Swann Johnson Memorial Endowed

Samone Sparrow

Intertape Polymer Group

Brent R. Stephens

Graphic Imaging Excellence

Randall S. Taylor

DCC Educational Foundation

Ryan S. Taylor

DCC Golf Tournament

Shaun William Murray Memorial Endowed

Matthew T. Tuggle

Jack I. White Family Endowed

Tenika J. Valentine

DCC Golf Tournament

Cullin Williams

P. Niles & Carol Daly Endowed

Camilia D. Witcher

Danville Lions Foundation, Inc. Endowed

Joseph R. Wright

James A. Robertson

Pittsylvania County Residents

Joseph W. Blankenship, Jr., Axton

Davenport

Walter J. Wilson, Axton

John Gayk Memorial

Allison N. Brande, Blairs

American National Bank and Trust Co.

Ashley D. Hawker, Blairs

Jack I. White Family Endowed

Danielle M. Moorefield, Blairs

Fred Lloyd III Memorial Scholarship

James A. Robertson

Brittany L. Moser, Blairs

Jack I. White Family Endowed

Karen D. Shelton, Blairs

Ahmed Children Scholarship

James R. Holley, Callands

Chatham Rotary Club

Daniel T. Wood, Callands

James A. Robertson

Isaac R. Booth, Cascade

Robert S. Dunaway

Norman D. Haar Endowed

Virginia Bank & Trust Endowed

Niesha L. Hairston, Cascade

John Gayk Memorial

Joseph D. Shaffer, Cascade

John Gayk Memorial

Lawrence Olds Memorial Endowed

Robert Carter, Chatham

Corning, Incorporated Endowed

Erica L. Galvan, Chatham

P. Niles & Carol Daly Endowed

Lauren N. Huff, Chatham

Alexander Berkeley Carrington & Ruth Simpson Carrington

Elizabeth L. Motley, Chatham

Danville Kiwanis Club

James A. Robertson

Gregory K. Parsons, Chatham

College Board Recognition of Achievement

Lyndsey K. Pickeral, Chatham

John Gayk Memorial

Kevin D. Powell, Chatham

Lyle Carter Motley Sr. Endowed

Daniel Scott, Chatham

James A. Robertson

Deborah W. Adams, Dry Fork

Mildred McCall/SHS Class of 45 Endowed

Jacob C. Adams, Dry Fork

People Mutual Telephone Endowed – Tech Prep

Matthew S. Bryant, Dry Fork

Garland M. Wyatt Endowed

Elisha Fitzgerald, Dry Fork

Wilkins & Co. Realtors

Lynnard Fitzgerald, Dry Fork

Kenneth L. Neathery Endowed

Valerie Harr, Dry Fork

Danville Lions Foundation, Inc.

Sara B. Holley, Dry Fork

Whittle Family Endowed

Kathryn Mills, Dry Fork

College Board Recognition of Achievement

Timothy R. Robertson, Dry Fork

John Gayk Memorial

Obra E. & Shirley Jackson Spangler Endowed

Jamaica L. Tarpley, Dry Fork

L. Wilson York Memorial Endowed

Joshua K. Weaver, Dry Fork

DCC Golf Tournament

Donald R. Adkins, Gretna

John Gayk Memorial

Cherrelle D. Crews, Gretna

Sandra Lee Riddle/RACO Endowed Honors Endowed

Jessica Crews, Gretna

James A. Robertson

James E. Myers, Gretna

Clyde and Joyce Midkiff Endowed

College Board Recognition of Achievement

Timothy A. Stephens, Gretna

People Mutual Telephone Endowed

James Butcher, Hurt

Peyton Sellers Champion Award

Teresa Pullin, Keeling

Stephanie Ferguson Memorial

Jack I. White Family Endowed

Tiffanie L. Seay, Keeling

P. Niles & Carol Daly Endowed

Tambra L. Booth, Ringgold

Jack I. White Family Endowed

Lindsey P. Clark, Chatham

Chatham Rotary Club

James A. Robertson

Ryan X. King, Ringgold

Archer T. Gammon Chapter 19 Disabled American Veterans/Sgt. Kenneth Gentry Memorial

