DANVILLE, VA, September 16, 2002 -- More than $161,000 was awarded by the Danville Community College Educational Foundation for the 2002-2003 academic year, including $80,000 in assistance to recipients impacted by shifts in the tobacco industry.  Martha Walker, Executive Director, DCC Educational Foundation, said the generous giving on the part of so many individuals and businesses have made it possible for 183 DCC students to continue their education.

            “We are extremely grateful to these individuals and businesses,” Walker said.  “Without their support, many worthy students would not be able to realize their higher education goals.”

            Walker added the funding for the special assistance for tobacco-impacted families was made possible through DCC’s share of the tobacco settlement.  This is the second year these funds have been available.  The college is one of seven community colleges in South Central and Western Virginia to share in the funding.

            Recipients of DCC scholarships are:

City of Danville  

 

Chelsea Abbott   - DCC Golf Tournament Award

Daniel Amos - O.T. Bonner Academic Award, Plumer Wiseman Endowed

 

Kimberly Ayers - James A. Robertson , Wilkins & Co. Realtors

 

Alicia Batchelor - Schoolfield High School Reunion

 

Brandon Blalock - DCC Golf Tournament Award

 

Angela Carlisle - Anise Adams Dodson Scholarship

 

Nicholas Clark - DCC Educational Foundation-Diploma

 

Robert Craddock - The Daniel Group-Danville 

 

Lindsay Dalton - Ahmed Family Scholarship

 

Patrick Dalton - Virginia Firefighters Foundation

 

Bradley Davis - DIMON

 

Bethany Dillion - Ann and Frank Mobley Endowed

 

Jamie Eggleston - DCC Golf Tournament Award

 

Brian Farmer - Barkhouser Endowed

Shanna Faw - Rippe Scholarship for Women in Science and Business

 

Judith Francis - The Daniel Group-Pittsylvania

 

James Goods - Ethel C. Mitchell Memorial Foundation Scholarship

 

Timothy Hancock - James R. Meissner, II Memorial Academic Award

 

Tiffany Hendley - Jack I. White Family

 

La ura Herring - DCC Golf Tournament Award

 

Heather Hook - Rexford E. O’Neil Endowed

 

Erin Hopper - Intertape Polymer Group

 

Carrie Hoskins - Danville Lions Foundation, Inc.

 

Carolyn Howard - American National Bank

 

Robert Hudgins -The Daniel Group—Pittsylvania

 

Joyce Hylton - International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)

 

Jennifer Jones - Riverview Rotary Club

 

Brian McDaniel - Robert E. Morgan Memorial

 

Amanda Merricks - Whittle Family Endowed

Hope Peek - Danville Kiwanis Club

 

Wiswa Pinit - Ashby-Pryor Endowed

 

Adam Poteat - Alexander Berkeley Carrington & Ruth Simpson Carrington Charitable Trust

 

Gayle Preston - Piedmont Virginians for Child Abuse Prevention

 

Amy Prior - Walter L. & E. Stuart James Grant Memorial Endowed , McGovern Honor- Associate Degree

 

David Richardson - Danville Lions Foundation, Inc.

 

Timothy Robertson - Luther R. Vaughan Memorial

 

Judith Rose - Woodward Academic Award

 

Lauren Salmon - Ahmed Family Scholarship

 

Matthew Shepherd - Roy & Joan Gignac Endowed

 

Myra Smith - The CIT Group

 

Corrie Teague - Jean Harper Vernon

 

Kelly Vanderveer - Tanya Raye Womack Memorial Scholarship

 

Lindsey Vaughan - Intertape Polymer Group

 

Tonya Waddell - Ethel C. Mitchell Memorial Foundation Scholarship

Wendy Walker - The Daniel Group-Danville

 

Julie Weatherford - Walter L. & E. Stuart James Grant Memorial Endowed

 

Page Wright - Hancock-Sacred Heart

 

