Scholarship Donors, Recipients Honored

Scholarships were presented to students and donors were recognized at the recent scholarship luncheon.

 

 

Five Piedmont Technical College students were recently awarded the PTC Golf Classic Scholarship at the college’s annual scholarship luncheon. Pictured from left are Shelly Calvert, an associate degree nursing student from Ware Shoals; Flora Grove-Hunter, a cardiovascular technology student from Anderson; Fran Wiley, executive director of the PTC Foundation; and Holly McGrath, a funeral service student from Greenwood. Not pictured are Casey Bennington, a veterinary technology student from Ninety Six and Jodi Todd, a pre-nursing student from Greenwood. The scholarship is awarded annually and is based on academic achievement and financial need.

 

 

 

Three Piedmont Technical College students were recently awarded the Sterilite Corporation Scholarship at the college’s annual scholarship luncheon. Pictured are, from left, Cassandra Young, a radiologic technology student from Clinton; John Gordon, an automotive technology student from Laurens; Fran Wiley, executive director of the PTC Foundation; and Melissa Franks, a human services student from Gray Court. This scholarship is available to Sterilite employees and members of their immediate family from Laurens and Greenwood who show academic achievement and financial need.

 

 

 

Four Piedmont Technical College students recently received the Butler Derrick Scholarship at the college’s annual scholarship luncheon. Pictured from left are presenter Shannon McCabe and April Kelly, an associate degree nursing student from Honea Path. Not pictured are Heather Case, a business student from Ninety Six; Kurstin Nabors, a business student from Donalds; and Justin Cannon, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology student from Hodges. The scholarship, named for Congressman Butler Derrick, is awarded annually to associate degree students in high academic standing. 

 

 

 

 

Three Piedmont Technical College students were recently awarded the Countybank Scholarship at the college’s annual scholarship luncheon. Pictured are, from left, Dedric Norman, a computer technology major from Greenwood; Jessica Wakefield, an accounting major from Hodges; David Dougherty from Countybank; and Asha Gilliam, a business major from Greenwood. The scholarship is awarded annually to Greenwood County residents enrolled in the Business curriculum. Selection is based on scholastic record, financial need and faculty recommendations.

 

 

 

Piedmont Technical College student and Greenwood resident Katelyn Lackey (left) received the Greenwood Rotary Club Scholarship at a recent scholarship luncheon. Lackey, an associate in arts student, is congratulated by Dr. Ray Brooks, president of PTC. The scholarship is awarded annually to second-year students in associate degree programs and is based on academic achievement and financial need. 

 

 

 

 

Piedmont Technical College student Karen Tisdale (center) recently received the Greenwood Vocational Rehabilitation Advisory Board Scholarship. Tisdale, a human services major from Greenwood, was congratulated by advisory board representatives Houston Matthews (left) and Howie Houston (right). Awarded annually to second-year human services students from Greenwood, Abbeville, McCormick or Saluda County, the scholarship is based on academic achievement and financial need.

 

 

 

 

Piedmont Technical College student and Laurens resident David Boyter (right) recently received the J.E.S. Services HVAC Scholarship at the college’s annual scholarship luncheon. Boyter, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology student, is congratulated by Keenan Tallent, HVAC instructor. The scholarship is awarded annually to a student majoring in HVAC Technology who has completed 12 hours in the HVAC curriculum and maintained a minimum grade point average of 3.0.

 

 

 

 

Two Piedmont Technical College students were recently awarded the Laurens County Chamber Cecil Davenport Memorial Scholarship at the college’s annual scholarship luncheon. Pictured are, from left, Erin Smith, an early care and education student from Ware Shoals; Greg Alexander from the Laurens County Chamber; and Bethany Prescott, a veterinary technology student from Gray Court. The scholarship is available to Laurens County residents based on academic achievement. 

 

 

 

 

Piedmont Technical College student and veterinary technology student Melissa Edgins, from Spartanburg, was recently awarded the Fujifilm PTC Golf Classic Scholarship at the college’s annual scholarship luncheon. The scholarship is funded through an annual golf tournament held each spring and selection is based on academic achievement and financial need.