GCPS Foundation Fund Scholarships
The link below is for the 2015 GCPS district magazine that comes out each spring profiling the current graduates and listing many of the scholarships received.
http://issuu.com/gcps/docs/gcps_communique_2015_seniors_a75fdf36dafb15?e=5808281/12 891544
(direct link to flipbook)
The GCPS Foundation 2016 scholarship catalogue and common application will go online in October. Three ways to find the foundation:
www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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May 2015 GCPS Foundation Fund scholarship recipients:
Alton C. Crews Educator Scholarships
A one-time award of $1,000 sponsored by the GCPS Foundation to a student who has exhibited good character and leadership skills, and has maintained a 3.0 GPA and has a desire to enter the teaching profession.
Evelyn Fairchild Jones, Brookwood High School –University of Georgia Duncan Whitehead, Archer High School – University of Georgia
J. Alvin Wilbanks Educator Scholarships
A one-time award of $2,500 sponsored by Peach State Federal Credit Union and the GCPS Foundation to a student who has exhibited good character and leadership skills, and has maintained a 3.0 GPA and has a desire to enter the teaching profession.
Natalie Tontillo, North Gwinnett Hill High School – University of Georgia Demi Pfeffer, Mill Creek High School – University of Georgia
Louise Radloff Scholarship
A one-time award of $2000 sponsored by Peach State Federal Credit Union and the GCPS Foundation to a student exhibiting good character and having overcome a significant challenge to meet the requirements of graduation.
Antonio Bailey, Norcross High School – College of Wooster Lynh To Bui, Meadowcreek High School – University of Georgia
John A. Raghu Music Scholarship
A one-time award of $1000 to a GSMST orchestra member with preference but not limited to bassist, who participates in community service and has a weighted GPA of 3.0 or better.
Kevin Shelton, GSMST – University of Georgia
UES Robbie Susan Moore Scholarship
A one-time $1,000 award for college-bound Gwinnett County Public School seniors who are planning to attend a 2-4 year college or university.
Tejah Coffey, Shiloh High School – Georgia State University
Taylor Brooke Rudolph, Grayson High School – Georgia Gwinnett College
Reid Mullins Scholarship
A one-time award presented to one or more deserving seniors in honor of Reid Mullins for his many years of service to Snellville Middle School and as Gwinnett’s first middle school principal.
Perrin Clavijo, Archer High School, $3,000 – University of Georgia Bethany Bogan, South Gwinnett High School, $1,000 – Georgia Southern
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Dr. Barbara Reed Science Scholarship
A one-time award of $1000 to a graduating senior with an interest in a post-secondary science field with an emphasis placed on applicants interested in science education.
Taylor Head, Grayson High School – Saint Anselm College
Jim Maran Scholarship for STEM Studies
The Jim Maran Scholarship for STEM studies will be awarded to two Gwinnett County Public Schools high school seniors graduating with plans to enroll full-time in an under graduate course of study in science, technology, engineering, or math, $1,000.
Holly Ann Gunder, Brookwood High School – Boston University Christina Kim To, Grayson High School – University of Georgia Allison Fisher, Norcross High School – Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Linda Williams Educational Scholarship
A one-time award in the amount of $500 for a graduating senior from Grayson, Maxwell, or Meadowcreek High School.
Rachel Alisa Lott, Grayson High School – Valdosta State University
GCPS Foundation Mathematics Scholarship
A one-time award of $1,000 to a GCPS graduating senior with financial need and an interest in a post-secondary mathematics related field.
Archana Premkumar, GSMST – University of Georgia
David Agyeman, Mill Creek High School – Kennesaw State University
GCPS Foundation STEM Scholarship
The one time award of $1,000 will be presented to a GCPS graduating senior with plans to enroll full-time in an undergraduate course of study in science, technology, engineering, or math.
Zachary Adams, Peachtree Ridge High School – University of Georgia
Victor Barr, Duluth High School – Georgia Institute of Technology
Women On Board Scholarship
New - Women On Board leadership scholarship for an outstanding young woman from Gwinnett who is a change agent and leader in her community. A one-time award of $2000 will be
awarded on behalf of the Executive Women’s Day Forum of the Greater Gwinnett Championship and the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation.
Simran Rajput, GSMST – University of Georgia
Hope McKenzie Scholarship,
A onetime award of $1000 will be awarded to two students excelling in the arts at Grayson High School. The award is presented by the McKenzie family in memory of Hope McKenzie.