Elizabeth Yeatts - Peoples Mutual Telephone Endowed

 

Pittsylvania County  

Shannon Agee, Ringgold - Jack I. White Family

 

Elizabeth Boatwright, Blairs - James A. Robertson

 

Chris Burch, Keeling - The CIT Group

 

Demetria L. Callands, Gretna - Peoples Mutual Telephone Endowed

 

Mark Carson, Keeling - Jack I. White Family

 

Brenna Casey, Ringgold - Claude I. Slayton

 

Meia Childress, Gretna - L. Wilson York

 

Stephanie Clark, Ringgold - Chatham Rotary Club

 

Tammy Clark, Chatham - Excelsis Research Scholarship

 

Shannon Compton, Dry Fork - Virginia Firefighters Foundation

 

Daniel Dalton, Ringgold - Nathan Lester Excellence Endowed

 

Chantal Dalton, Keeling - Jack I. White Family

 

Cindy Davis, Ringgold - Intertape Polymer Group

 

Mitzi Finney, Callands - Corning

 

Tabatha Frazier, Dry Fork - Wyatt-Benton Endowed

 

Laura Furr, Dry Fork - Governor’s School/Dual Enrollment

 

Kimberly Gray, Gretna - DCC Golf Tournament Award

 

Ashley Hawker, Keeling - Jack I. White Family

 

Stephanie Hicks, Java - International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)

 

Kathy Holley, Dry Fork - Riverdan Benevolent Fund Endowed

 

Bridgett Hollie, Ringgold - Virginia Firefighters Foundation

 

Joey Hoskins, Chatham - Virginia Bank & Trust Company Endowed

 

Della Jennings, Gretna - Sandra Lee Riddle/RACO Endowed Hon.

 

Melody Keesee, Dry Fork - Archer T. Gammon Chapter 19 Disabled American Veterans Sgt. Kenneth Gentry Memorial

 

Kenny Law, Axton - DCC Golf Tournament Award

Elizabeth McDaniel, Ringgold - Christopher Daniel Turner

 

Charlene Monroe, Gretna - James B. Wyatt

 

Marvin Norman, Chatham - DCC Golf Tournament Award

 

Nicholas Pierce, Cascade - James A. Robertson

 

Amanda Robertson, Dry Fork - James A. Robertson

 

Jennifer Saunders, Dry Fork - Thelma Swann Johnson

 

Michelle Shepherd, Keeling - Excelsis Research Scholarship

 

Aimee Stephenson, Chatham - Garland M. Wyatt

 

Denise Stickel, Chatham - Clyde and Joyce Midkiff Endowed

 

Kristy Stratton, Keeling - Stephanie Ferguson Memorial, Jack I. White Family

 

Diane Waters, Sutherlin - DCC Golf Tournament Award

 

Tammy White, Blairs - Daniel Scholarship

 

Kirby Wilson, Axton - Elizabeth B. Bustard Endowed

 

Sherri Winstead, Blairs - Lawrence Olds Memorial

 

Halifax County

 

Louise Adams, South Boston - Danville Kiwanis Club

 

Crystal Adams, South Boston - Danville Lions Foundation, Inc.

 

Jennifer L. Bowes, Nathalie - Printing Excellence

 

Tyronda Bowman, Halifax - DCC Golf Tournament Award

 

Jessica L. Buchanan, South Boston - Clark Scholarship Trust

 

Phoebea Canada, Nathalie - International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)

 

Sylvia Crawley, Alton - International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)

 

Cameron Davis, Brookneal - Bucknam Scholarship

 

Heather Davis, South Boston - Archer T. Gammon Chapter 19 Disabled American Veterans Sgt. Kenneth Gentry Memorial

 

Clarissa Faulkner, South Boston - James A. Robertson

 

John Glascock, Scottsburg - John C. Forney Memorial , James A. Robertson

 

Lisa Henderson, Nathalie - DCC Educational Foundation, AAS

 

