Middle Georgia State University Foundation Awards Scholarships to 230 Students

Middle Georgia State University News

Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

The Middle Georgia State University (MGA) Foundation has awarded more than $260,000 in scholarships to students for the 2019-2020 academic year – and there’s more to come.

“One of the MGA Foundation’s top priorities is providing students access to an excellent university education,” said Dr. Ken Fincher, vice president for Institutional Advancement. “We are honored to have awarded what we have so far and look forward to making additional awards this summer.”

For this cycle, the Foundation awarded funds from 112 endowed or named scholarships to 230 students. For more information about scholarships awarded through the MGA Foundation, see www.mga.edu/foundation/scholarships.

Listed by cities of residence, here are the MGA students who have most recently have received Foundation scholarships:

Abilene, TX

Randy Barzey, Bill Elieson Scholarship for Excellence in Information Technology

Adrian, GA

Joseph T. Kersey, Bobbie Y. Kilchriss Nursing Scholarship

Albany, GA

Jasmine Ciara Jones, Wells Fargo Fund for Underserved Students

Kaitlyn N. Kelly, Gwendolyn Sell Sorrell Study Abroad Scholarship

Kaitlyn N. Kelly, Middle Georgia State University Foundation Scholarship

Arnoldsville, GA

Sarah A. Miller, Sue Boyd Chipman Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship

Arnsberg, OS

Anna Hieronymus, Charles and Betty Heard Scholarship

Atlanta, GA

John P. Montello, Captain Alan D. Curtis Aviation Scholarship

Baxley, GA

Dev Pankajbhai Patel, Lisa Whitaker Scholarship for the Georgia Academy

Bogart, GA

Paul Matthew Montello, Bobbye B. Singley Memorial Scholarship

Bonaire, GA

Lilith Eve Broaddus, Carl & Edna Kuipers Scholarship

Courtney Michelle Enfinger, Georgia Power Scholarship

Avery Elyssa Fouse, Shah Family Education Scholarship

Salena Marie Gutierrez, Billy Lee Kimbrel Memorial Scholarship

Chantilly Rose Hinton, Dr. Charles L. Quinn Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Music

Katherine H. Luque, Shah Family Education Scholarship

Emily Grace Purdy, Fountain Car Wash and Lube Endowed Scholarship

Carson B. Ratley, Flint Energies Foundation Jack Hunnicutt Memorial Scholarship

Carson B. Ratley, PATHWAYS Scholarship

Anakin Sebastian Seich, Charles and Betty Heard Scholarship

Danielle Nicole Ury, Carl & Edna Kuipers Scholarship

Brunswick, GA

Matthew Joseph Tortorell, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Aviation Scholarship

Butler, GA

Quinetrious M. Thomas, Kay Loveless Raffield Memorial Respiratory Therapy Scholarship

Byron, GA

Sierra Meagan Barecky, Kaiser Permanente Nursing Scholarship

Sierra Meagan Barecky, Macon Business and Professional Womens Club Scholarship

Sarah M. Choi, Association of Old Crows Scholarship

Sarah M. Choi, Lisa Whitaker Scholarship for the Georgia Academy

Lisette Martinez, University System of Georgia Foundation Scholarship

Micaela Randa Moreau, Barbara J. Stickel Central Georgia Health System Presidential Scholarship in Nursing

Cali, Colombia, OS

Maria Alejandra Garcia, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

Centerville, GA

Kathryn E. Allen, Middle Georgia State University Foundation Scholarship

Ryan Edward Ashford, Atlanta Gas Light Scholarship

Jessica L. Johnson, American Association of University Women (AAUW) Houston Peach Branch Scholarship

Eunseo Mo, PATHWAYS Scholarship

Eunseo Mo, Shah Family Education Scholarship

Chester, GA

Kaytilen B. Rowland, Oconee EMC Scholarship

Chickamauga, GA

Rachel Anne Phillips, Nellie H. Allen Memorial Scholarship

Cochran, GA

Abbie M. Carr, Wallace Leigh Harris, Sr. and Virginia Speer Harris Endowed Scholarship

