Cumberland Community Foundation Announces 2022 Robert H. Short Scholars Awards

3/2/2022

Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland Community Foundation has announced the twenty-one recipients of the 2022 Robert H. Short Scholars Awards representing over $600,000 in awards. This last-dollar-in award provides up to $7,500 per year for up to four years for a total of $30,000 per student (and $630,000 overall). High school seniors from Cumberland County, NC are eligible to apply and are selected based on financial need, academic achievement, and community service or work history.

Gail Riddle, Vice Chair of the foundation’s board of directors and chair of the Robert H. Shorts Scholars Committee, said, “These twenty-one students are outstanding. We know that Bob Short would be so pleased. We take stewardship of his generous scholarship gift very seriously. His original $10 million gift has grown to $15 million and has distributed over $4.5 million in scholarships. That is the amazing legacy of Bob Short.”

Additional scholarships are available by application through March 23, 2022. Visit www.cumberlandcf.org and click on Scholarships to learn more about the Community Scholarship Program, read how to apply, and receive a link to the online application for the remaining $355,000 in awards available.

Established in 1980, Cumberland Community Foundation is a nonprofit charitable foundation that accepts donations and administers endowments for the benefit of the community. The foundation manages 575 individual charitable funds totaling over $128 million. The community foundation awards grants to 501(c)3 charitable organizations according to the charitable purpose designed by the donors.

For more information go to www.cumberlandcf.org or call (910)483-4449.

The 2022 Robert H. Short Scholars:

Recipient	High School Attending	College/University – Not yet final
Abraonna T. Williams	E. E. Smith High School	Undecided
Alyssa M. Chavis-Wanson	Gray’s Creek High School	Dartmouth College or UNC - Charlotte
Anaya J. Forte	Gray’s Creek High School	N. C. Central University
Anayah N. Butler	Jack Britt High School	UNC – Charlotte
Annessa D. Best	Cumberland International Early College High School	Fayetteville State University
Brittney M. Santamaria-Cortez	E. E. Smith High School	N. C. State University
Charles C. Morris II	Pine Forest High School	UNC – Charlotte
Christopher B. Ewart	Fayetteville Academy	UNC – Chapel Hill
Evan A. Isenbarger	Terry Sanford High School	N. C. State University
Fabian T. Horton	Home School	N. C. State University
Holley R. Johnson	E. E. Smith High School	Fayetteville State University
Jaylyn X. Gore	Reid Ross Classical High School	East Carolina University
Jazlyn N. Jones	Reid Ross Classical High School	UNC - Charlotte
Josiah R. Boyd	Seventy-First High School	N. C. State University
Justus T. Olsen	Freedom Christian Academy	N. C. State University