2019 Scholarship Recipients
2019 Scholarship Recipient: Varvara Papakonstantinou
College: Livingstone College
Parents: Memunatu Eirini Bangura and Konstantinos Papakonstantinou
Major: Business Administration concentrated in Marketing Media Planner, Public Relations Resprentative, Meeting Planner, and Social Media Manager
Accomplishments: Received V.C.C.S 2018-19 President's Cup, NCISAA Discuss Champion, SPAA Women's Basketball All Conference 2019, "A" Average Honor Club
2019 Scholarship Recipient: Julian Wright
College: Hampton University
Major: Business Finance Major/Leadership Studies Minor
Accomplishments: Best New Leader 201 - McCrorey YMCA Teen Leader Board; Best All-Around Leader 2018 - McCrorey YMCA Teen Leader Board; Most Likely to Succeed 2019 - McCrorey YMCA Teen Leader Board; Lion Pride Award 2019 - West Charlotte High School Colemon W. Kerry, Jr. Scholarship Recipient; Youth Financial Literacy Scholarship Recipient; Hampton University Merit Scholarship; Greater Charlotte Alliance of Black School Educators (GCABSE) Scholarship Recipient; Order of the Eastern Star, Grand Chapter Scholarship Recipient; Order of the Eastern Star, Golden Hue Chapter Scholarship Recipient; Pi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Scholarship Recipient; Career Choice - Chief Financial Officer of a Fortune 500 Company
2019 Scholarship Recipient: Myles MacDonald
College: North Carolina A&T State University
Major: Visual Design
Intended Career: Creative Director
Parents: Dana & Neisha MacDonald
Accomplishments: A-B honor all four years of high school
2018 Scholarship Recipients
2018 Scholarship Recipient: Faith McGowen
High School: Renaissance School of Arts and Technology at Olympic High School
College: Duke University
Parents: James Gowen Jr. and Andrea McGowen
Highlights: “Winning the National Center for Women in Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing. I am also a part of several honor societies and serve as a math and reading tutor.”
Memento: NCWIT National Award for Aspirations in Computing
2018 Scholarship Recipient: Gavin Rodriguez
High School: Rocky River High School
College: New York University
Parents: Robert and Tawanda Mathis
Major: Photography and Imaging
Intended Career: Location Scout for Films/TV Shows, Travel and Documentary Photographer, Director, Filmmaker, Screenwriter
2018 Scholarship Recipient: Kayla McLaurin
High School: Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology
College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Parents:
Major: Pre-Health
Minor: Spanish and Journalism