Regan Grace Cole, Ocmulgee EMC Scholarship

Mallory Christina Coley, Ocmulgee EMC Scholarship

Luke A. Cook, the Arch J. Cook Scholarship

Jacob T. Cook, Wallace Leigh Harris, Sr. and Virginia Speer Harris Endowed Scholarship

Emileigh R. Darden, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

Hanna Mackenzie Dykes, McVay Science Scholarship

Hanna Mackenzie Dykes, Ocmulgee EMC Scholarship

Mika J. Floyd, Tom Porter Endowed Scholarship

Hollie Jordan Francis, Middle Georgia College Classes of '55, '56 & '57 Endowed Scholarship

Dawson W. Greer, Atlanta Gas Light Scholarship

Davis Bowen Grimsley, Wallace Leigh Harris, Sr. and Virginia Speer Harris Endowed Scholarship

Alex D. Herrera, Nellie H. Allen Memorial Scholarship

Haley Marie Huckaby, A. Donald Faulk, Jr. Endowed Scholarship

Haley Marie Huckaby, Wallace Leigh Harris, Sr. and Virginia Speer Harris Endowed Scholarship

Dawson L. Jarrell, Wallace Leigh Harris, Sr. and Virginia Speer Harris Endowed Scholarship

Allen C. Jones, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

Makenzie G. Leatherwood, Nolan H. Barlow and Frances Berryhill Barlow

Makenzie G. Leatherwood, Wallace Leigh Harris, Sr. and Virginia Speer Harris Endowed Scholarship

Kayla E. NeSmith, Ocmulgee EMC Scholarship

Katlyn Nicole Sanders, Ocmulgee EMC Scholarship

Noah J. Shedd, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

Samantha L. Smith, Wallace Leigh Harris, Sr. and Virginia Speer Harris Endowed Scholarship

Dawson R. Tomlin, Wallace Leigh Harris, Sr. and Virginia Speer Harris Endowed Scholarship

Melissa Ann Wells, Ocmulgee EMC Scholarship

Lynzee Abigail White, 13WMAZ/TEGNA Foundation Scholarship

Calli M. White, Ocmulgee EMC Scholarship

Porter H. Wimberly, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

Nia J. Santoyo Martinez, Wells Fargo Fund for Underserved Students

Dalton N. Gilliam, Centennial Scholarship

 

Culloden, GA

Dallas F. Hoffman, Dr. David R. Adams Memorial Scholarship in Information Technology

Junika Owens, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

 

Cumming, GA

Ali Mokhtar, Bertie Mae Garrett Scholarship

 

Dacula, GA

Maximus Drake Bowman, Centennial Scholarship

Charles P. Phillips, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Aviation Scholarship

Brian S. Phillips, Republic Airways Aviation Scholarship

 

Danville, GA

William T. Collins, Nellie H. Allen Memorial Scholarship

Maggie K. Floyd, Nellie H. Allen Memorial Scholarship

Maggie K. Floyd, Oconee EMC Scholarship

Kayla L. Nobles, Nellie H. Allen Memorial Scholarship

Olivia M. Sanders, Nellie H. Allen Memorial Scholarship

 

Dexter, GA

Marissa A. Payne, Dr. David R. Adams Memorial Scholarship in Information Technology

Connor P. Thomas, Russ Hinson Endowed Memorial Scholarship

 

Douglasville, GA

Tesia Lafaye Baker, Auburn & Pauline Webb Scholarship

 

Dublin, GA

Monica L. Brooks, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship

Keshawn Jartavious Hurst, Addie Taylor Foskey Endowed Scholarship

Tiffany Sammons Petrey, Oconee EMC Scholarship

Alyssa J. Reed, Dublin Campus Brick Scholarship

Alyssa J. Reed, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

Hannah E. Theriault, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

Samantha C .Wells, Nellie H. Allen Memorial Scholarship

Daeyoung Son, Lisa Whitaker Scholarship for the Georgia Academy

 

