Scholarships to graduates total $97,550
Dozens of local scholarships were presented to members of the Albany High School Class of 2019 during commencement exercises held last Friday, May 24.
There were well over 100 separate awards for the small class of 28, with some scholarships split among more than one recipient, amounting to about $90,000 for the first year alone, not counting any amounts promised for subsequent years.
The awards were given by about 35 local churches, clubs, organizations, foundations and individuals.
The oldest of the awards is the Robert Nail Scholarship given by the Ex-Students Association for the first time in 1967 for a total of $100.
One of the newest of the donating organizations is the Albany ISD Education Foundation, which in its 10th year is giving 20 scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each per year.
The Henry Martin Rockwell Endowment Fund administers several scholarships, the largest in honor of John and Nell Carter. This year, there were six $2,000 scholarships from that fund alone, totaling $12,000.
Commencement
The 2019 commencement ceremony was held in the Albany High School gymnasium before a crowd of friends and relatives.
Twenty-eight members of the class were seated on a stage prior to receiving their diplomas from Albany High School principal Edward Morales along with outgoing Albany ISD board president Betsy Parsons, and counselor Dee Dee Waggoner.
Cisco College faculty member Linda Spetter, who teaches the local dual credit English classes, was on the program to award some additional scholarships to those planning to attend Cisco in the fall.
Class valedictorian Caroline Masters and salutatorian Jillian Guinn each addressed those attending the event.
Scholarships
Awards totaling $97,550 given to graduating seniors during the 2019 graduation ceremony include the following:
•The City of Albany - Henry Martin Rockwell Endowment Scholarship - First National Bank Albany/Breckenridge, $5,000 to the Valedictorian Caroline Masters.
•The City of Albany - Henry Martin Rockwell Endowment Scholarship - First National Bank Albany/Breckenridge, $5,000 to the Salutatorian Jillian Guinn.
•City of Albany - Henry Martin Rockwell Endowment Fund - John E. and Nellie K. Carter Scholarships, $2,000 each to Haley Stewart, Christopher Rivera, Madison Wilkins, Cutter Edgar, Cutter Cowart and Zakery Shirley.
•Robert Nail Ex-Student Scholarships, $1,500 each to Kade Everitt and Cutter Cowart.
•Lions Club Scholarship, $500 to Madison Wilkins.
•Kiwanis Club Scholarships, $2,000 each to Cameron Dacus and Haley Stewart.
•Fandangle Scholarships, $500 each to Braden Davis, Kade Everitt and Madison Wilkins, and $350 each to Jillian Guinn and Caitlyn Patterson.
•Kevin Ruff Memorial Scholarships administered by the Church of Christ, $1,000 to Kade Everitt and Haley Stewart.
•Xi Chi Pi Scholarship, $1,000 to Payne Hebel.
•J.B. Montgomery Jr. Memorial Scholarship given through First Christian Church, $1,000 to Madison Wilkins.
•Mary/Martha Permanent Endowed Scholarship given by the late Marguerite and I.M. Chism, administered by the First Baptist Church, $1,000 to Payne Hebel.
•First Baptist Church Scholarships, $1,000 each to Ryan Hill and Caitlyn Patterson.
•PTO Scholarships, $500 to Raegan Novian, and $1,000 each to Christopher Rivera, Haley Stewart and Madison Wilkins.
•Shelley Cleveland Memorial Scholarships, $250 each to Ryan Hill and Cameron Dacus, and $500 each to Derek Isbell and Raegan Novian.
•Bill Webb Memorial Student Fund, Rev. J.A. Owen Scholarship, $400 to the Valedictorian Caroline Masters.
•Bill Webb Memorial Student Fund, Rev. J.A. Owen Scholarship, $200 to the Salutatorian Jillian Guinn.
•Iron-Bars, Inc. Scholarships, administered through the Old Jail Art Center, $500 each to Madison Wilkins and Morgan Garner-Wood.
•AZE Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship given in memory of Joanna Sullivan, $500 to Caitlyn Patterson.
•Alice Edington Memorial Scholarship administered through the First Baptist Church, $1,000 to Derek Isbell.
•John and Carol Huffman Memorial Scholarships, $1,000 each to Madison Wilkins and Kade Everitt.
•Beltway East Church Scholarships, $300 each to Sarena Moreno, Caitlyn Patterson, Raegan Novian and Derek Isbell.
•Albany Study Club Scholarship, $400 to Christopher Rivera.
•The Feed Store Scholarships, $500 to Madison Wilkins, and $250 each to Ryan Hill, Caroline Masters, Kade Everitt, Cameron Dacus and Cutter Edgar.
•Joe Foran Scholarships, $1,000 each (given the next three years if students maintain a B average) to Jillian Guinn and Cutter Edgar.
•Billy Wayne Boland & Son Memorial Scholarship administered through the First Baptist Church, $1,000 to Cameron Dacus.
•Turner/Williams Memorial Scholarship given by the Lower Clear Fork of the Brazos, $1,000 to Madison Wilkins.
•Masonic Lodge Scholarships, $1,000 each to Haley Stewart, Cutter Cowart, Madison Wilkins, and Cassidy Schedule.
•Loren and Betty Williams Scholarships given through First Christian Church, $1,000 each to Madison Wilkins and Simon McBee.
•Sedwick/Rockwell Nursing Scholarships given through First National Bank, $500 each to Cassidy Schedule and Sarena Moreno.
• The Resource Care Summer Day Camp Scholarships in the amount of $500 each to Cutter Cowart, Haley Stewart, and Payne Hebel.
•Garcia Memorial Scholarships, $1,500 each to Payne Hebel and Cassidy Schedule.
•Lioness Club Scholarship, $500 to Caitlyn Patterson.
•Academic Booster Awards Scholarships based on students’ ACT & SAT scores in the amount of $250 to Caroline Masters for SAT and ACT, $100 to Jillian Guinn for SAT & ACT, $50 to Kade Everitt for SAT.
•John Matthews Fandangle Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to Madison Wilkins, $8,000 to Kade Everitt to be paid over 4 years.
•Albany ISD Education Foundation Scholarships, $1,000 each, to be given $500 per semester, to Catherine Brooks, Cutter Cowart, Cameron Dacus, Joshua Dyer, Cutter Edgar, Kade Everitt, Jillian Guinn, Payne Hebel, Ryan Hill, Caroline Masters, Sarena Moreno, Raegan Novian, Caitlyn Patterson, Christopher Rivera, Jazmyne Sanchez, Cassidy Schedule, Haley Stewart, Madison Wilkins, Sydney Glover, and Meagan Phillips.
