From the left: Grace Kulp; Mackenzie Poust; Patrick Geleta; Emma Murray and Zachary Kirby (Austin & Martha Steele Scholarship Recipients)
The Mid-Shore Community Foundation hosted its Annual Scholarship Awards Breakfast on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at the Talbot Country Club. More than 200 guests joined the Foundation in celebrating the recipients and honoring the donors that make the scholarships possible.
From the right: Megan Cook (MSCF Scholarship Director); Manar Dajani (Smith Scholar at UMd College Park); Buck Duncan (MSCF President); Guests (Manar’s
Mother & Brother)
Buck Duncan, Foundation President, welcomed guests. “Education is the key to individual achievement and to the quality of life in our community; we are proud to sponsor this program and to distribute significant scholarship aid to deserving students,” said Duncan.
The Foundation is the largest provider of scholarships in the Mid-Shore Region. This year, nearly $500,000 will be awarded to students with various backgrounds and educational goals. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of financial need, academic achievement, community service and other criteria specified by the donors.
The scholarships, ranging in size from $500 – $20,000, were awarded to students from the five counties served by the Foundation – Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot.
Caroline County Students
Emma Brohawn, Artistic Insights Scholarship;
Madison Bee, Roberta B. Holt Scholarship;
Cameron Byrd, Roberta B. Holt Scholarship;
Joniya Copper, Grover & Bernice Hastings Scholarship;
Joniya Copper, Roberta B. Holt Scholarship;
Jamie Hetrick, Roberta B. Holt Trades Scholarship;
Hunter Joseph, Roberta B. Holt Scholarship;
William Lake, B.A.A.M. College Assistance Scholarship;
Emma Murray, Austin & Martha Steele Scholarship;
Dylan Nepert, Robert F. Walls Memorial Scholarship;
Priya Patel, Beverley A. Pattenden Scholarship;
Priya Patel, Roberta B. Holt Scholarship;
Emily Phillips, Michaela D. Coulbourn Memorial Scholarship;
Mackenzie Short, Constance A. Wolcott Memorial Scholarship;
Ayana Swain, Cold Day Scholarship
Dorchester County Students
Taylor Baker, Marci Bee Dayton Memorial Scholarship;
Grace Brinsfield, Daniel H. & G. Ruth Wright Memorial Scholarship;
Erin Freeman, Delco Packaging Products Scholarship;
James Geleta, Dorchester Heritage Museum/Dale Price Memorial Scholarship;
Patrick Geleta, Austin & Martha Steele Scholarship;
Nathaniel Lowe, George B. Todd Trades Scholarship;
Emory Wongus, Colt Abbott Scholarship
Kent County Students
Alexis Johnston, Chestertown Wildlife Scholarship;
Zachary Kirby, Austin & Martha Steele Scholarship
Queen Anne’s County Students
Emily D’Orsaneo, Carter & Marion Hickman Memorial Scholarship;
Emily D’Orsaneo, Dr. Michael Judd Health Professions Scholarship;
Emily D’Orsaneo, Timothy Kern Memorial Scholarship;
Mackenzie Poust, Austin & Martha Steele Scholarship;
Delaney Ross, Dr. Elizabeth P. Hagen/Centreville High School Alumni Memorial Scholarship
Talbot County Students
Destiny Batson, Frederick Douglass Honor Society Scholarship;
Destiny Batson, NAACP/Dorothy Webb Black Memorial Scholarship;
Chase Browning, Marlin Zimmerman Scholarship;
Jack Connolly, Artistic Insights Scholarship;
Samantha Jones, Gutshall Scholarship;
Grace Kulp, Austin & Martha Steele Scholarship;
Emma Langfitt, Margaret Ferree Memorial Scholarship;
Ina Lucero, NAACP/Dorothy Webb Black Memorial Scholarship;
Savannah Masterson, Sarah H. Willis Scholarship;
Cameron McCoy, B.A.A.M. College Assistance Scholarship;
Cameron McCoy, Frederick Douglass Honor Society Scholarship;
Cameron McCoy, NAACP/Dorothy Webb Black Memorial Scholarship;
Jennifer Sharp, William O. Bryan Memorial Scholarship;
Alesha Sorrell, NAACP/Dorothy Webb Black Memorial Scholarship
Roberta B. Holt Scholars are eligible to reapply for funding each year. The following Roberta B. Holt Scholars are renewed for the 2016/17 Academic Year: Kashia Adams, Joshua Becker, Michelle Benton, Devon Bordonaro, Max Grable, Madison Parks, Haley Reed, Sawyer Scott, W. Garrett Shull, Matthew Smith, Megan Smith and Mitchell Wilson.
Duncan thanked the members of the Scholarship Committee: Alice Ryan (Co-chair), John Lewis (Co-chair), Clairdean Black, Liz Brice, Dale Brown, Art Cecil, Suze Chaffinch, Ernie Chadderton, LaMonte Cooke, Jane Coppage, Sara Jane Davidson, Susie Dillon, Charlyn Fisher, Charlie Fitzgerald, John Masone, Donna Matthews, Greg Meekins, Susanne Nuttle, Linda Prager and Clay Railey.
In his concluding remarks, Duncan encouraged the scholars to give back to the community, “serve on a scholarship committee, mentor a student – pay this forward”.
Pauline and Shirley T. Smith Scholarships are currently available to Mid-Shore students attending Salisbury University or the University of Maryland College Park in the 2016/17 Academic Year. Applicants must have graduated from a public high school in Talbot, Caroline or Dorchester County, Maryland and must have completed at least one semester of college work, with a cumulative college GPA of 3.0 or higher. The Scholarships will be awarded to students who demonstrate financial need (as qualified through their school’s financial aid office) and who have worked to contribute to the costs of their education. Applications must be completed online at www.mscf.org. The deadline for submission is May 31, 2016.
The 2017 Scholarship Program will open this fall. For additional information and to view additional photos from the event, visit www.mscf.org.
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