East Dublin, GA

Mason B. Young, Dublin Campus Brick Scholarship

 

Eastman, GA

Dalton Mccranie Barlow, Geo. A., Sr. and Jessie Freeman Gilbert Scholarship

Andrew C. Beck, Howard, Moore & McDuffie Endowed Scholarship

Trevor Damian Brantley, Ocmulgee EMC Scholarship

Leslie B. Guevara, Jeanne Smith Peacock Memorial Scholarship

William R. Harrell, Ocmulgee EMC Scholarship

Erica L. Jiles, Ocmulgee EMC Scholarship

LaDonna Nicholette LeGreair-Dean, University System of Georgia Foundation Scholarship

Crystal Maher, Sheridan Family Endowed Scholarship

Michelle Zhang, Ocmulgee EMC Scholarship

 

Eatonton, GA

Bryanna Lee'a Davis, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship

 

Evans, GA

John W. Verboom, Centennial Scholarship

 

Fayetteville, GA

Roger J. Callison, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Aviation Scholarship

 

Fort Valley, GA

Ashley Janean Gidney, University System of Georgia Foundation Scholarship

Molli Kate Giles, Association of Old Crows Scholarship

 

Gillsville, GA

Jacob Yonce, Centennial Scholarship

 

Gray, GA

Stacy Brooke Godbee Jackson, Suburban Junior Woman's Club Endowed Scholarship

Courtney L. Merritt, Atlanta Gas Light Scholarship

Angela Zegers Michaud, MidSouth Community Federal Credit Union Scholarship

 

Greensboro, GA

Te'Erica Nicole Alexander, Wells Fargo Fund for Underserved Students

 

Grovetown, GA

William D. Hawes, USG Foundation Need-Based Scholarship

 

Guyton, GA

Dylan M. Kling-Dubose, Centennial Scholarship

 

Hampton, GA

Victor C. Dinkins, MGA Alumni Association Scholarship

Barry Michaelton Grant, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

Wesley Neal White, Piper Aviation Scholarship

 

Hawkinsville, GA

Caroline E. Holland, University System of Georgia Foundation Scholarship

Abby G. Shirah, Jeremy Christian Wearn Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Kaitlyn G. Wells, Shah Family Education Scholarship

 

Jackson, GA

Thomas Lowery, Howard, Moore & McDuffie Endowed Scholarship

 

Jackson, TN

Amani Mcdowell, Middle Georgia State University Foundation Scholarship

 

Jacksonville, FL

Ronald George Stephan, Robert & Diane Maione Aviation Scholarship

 

Jefferson, GA

Connor M. Chaney, Centennial Scholarship

 

Jeffersonville, GA

Joshua W. Mullins, Oconee EMC Scholarship

Lindsay Gail Thompson, Nellie H. Allen Memorial Scholarship

 

Jonesboro, GA

Ricardo A. Avalos, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

 

Kathleen, GA

Nandi Dawson, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship

Lauren Douglas, Oconee EMC Scholarship

Haley M. Kassum, Dr. Bernadette K. Loftin Scholarship

Haley M. Kassum, Shah Family Education Scholarship

Isis S Zuell, Middle Georgia State University Foundation Scholarship

 

Kennesaw, GA

Vishana Nashay Sturdivant, Cicero David Turk, III Memorial Scholarship

 

Knoxville, GA

Alexis Ruth Ussery, University System of Georgia Foundation Scholarship

 

LaGrange, GA

Kari M. Vanlaarhoven, Patrick Michael Couch Memorial Scholarship

 

Lawrenceville, GA

Rene S. Velez, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

 

Leesburg, GA

John E. Mcclung, Donald C. Foskey Memorial Aviation Scholarship

John E. Mcclung, George T. Douglas Aircraft Structural Technology Scholarship

 

