Rotary Awards Top Pupils

Club provides $45,000 in scholarship funding
Tideland News Report. Reprinted with permission.

If there is one thing that stands out about the most recent group of Swansboro Rotary Club scholarship recipients, it is that they are dedicated to their community. Wesley Mobley, the club member who is chairman of the scholarship committee, said the 11 students are welldeserving.

“They have been very active in their schools and communities,” he noted. “They have given to others.

“It’s a good class.”

The students were chosen from 32 applications gathered at both Croatan and Swansboro high schools. With these awards, the club has now committed to more than $500,000 in scholoarships in its 28 years of existence.

This year, the club provided 10 $4,000 awards and one for $5,000. The funds are handed out over four years.

Mobley said it is the largest amount of money the club has provided for scholarships in the nine years he’s served on the committee. Normally, the club has awarded 10 scholarships each year.

“When the fishing tournament came about, we had two major sponsors and the fishing committee came up with the idea of giving an additional $5,000 scholarships in appreciation of these two sponsors,” he explained. “So we’re giving a total of $45,000.”

The additional scholarship is in appreciation of Safrit’s Building Supply and Carolina Chevrolet Dealers, according to Mobley.

Kristina Marie Adams of Swansboro received the Mattocks Sanders Memorial Scholarship. She plans to attend the University of Louisville and major in pre-med.
Thomas Christopher Bradshaw of Croatan received the James W. Bean Sr. Memorial Scholarship. He plans to attend N.C. State University and major in atmospheric science.

Chad Hubert Brinton of Croatan received the Al Barnes Memorial Scholarship. He plans to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and major in business administration.

Clarette Ra’Donna Hill of Croatan received the James Edward Hurst Memorial Scholarship. She plans to attend Campbell University and major in psychology.

Holly Nicole Jones of Swansboro received the Janet Eller Memorial Scholarship. She plans to attend NCSU and major in forensic science.

Cameron Everett King of Croatan received the Janet Helms Warden Memorial Scholarship. He plans to attend UNC-CH and major in either sports medicine or business.

Erin Elizabeth Klein of Croatan received the Sara Beth Licko Memorial Shcolarship. She plans to attend the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and major in business administration.

Jessica Leah Putney of Croatan received the Jayne Heath Memorial Scholarship. She plans to attend NCSU and major in pre-law.

Jennifer E. Scholl of Swansboro received the Frank Chase Memorial Scholarship. She plans to attend UNC-CH and major in journalism.

Sarah Ann Shanks of Swansboro received the Safrit’s/ Chevrolet scholarship. She plans to attend the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and major in business administration.

Victor Robert Wright of Croatan received the Adam Barefield Memorial Scholarship. He plans to attend East Carolina University and major in musical theater.

Shank’s scholarship is worth $5,000. All the others are worth $4,000.

Hal Silver, left and, Wes Mobley, right, are pictured with the recipients. The students are, from left, front, Kristina Marie Adams, Jennifer E. Scholl, Erin Elizabeth Klein, Holly Nicole Jones and Clarette Ra’Donna Hill; back, Sarah Ann Shanks, Jessica Lee Putney, Cameron Everette King, Chad Huber Brinton, Thomas Christopher Bradshaw and Victor Robert Wright. (Williams photo)