Students meet the donors who make scholarships possible

MEDIA CONTACT:
Candace Brasseur
USCB Public Information Director
843-208-8030
brasse@uscb.edu
November 28, 2012
USCB students meet the scholarship donors who make college possible
Twenty-six University of South Carolina Beaufort scholarship recipients had the opportunity to meet the donors who made their collegiate
studies possible. For many of these students, college was only a dream; they would not have been able to attend USCB without the help of
these scholarships.
Students were thankful for the opportunity to meet the donors who are making their aspirations a reality. Sophomore Alyse Bingham, recipient
of the Women of Spring Island and Family Resources, Inc. Scholarship #1, said "It was so nice to be able to personally thank the people that
made it possible for me to be able to attend college."
The donors also enjoyed this opportunity. Dr. Bob Hohman states "Changing the life of a USCB student, investing in the future of the local
hospitality industry, and honoring John and Valerie Curry's contributions to Hilton Head Island through a USCB scholarship in their name is a
meaningful opportunity. The hardworking volunteers who host the Hilton Head Wine and Food Festival are proud to be donors to the USCB
scholarship program."
Triplets, Blair, Rebecca, and Kathleen Kent were awarded John & Valerie Foster Educational Scholarships. The sisters, who play on the Sand
Shark soccer team, transferred to USCB from a college in TN, explaining they “really wished we would have found USCB earlier. It’s a very special
place.” (See attached photo.)
Lynn McGee, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement explains "Donors to the USCB scholarship program make a gift of education to
deserving students, whose lives are changed in remarkable ways." Many donors have been supporting students who are earning degrees at
USCB for over 30 years.

Battey Family Scholarship
Chesnee Fly
Beaufort Water Festival Scholarship
Joshua Bryant
D. L. Scurry Foundation Scholarship
Diana Andrews
D. L. Scurry Foundation Scholarship
Maria Evans
Edith R. Harvey Scholarship
Aneta Cummings
Edith R. Harvey Scholarship
Amanda McCormick
John & Valerie Foster Educational Scholarship
George Cummings
John & Valerie Foster Educational Scholarship
Blair Kent
John & Valerie Foster Educational Scholarship
Rebecca Kent
John & Valerie Foster Educational Scholarship
Kathleen Kent
Lowcountry Human Resource Association Scholarship
Ivana Simic
Leith Paul Trask Scholarship
Claire Kennedy
Mary Moody Memorial Scholarship
Brandon Hughes
Scholarship Recipients are as follows:
Maureen & Ed Seim Scholarship
Andrea Gomez
Morgan C. Haynes Scholarship
Chikeyta McCloud
Okatie Rotary Nursing Scholarship
Lauren Colson
Okatie Rotary Nursing Scholarship
Johnathan Moonen
Okatie Rotary Nursing Scholarship
Lisa Neaman
Okatie Rotary Nursing Scholarship
Allison Singson
Sea Island Rotary-Darwin Barshaw Scholarship
Jamella Taylor
Sea Island Rotary-John Perrill Scholarship
Caitlin Carroll
Women of Spring Island and Family Resources, Inc.
Scholarship #1
Alyse Bingham
Women of Spring Island and Family Resources, Inc.
Scholarship #2
Erin Cline
Women of Spring Island and Family Resources, Inc.
Scholarship #3
Susan Cross
Women of Spring Island and Family Resources, Inc.
Scholarship #4
(Student wishes not to be identified in the media)
USCB Bookstore Scholarship
Devin Mock

About USCB
Located in the heart of the Carolina Sea Islands, the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) is a senior institution of the University of South
Carolina system serving the southeast coast of Georgia and South Carolina. USCB has been the fastest growing baccalaureate institution in the
USC system since becoming a four year university in 2004.The University has two campuses which serve a diverse student body of 1874
students. The Historic Beaufort campus, located on Beaufort’s downtown waterfront, houses an innovative baccalaureate studio art program in
close proximity to Beaufort’s many art galleries. The Hilton Head Gateway campus in Bluffton, S.C., offers cutting-edge Computational Science
and Nursing laboratories and is the home to Sand Shark athletics. USCB offers students an exceptional place to learn and live in an environment
focused on growth, preservation and opportunity. For more information about the University of South Carolina Beaufort, please visit
www.uscb.edu online or call the university’s Office of Public Information at 843-208-8030.