Anna Sherlock, Grayson High School – Savannah College of Art and Design Hannah Patillo, Grayson High School – Georgia Gwinnett College
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Susan D. Headley Scholarship
The Susan D. Headley Scholarship is a one-time award of $1000 to a student who exhibits good character, a love of learning, a desire to further his or her education, and is eligible for post-secondary education.
Rachel Leigh Duffy, Archer High School – University of Georgia
The Brenden M. Elbaz Scholarship is a one-time award of $500 in Brenden’s memory. The yearly scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior at Lanier High School.
William Marvel, Lanier High School senior 2015 – Gardner-Webb University
GSMST Outstanding Senior STEM Scholarship
The GCPS Foundation has established a new program to be offered each spring, the GSMST Outstanding Senior STEM Scholarship. The amount of the award for 2013 will be $1,000 awarded to one or more students.
Kieanna Doctrine, GSMST – University of Georgia
JJ Campbell Memorial Scholarship
A onetime award of $500 will be awarded to a student excelling at Lanier High School. The award is presented by the Campbell family in memory of JJ Campbell.
I’Mon Washington, Lanier High School – University of Alabama Birmingham
Judy Patterson Legacy Memorial Scholarship
A one-time award of $1000 to a senior at ARCHER HS ONLY with a GPA of 3.0 or higher who exhibits good character and meets the requirements of graduation. The award can be applied to any form of post-secondary study that leads to employment.
Candace Mauck, Archer High School – Lee University
Robert L. Campbell Memorial Scholarship
A one-time award of $1,000 in honor of Robert L. Campbell for graduates of Phoenix High School.
Troy Freeman, Phoenix High School - Georgia Military College
Kurt Simpson Memorial Scholarship
A onetime award of $2,000 will be awarded to a student excelling at Lanier High School. The award is presented by the Simpson family in memory of Kurt Simpson.
Corey Dillard, Lanier High School – Kennesaw State University
Beth Rihm Memorial Scholarship
Two $1,000 scholarships will be each yearto students that have demonstrated a proficiency in a spoken foreign language and is seeking to deepen fluency through cultural emersion or
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extracurricular study. One scholarship for a recipient from Brookwood High School, the second open to applicants throughout the district.
Chelsea Dinh, Brookwood High School - University of Georgia
Kishan Pravin Chudasama, Duluth High School – Georgia Institute of Technology
GCPS Foundation Award for Excellence in Academics
Awarded in the amount of $300 to the 20 valedictorian from each high school in Gwinnett County Public Schools.
Mary Mahaffey Archer High School University of Georgia Sally Tran Berkmar High School Duke University Ryan Chen Brookwood High School Princeton University
Amelia Melas Central Gwinnett High School Georgia Institute of Technology Aksal Vashi Collins Hill High School Georgia Institute of Technology Jennifer Vezeau Dacula High School University of Georgia
Kishan Chudasama Duluth High School Georgia Institute of Technology Shah Khan Grayson High School Yale
Abigail Harrison Gwinnett Online Campus University of South Carolina Josh Brunner Gwinnett School of Math,
Science, & Tech. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dain Song Lanier High School Yale
Christina Bui Meadowcreek High School Georgia Institute of Technology Katherine Harrison Mill Creek High School Harvard
Kasey Bell Mountainview High School Georgia College and State University Ethan Chervonski Norcross High School Vanderbilt University
Elton Lossner North Gwinnett High School Harvard
Kexin Zhang Parkview High School Georgia Institute of Technology Kevin Benjamen Lim Peachtree Ridge High School Georgetown University
Qsanet Tekie Shiloh High School Duke University Olivia Casimir South Gwinnett High School Washington University
J. Floyd and Eunice Brannan Scholarships – Final Funding Year
A $1000 award to six students’ payable at $1000 each year for 4 years (subject to satisfactory performance and progress). It is awarded to students who will attend a four-year college or university, have a 3.0 GPA or better, have financial need, have a concern for others as
demonstrated by significant community service activities throughout high school. Preference will be given to students at Central Gwinnett HS.
Nhi Vu – University of Georgia
Sarah Ann Jestel – University of Georgia Kyle Cowdrick – University of Notre Dame Jimmy Fang Jiang – Stanford University
