The Peyton Anderson Foundation awarded 23 Bibb County graduating seniors with scholarships at a luncheon at Middle Georgia State University. This is the 10th year that the Foundation has helped fund college tuition for deserving students in the Central Georgia community.

The luncheon and awards ceremony included keynote speaker Charles Richardson, retired editorial page editor of The Telegraph.

The Peyton Anderson Scholarship is renewable for up to four years. Recipients must maintain a 3.0 grade point average and perform volunteer service in their home or campus communities. The Foundation maintains regular contact with each of the students during their college tenure and continues to maintain support with an alumni network.

“We are always inspired by our scholarship recipients,” said Karen Lambert, president of the Peyton Anderson Foundation. “These highly promising Bibb County students are committed to excellence in all they do – from their hard work in the classroom to their commitment to service. They honor Mr. Anderson’s legacy and our community with their bright futures ahead.”

Mercer Chancellor and Peyton Anderson Foundation Trustee Dr. R. Kirby Godsey awarded the Juanita T. Jordan Community Service Leadership Award for 2018-2019 to Katherine Strickland, a Biomedical Engineering major at Georgia Tech, with a minor in Engineering & Business through the Denning Technology & Management Program. Strickland is a Peyton Anderson Scholar from the Class of 2014 and a high school graduate of First Presbyterian Day School.

Juanita T. Jordan Community Service Leadership Award

The Juanita T. Jordan Community Service Leadership Award was established in honor of the first president of the Peyton Anderson Foundation for her many years of service to the Foundation and Central Georgia. The award is presented each year to an outstanding Peyton Anderson Scholar who is a rising senior, in recognition of educational achievements, volunteer service and demonstrated leadership in improving the community for all of its citizens.

Among Strickland’s accomplishments and activities at Georgia Tech are serving as a peer tutor for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association, a tour guide for Admissions, a member and advisor on the student government association and president of Alpha Delta Pi Zeta Omicron Chapter. She currently volunteers at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in the Robotics Lab and PACU, as well as Vitas Healthcare’s Hospice, Palliative Care and End of Life Services. In addition, she’s made Georgia Tech’s Deans List for four semesters.