Jennifer Henry, South Boston - Jack I. White Family

 

Tiffiani Hogg, Nathalie - Stendig-Miller Family Endowed

 

Tammy Holt, Nathalie - Thelma E. Forney Endowed

Christopher S. Hudson, Alton - Clark Scholarship Trust

 

Terri Jones, Halifax - Daniel Scholarship

Marsha L. Leonard, South Boston - Clark Scholarship Trust

 

Erika Ligon, Scottsburg - Clark Scholarship Trust

 

Josh Marshall, Halifax - Davenport

 

Regina Miller, Scottsburg - The Kenneth L. Neatherly Endowed

 

Joshua Michael Moore, Nathalie - Clark Scholarship Trust

 

Fallon M. Pool, South Boston - Clark Scholarship Trust , Roberts-Hunt Endowed

 

Andrea Ragsdale, Nathalie - Shirley Day Primiano

 

Lisa Reaves, South Boston - James A. Robertson

 

Holly D. Scheier, South Boston - Clark Scholarship Trust

 

Stacey Smith, Halifax - Climate Control, Inc.

 

Brandi Smith, Nathalie - Virginia Firefighters Foundation

 

Jessica Williams, South Boston - McGovern Honor, Diploma , Obra E. & Shirley Jackson Spangler Academic Award

 

Charles Wilson, Virgilina - Wendell Scott Academic Award

 

 

DCC Scholarship Recipients from other areas:

 

Christopher Adams, Buffalo Junction - Climate Control, Inc.

 

Megan Dee, Blanch, NC - Virginia Firefighters Foundation

 

Jessica Harville, Pelham, NC - Piedmont Virginians for Child Abuse Prevention

 

Julia Myers, Yanceyville, NC - Alexander Berkeley Carrington & Ruth Simpson Carrington Charitable Trust

 

Janet Webster, Pelham, NC - DCC Educational Foundation, Certificate

 

Benjamin Young, Pelham, NC - Virginia Firefighters Foundation

 

 

 

Tobacco Scholarship recipients include the following students:

 

City of Danville residents include:

Mary Averett

John Cole II

George Crabb

Bradley Davis

Donald Fitzgerald

Nathan Gauldin

Edgar Lavinder, Jr.

Joseph Maganga

Wayne McGregor, Jr.

Early Moss III

Tara Price

John Slaughter

Ada Willard

 

Pittsylvania County residents include:

Joshua Adkins, Chatham

Matthew Aldridge, Gretna

Ethel Bailess, Hurt

Michael Cox, Chatham

Cheryl Craddock, Chatham

Christopher Craddock, Chatham

Chantal Dalton, Keeling

Stephanie David, Penhook, VA

Mark Dodd, Dry Fork

Stewart East, Chatham

Jenny Gauldin, Chatham

Danny Gee, Ringgold

Justin Gibson, Chatham

Joseph Gunter, Ringgold

Kacey Holley, Chatham

Kimberly Ingram, Keeling

Jo Ann LaBiosa, Keeling

Adrian Marable, Ringgold

Jennie Martin, Ringgold

Katherine Meadows, Gretna

James Moss, Chatham

Keenan Nuckols, Chatham

David Parsons, Chatham

Christina Ragsdale, Java

Joshua Ragsdale, Java

Rhonda Roach, Sutherlin

Jason Robertson, Dry Fork

Dawn Scarce, Dry Fork

Jessica Sink, Chatham

Daniel Stowe, Dry Fork

Debbie Thompson, Gretna

William Thompson, Jr., Gretna

Candace Walker, Callands

Jack Wiles, Sutherlin

Patrick Wiles, Sutherlin

 

Halifax County residents include:

Gwendolyn Coleman, Scottsburg

Amy Comer, South Boston

Latricia Dillard, South Boston

Janet Ford, South Boston

Michael Harris, South Boston

Amber Jones, Nathalie

Benjamin Langford, Scottsburg

Stephen Link, Alton