In a celebratory fashion the Foundation took the opportunity to recognize, Cindy Causby, Caroline Gunther, and David Marshall for perfect board meeting attendance this past fiscal year. Additionally, there was an opportunity to reflect on the service of outgoing Board of Directors NC Senator Chuck Edwards and Shirley McGee.
Chuck Edwards joined Community Foundation of Henderson County’s Board of Directors in 2013 and immediately became an active member serving on the Communications and Finance Committees. Upon deciding to run for the North Carolina Senate, Edwards took a step back from actively participating in Foundation duties, though always being sure to stay well informed on current business.
Since 2010, Shirley McGee has been an engaged board member. McGee has served on the Grants, Nominating, Recognition, and Executive Committees. She chaired the Grants Committee from 2012 – 2016, has chaired the Recognition Committee since 2014 and is the Foundations outgoing Secretary, a position she’s held since 2016. Shirley took a moment to reflect on her nine years of board service, “I’ve made a lot of great friends during my service and am thankful for each and everyone of you for caring about Henderson County and the people of Henderson County.”
Beginning in 1984 CFHC’s Scholarship Program has awarded more than $6.5 million to more than 1,300 students. For the 2019 – 2020 academic year the Foundation awarded a total of $497,450 to help advance local students’ higher educational aspirations. The Scholarship Committee, chaired by Kevin Parries, dedicates a significant amount of time to help promote the program, screen & interview applicants and then making award reccomendations to the Board.
This year the Foundation awarded 95 students 100 new scholarships totaling $183,050 and 129 scholarship renewals totaling $314,400.
| 2019-2020 New Scholarship Awards |
| Student Name |
Fund Name |
| Colton Acosta |
William C. Armstrong |
| Gustavo Andrade-Alanis |
Kermit Edney |
| Sage Albert |
Business & Professional Woman's Club |
| Sadie Allen |
James P. Grey |
| Alexander Andersen |
Matching Scholarship |
| Alexander Anderson |
Alice Lawson Memorial |
| Caitlin Bell |
Bree Elizabeth Miller Memorial |
| Tucker Blynt |
Thomas Oliver & Louise Jordan Mulcahy |
| Kennedy Boline |
Francis H. and Margery T. Escott |
| Alexa Brooks |
Stillman Valley High |
| Michael Byrd |
Nagel Scholarship |
| Taylor Burnett |
Clyde T. and Wilma G. Moore |
| Sally Campbell |
Helga Nielsen |
| Jordan Chambliss |
Donald D. and Joan B. Joyce |
| Jordan Chambliss |
Andrea Davies Skillman |
| Joshua Cloer |
Helen Lindner |
| Erika Raechel Collado |
Katharine Schneider Gettman |
| Kaitlyn Collins |
H. Louise Eaton |
| Kaitlyn Collins |
Glenn C. Marlow |
| Amber Culleton |
Ralph A. Milliman |
| Natalee Davis |
Fredrick E. Meyer |
| Malia Easler |
Tracy Grove Community Club |
| Avia Easler |
Tracy Grove Community Club |
| Serena Eaton |
James P. Grey |
| Keegan Edge |
Thomas Oliver & Louise Jordan Mulcahy |
| Sarah Erwin |
Rita & Ray V. Dunk: Accounting |
| Ashlynn Fortin |
Hilary G. Neighbors (MEDICAL) |
| Sarah Freeman |
Arthur & Lois Jean Stuenkel |
| Maya Gash |
Odell Rouse Memorial |
| Madelyn Gilbert |
Winifred M. Wyman Memorial |
| Ryan Good |
Thomas Oliver & Louise Jordan Mulcahy |
| Carle Greedy |
Sam A. Mills Memorial |
| Jonathan Gregoire |
George & Helen Stowell (GENERAL) |
| Chloe Hallman |
T. Llyle and Marion S. Keith |
| Tasha Hartzfeld |
Bright Futures |
| Kaleigh Hellman |
Thomas Oliver & Louise Jordan Mulcahy |
| Brian Hickling |
Mary Evelyn & Harry Laurent |
| Justin Huneycutt |
Toby L. Mapes: Fire Protection Technology |
| Emily Hutchinson |
Maria's |
| Austin Jackson |
John P. and Mary Ann Wold Scholarship Fund |
| Jordan Jakubielski |
Vina L. & Richard C. Sauer |
| Hillary Kim |
Robert C. Edwards, Jr. Memorial |
| Kathryn King |
