ABAC SCHOLARSHIPS WORTH $74, 575 AWARDED

TO INCOMING FRESHMEN

          Sixty-seven incoming freshmen will receive scholarships totaling $74, 575 to attend Abraham Baldwin College this fall semester. The scholarships will be funded by the ABAC Foundation. Fall semester classes begin Aug. 19.

          A Britt Scholarship in the amount of $450 was awarded to Miriam Denise Coffee of Fitzgerald. A Garland S. McIntyre Scholarship in the amount of $300 was awarded to Justin W. Smith of Fitzgerald.

          Fourteen ABAC Foundation Scholarships in the amount of $1,800 each were awarded tostudents from Ben Hill, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift, Turner, and Worth counties. The following students received these scholarships: Mark A. Niday of Fitzgerald; Kathryn A. Murray of Moultrie; Cassandra R. Rykard of Adel; Heather M. Futch of Sparks; Keri L. Gibbs of Ocilla; and Emily R. McGill and Michele I. Oliver, both from Tifton.

          Also receiving the $1,800 ABAC Foundation Scholarships were Lindsey B. Willis of Poulan; Ryan E. Wilkerson of Rebecca; Jessica J. Brown and Kayla Myers, both from Ashburn; Amanda Nicole Hill of Warwick; and Kristy R. Shiver and Jennifer A. Walters, both from Sylvester.

          Jessica K. Hodge of Fitzgerald received a C. L. Morehead Scholarship in the amount of $300. Jennifer L. Raynor of Fitzgerald received a J. L. Herring Scholarship for $550.

          Five James L. Shepherd Scholarships in the amount of $1,020 each went to Lauren M. Dye of Elberton; Jeffery H. McClendon of Enigma; Robert A. Speir of Dawson; Joy D. Steverson of Fitzgerald; and Matthew D. Wyatt of Hamilton.

          Ten Allen & Lelia Garden Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each were awarded to Heather R. Busbin of Mystic; Katie S. Evans and Shayla E. Fields, both from Fitzgerald;Daniel A. McBryde and Christopher A. Williamson, both from Abbeville; Roy D. English,Justin W. Ross, Brandi L. Royal, Andrew Sneed, and Robert J. Upton, all from Ocilla. Rossalso received a Plant Telecommunications Scholarship for $1,750.

          Two Allen & Lelia Garden Scholarships in the amount of $1,800 each went to Nichole M. Boazman of Ocilla and Todd Williams of Abbeville.

          Three Charles Kemp, Jr. Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each were awarded to Kevin L. Mitchell of Ocilla; Jessica Ashley Parrish of Tifton; and Jed Purvis of Ocilla. Mitchell also received a Charles W. Powell, III Scholarship for $300.

          A John D. Wood Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $300 went to Joshua A. R. Harper of Wray. Rebecca L. McCurdy of Chula received an FHA Scholarship for $1,000. Jonathan R. Hillman of Evans received a George H. King Scholarship in the amount of $300.

          An ABAC Staff Forum Scholarship in the amount of $1,800 was awarded to Melissa E. Connell of Tifton. Connell also received a Jack & Ann Stone Scholarship for $500. Jonathan D. Markham of Tifton was awarded a Jessie Lee Stephens Scholarship for $500. Markham also received a George Conger Scholarship in the amount of $500. Debra Diana Herrin of Sycamore received an Affinity Health Group Scholarship in the amount of $1,750. James Nicholas Sands of Adel was awarded a J. E. & Annie Lou Connor Forestry Scholarship in the amount of $500.

          A Colquitt EMC Scholarship for $1,800 was awarded to Tasha Nichole Bagley of Adel. Two Katherine Rountree Christian Scholarships in the amount of $1,125 each were awarded to Michael M. Council of Cordele and Nancy R. Davis of Tifton. Two Josephine Cloudman Scholarships in the amount of $550 each were awarded to Loyd Peeler, III of Starr, S.C., and David C. Thompson of Winder. Thompson also received an Oren Harden Scholarship for $500.

          Richard L. Elmore, Jr. of Baconton was awarded a J. L. Branch Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $900. An O. V. Barkuloo Memorial Scholarship for $750 was awarded to Laura V. Bland of Tifton. A John Henry Dorminy Scholarship for $650 was awarded to Christina E. Hoffman of Meigs. Kyle B. Woods of Tifton received an Acree Nursing Scholarship in the amount of $300. Jessica Dawn Marshall of Tifton received a Murray Turner Memorial Scholarship for $425.

          A Holly Twitty Donaldson Scholarship in the amount of $300 was awarded to Marguerite A. Ottens of Tifton. Two Lanier Carson/Kelley Manufacturing Company Scholarships in the amount of $750 each were awarded to Holli D. Maxwell of Camilla and Heather Sumner of Chula. Matthew B. Martin of Tifton received a Joseph A. Haley, Sr. Scholarship in the amount of $375. Luis A. Nunez of Cobbtown was awarded an Atlanta Produce Dealers Association Scholarship in the amount of $1,500. Amy Leigh Hughes of Manor and Kristin R. Kountis of Tifton received George Conger Scholarships in the amount of $500 each.

          Justin M. Chapman of York, S.C., was awarded a Thomas C. Perry Scholarship in the amount of $400. Beverly A. McClain of Tifton received a $500 Dorris Garrison Nelson Memorial Scholarship. Two Rotary Club of Tifton Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each were awarded to Bonnie J. Crockett of Tifton and Dustin G. Holder of Tifton.

          Dustin Kilby of Tifton received a $1,500 Georgia Vegetable Company, Inc. Scholarship. Kilby also received a James E. Zorn Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $375.

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