Erin N. Newton, Ringgold

Rexford E. O’Neil Endowed

Katie A. Reynolds, Ringgold

DCC Golf Tournament

Emilee K. Williams, Ringgold

DCC Golf Tournament

Teresa Olah, Sutherlin

Robert E. Morgan Memorial Endowed

Halifax County Residents

Lucy C. Barksdale, Halifax

John Gayk Memorial

Tammy J. Conner, Halifax

Robert S. Dunaway

Walter L. & E. Stuart Grant Memorial Endowed

Amber D. Webb, Halifax

DCC Golf Tournament

Amy Jo Murray Bell Memorial Endowed

Ruritan National Foundation

Mitchell T. Martin, II, Nathalie

James A. Robertson

Kevin C. Williams, Nathalie

DCC Golf Tournament

Jonathan D. Womack, Scotsburg

Climate Control, Inc. Endowed

Keith W. Arendall, South Boston

John Gayk Memorial

Lamar D. Brandon, South Boston

John Gayk Memorial

Krystal H. Brown, South Boston

Ashby-Pryor Endowed

John Gayk Memorial

Shameka D. Claughton, South Boston

DCC Golf Tournament

Alissia C. Keaton, South Boston

Thelma E. Forney Endowed

Jessi W. King, South Boston

Nathan Lester Excellence Endowed

Christopher A. Perkins, South Boston

DCC Educational Foundation

Karla L. Pugh, South Boston

Danville Lions Foundation, Inc. Endowed

Joseph A. Rogers, South Boston

John Gayk Memorial

Mindy M. Watts, South Boston

Wyatt-Benton Endowed

Harold D. Wilson, Jr., South Boston

Wendell O. Scott Memorial

James A. Robertson

Joseph Dixon, Jr., Vernon Hill

James A. Robertson

Robin Dixon, Vernon Hill

James A. Robertson

Sarah E. Cuffe, Vernon Hill

College Board Recognition of Achievement

Emily Pool, Virgilina

Alexander Berkeley Carrington & Ruth Simpson Carrington Charitable Trust

Recipients from other Areas

Christopher J. Martin, Midlothian, VA

DCC Golf Tournament

Jamie Reagan, Leasburg, NC

James A. Robertson

The Recipients of the Tobacco Assistance Funds are:

City of Danville Recipients

Jeffrey W. Adams

Blaire Bowling

John Aaron Cockrell

John L. Cole

Wayne E. Cox

Ashanti Harris

Joel L. Hudson

Bridget Kemp

Kyle Kiser

Willie A. Logan

Penny H. Purnell

Tiawanda Saunders

Carrie L. Slayton

Ada Willard

Shirley Yaris

Pittsylvania County Recipients

Stephanie M. Burton, Blairs

Heidi M. Owen, Blairs

Linda A. Yates, Blairs

Britton M. Adkins, Callands

Daniel J. Swanson, Callands

Sharon Swanson, Callands

Tiffany A. Swanson, Callands

Cheryl E. Craddock, Chatham

Elizabeth A. Crews, Chatham

Kimberly N. Kendrick, Chatham

Melanie G. Meadows, Chatham

Jessica B. Moore, Chatham

Rebecca A. Moore, Chatham

Gregory K. Parsons, Chatham

Matthew B. Reynolds, Chatham

Laura A. Rowland, Chatham

Laura A. Burroughs, Dry Fork

Justin Hall, Dry Fork

Adam J. Harper, Dry Fork

Jessica Pritchett, Dry Fork

Justin L. Shelton, Dry Fork

Jonathan T. Stowe, Dry Fork

Nicholas T. Terry, Gretna

Jamie Tuck, Gretna

William H. Wyatt, Gretna

Christina H. Gregory, Java

Bradley P. Ragsdale, Java

Chantal K. Dalton, Keeling

Daniel C. Dalton, Keeling

Kasey M. White, Keeling

Rhonda G. White, Keeling

Drew G. David, Penhook

Janice Wells, Penhook

Rita K. Jefferson, Pittsville

Casey B. Lavinder, Ringgold

Joyce T. Lavinder, Ringgold

Jerry L. Martin, Ringgold

Cynthia T. Myers, Ringgold

Derek Myers, Ringgold

Wendy S. Wampler, Ringgold

Justin D. Davis, Vernon Hill

Halifax County Recipients

Donna N. Martin, Clover

Catherine L. Jones, Nathalie

Timothy Vaughan, South Boston

Heather M. Womble, South Boston

Brandi Thompson, Vernon Hill

Phillip Hudson, Virgilina