Maude and Harvey Goehring |
| Kathryn King |
Mary Evelyn & Harry Laurent |
| Michaela Kolarova |
Russell Boyd Thomas |
| Michaela Kolarova |
George & Helen Stowell (MEDICAL) |
| Eliana Kotsias |
Grace B. Etheredge BRCC |
| Sierra Lindsey |
Chat Jones Memorial |
| Samuel Littauer |
Vina L. & Richard C. Sauer |
| Lyndsey Livingston |
Mills River Fire & Rescue |
| Alondra Lopez-Vargas |
John P. and Mary Ann Wold Scholarship Fund |
| Jessica Luecke |
American Legion, Post 77, Hubert M. Smith |
| Hannah Lunsford |
Ethel T. and Charles T. Larus |
| Gloria Mata |
Haddy Harrington Memorial |
| Curtis Mathews |
Joe T. Hunt Memorial |
| Ethan Maupin |
John Brooks Williams Memorial |
| Georgia McCullough |
Arthur R. Hill Memorial |
| Airianna Mejia |
Thomas E. and Marian L. Overby |
| Jordan Moreno |
Plato E. Reese Memorial |
| Elizabeth Morgan |
Dr. Hugh and Madge Gleaton |
| Logan Murphy |
Helen Lindner |
| Grace Neve |
Kenneth R. Stull and Virginia M. Stull |
| Parker Newman |
Dan Barber, III/Western Auto Award |
| Jennifer Nieto |
Duane M. and Margaret D. McKibbin Fund |
| Aryana Norris |
Lucile V. Means |
| Bryanna Pendley |
Grace B. Etheredge |
| Caleb Penner |
Passage to the Future Scholarship Fund |
| Eduardo Perez-Ibarra |
John P. and Mary Ann Wold Scholarship Fund |
| Julia Perrota |
Denis Barton |
| Clark Phipps |
Phyllis and George Knopf |
| Ruth Portela |
John P. and Mary Ann Wold Scholarship Fund |
| Travis Pressley |
Ethel T. and Charles T. Larus |
| Miranda Ramsey |
Jenice Schlein Denning |
| Cecilia Rasco |
Betsy Copolillo and Sam Gash |
| Cecilia Rasco |
David and Betty Bucher Engineering |
| Jose Rodriguez |
Charlie Renfrow Trust |
| Marco Rojas |
Ethel T. and Charles T. Larus |
| Mia Salvaggio |
Mary Evelyn & Harry Laurent |
| Jenny Sanders |
Pisgah Chapter Trout-William L. Arbuckle |
| Lisa Scarduzio |
Matching Scholarship |
| Justin Schedivy |
James Smith Memorial |
| Kyla Sharp |
Vena Case Robinson Memorial |
| Caroline Shealy |
Dr. Corbin O. Williams Memorial |
| Zoe Shields |
Robert & Vivian Edwards |
| Rileigh Shiver |
Eleanor M. Kutchoodon |
| Claire Shrader |
Rebecca S. Poole |
| Karli Simon |
Henderson County Educational |
| Shannon Smith |
Gregory Stephen Wright "Crossroads" |
| Ashlie Steppe |
L.B. Prince Memorial |
| Shylee Stocks |
Jane & Tom Davis |
| Hunter Street |
Helga Nielsen |
| Elijah Sutton |
Lula & Levi Wilson |
| Tyra Syverson |
Anthony Kushigian (Normac) |
| Christopher Tavernier |
Rita & Ray Dunk: Piano & Performance |
| Makala Trantham |
Ethel T. and Charles T. Larus |
| McKenzie Trantham |
Hilary G. Neighbors (GENERAL) |
| Chadwick Veach |
John Brooks Williams Memorial |
| Madylin Vess |
David and Betty Bucher Nursing |
| Emily Williams |
Elsie Mabel Jones |
| Hannah Worrell |
Jan F. & Harry J. Nolan Women's Educational |
| Mandolyn Youngblood |
Robert B. Tonjes |
Community Foundation scholarships are open to students pursuing community college, college or university degrees. Scholarships are primarily for students graduating or who have graduated from public high schools, home schools and private schools in Henderson County, N.C. In addition selective scholarships are also available for students and non-traditional students in Transylvania, Jackson and Polk Counties. Criteria and award amounts for scholarships vary. Generally, the scholarships are categorized by financial need, academic achievement, affiliation and field or place of study.
Available scholarships open in the fall each year.
Since 1982, the Community Foundation of Henderson County has been helping people transform their philanthropic dreams into reality. Donors can make lasting contributions to causes close to their heart through a variety of giving methods. Learn more about the Community Foundation of Henderson at
www.CFHCforever.org, on the Foundation’s Facebook page, or by calling (828) 697-6224.