Lilburn, GA

Quang P. Nguyen, Captain Alan D. Curtis Aviation Scholarship

 

Lithonia, GA

Micah Nasher Jenkins, Peacock Endowed Art Scholarship

 

Lizella, GA

Jeffrey Charles Clayton, Student Veterans Association Endowed Scholarship

Patty Renee Duncan, Ginny Svonavec and Janet Horn McDowell Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Carolyn Rebecca Goodman, Emory Greene Memorial Scholarship

Holly Lynn Maschenik, James T. Bass, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Matthew Ryan Sheppard, Eugene Alvarez, Ph.D. Endowed Scholarship

Savannah C. Thorne, Mary M. Pope Memorial Endowed Scholarship

 

Locust Grove, GA

Carmen Rebekah Capps, Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Georgia

 

Loganville, GA

Destinee Mccall, Kaiser Permanente Nursing Scholarship

 

Macon, GA

Morgan Scott Albritton, 1959 Graduating Classes of Ballard-Hudson, Lanier and Miller High Schools Endowed Scholarship

Vada M. Amerson, Jo Hammond Memorial Scholarship

Vada M. Amerson, Stephen R. Portch Endowed Study Abroad Scholarship

Vada M. Amerson, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

Mariam Funmilola Atobiloye, John B. Harris, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Mariam Funmilola Atobiloye, Kaiser Permanente Nursing Scholarship

Martaze Prince Cheney Blackmon, Atlanta Gas Light Scholarship

Courtney Shae Carr, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship

Bobbi Coxwell, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship

Jadarius W. Dean, MidSouth Community Federal Credit Union Scholarship

Eliazer Galvez Cruz, Atlanta Gas Light Scholarship

Iris Hill, Nellie H. Allen Memorial Scholarship

John Marvin Lewis, McAulay-Kalish Scholarship

Franziska Nobis, Nellie H. Allen Memorial Scholarship

Cynthia Spires Otwell, University System of Georgia Foundation Scholarship

Andjela Rajovic, Community Foundation of Central Georgia Scholarship in Business

Hannah Rose Reavis, The Peyton Anderson Foundation Presidential Scholarship

Shonna Lakeippia Scott, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship

Mary Logan Sullivan, Flint Energies Foundation Jack Hunnicutt Memorial Scholarship

Yuri S. Syromolotov Netrebin, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

Artisha Antionette Wright, 1959 Graduating Classes of Ballard-Hudson, Lanier and Miller High Schools Endowed Scholarship

Amy Monica Yoone, Association of Old Crows Scholarship

 

Marietta, GA

Jefferson Wade Curtis, Captain Alan D. Curtis Aviation Scholarship

Hailey L. Lawson, Suarez Annual Scholarship for Nursing

Spenser Scott Marshall, Captain Alan D. Curtis Aviation Scholarship

 

Mc Rae Helena, GA

Kaelee G. Hutcheson, Virginia Black Fugate Memorial Scholarship

 

McDonough, GA

Matthew Ryan Busscher, George T. Douglas Aircraft Structural Technology Scholarship

Rhianon Michelle Mangan, Kay Loveless Raffield Memorial Respiratory Therapy Scholarship

Austin Steger, University System of Georgia Foundation Scholarship

 

Midway, GA

Howard Scott Wicks, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship

 

Milledgeville, GA

Peyton A. Mims, Suarez Annual Scholarship for Nursing

 

Monroe, GA

Jesse B. Reid, Anne Newton Phillips Memorial Scholarship

 

Montezuma, GA

Daniel Cartez Porter, Moore Family Scholarship

 

Mount Pleasant, SC

Luke Robert Matthews, Captain Alan D. Curtis Aviation Scholarship

 

Nantwich, OS

Ciara Boal, University System of Georgia Foundation Scholarship

 

Neudauberg, OS

Felix Gotthardt, Anne Newton Phillips Memorial Scholarship

 

Oglethorpe, GA

Ashley Elizabeth Rodgers, Wells Fargo Fund for Underserved Students

 

Panama City Beach, FL

Wesley Chad Williams, Dodge County-Eastman Development Authority Aviation Scholarship

 

Pelham, NH

Christopher R. Kelly, Ed Allen Memorial Aviation Scholarship

 

Perry, GA

Faith Elizabeth Crowder, Walker-Cheek Scholarship

Ashlee C. Greene, Carl & Edna Kuipers Scholarship

Olivia G. Mattingly, Byrd Family Scholarship

Brianna Mcwhirter, Kaiser Permanente Nursing Scholarship

Emily L. Wetherington, Shah Family Education Scholarship

 

Pineview, GA

Abigail Cross, Sheridan Family Endowed Scholarship

 

Port Wentworth, GA

Payton H. Mercer, Ed Allen Memorial Aviation Scholarship

 

Quitman, GA

Matthew Clarence Raleigh, Citizens Bank & Trust Aviation Scholarship

 

Rentz, GA

Randall Logan Cathcart, Ocmulgee EMC Foundation Aviation Scholarship

 

Rincon, GA

Hannah E. Peeples, Charles H. Jones Family Foundation Presidential Scholarship

 

Sharpsburg, GA

Mason A. Awbrey, Gannaway Memorial Aviation Scholarship

 

Snellville, GA

Kelvin Chirapornsuk, Gannaway Memorial Aviation Scholarship

 

Sparta, GA

Cynthia Jane Hill, Shah Family Education Scholarship

 

Thomaston, GA

Quatavious Little, Moore Family Scholarship

Jaden L. Speaks, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship

 

Tucson, AZ

Eugene George Vlassis, Student Veterans Association Endowed Scholarship

 

Union Point, GA

Phoebe Montique Scott, Wells Fargo Fund for Underserved Students

 

Valdosta, GA

Kessiny N. Neal, Anne Newton Phillips Memorial Scholarship

 

Villa Rica, GA

Lacey Rose Needham, Gardner Lowe Aviation Scholarship

Corey John Robert Somers, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Aviation Scholarship

 

Warner Robins, GA

Matthew S. Ball, University System of Georgia Foundation Scholarship

Sarah Ashley Brunson, McNair, McLemore, Middlebrooks & Co., LLP Scholarship

Kaley A. Bussell, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship

Jessica Senter Culpepper, Shah Family Education Scholarship

James Donald Easterling, State Bank & Trust Company Endowed Scholarship

Bayli K. Gee, Atlanta Gas Light Scholarship

Jaycee M. Hale, Nellie H. Allen Memorial Scholarship

Hung X. Ho, Chandler A. Reid Memorial Scholarship

Kayla R. Hopper, Wells Fargo Fund for Underserved Students

Mya J. Huber, Shah Family Education Scholarship

Cadalea Jenkins, Flint Energies Foundation Jack Hunnicutt Memorial Scholarship

Matthew A. Molina, Atlanta Gas Light Scholarship

Alexandra Elizabeth Molina, ComSouth Corporation Scholarship

Natalie N. Quesenberry, James T. Bass, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Natalie A. Scully, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship

Natalie A. Scully, Thomas Reed Park, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Stephen M. Tetteh, Shah Family Education Scholarship

Benedict Tak Chun Tong, The Arch J. Cook Scholarship

Levon Alejandro Walker, Association of Old Crows Scholarship

Bryce R. Wetherell, Shah Family Education Scholarship

Jasmine Marie Wheeler, Atlanta Gas Light Scholarship

Karlee L. White, Anna M. Nemec Memorial Scholarship

Deidra L. Wright, Sheridan Family Endowed Scholarship

 

Woodstock, GA

Andrew J. White, Anne Newton Phillips Memorial Scholarship

 

Wrightsville, GA

Jessica Reese, Russ Hinson Endowed Memorial Scholarship