2013 – 2014 - Barton College

53 Financial AidThe President’s Contingency Fund was established in 1989 through the generosity of Mrs.S. Grady Deans. The recipient is to be selected by the President of Barton College.The Price-Watson Endowed Scholarship Award was established by Ivan S. Price ’75, inmemory of his father, Mr. Ivan Price, Sr., and in honor of his mother, Mrs. Balmerlee WatsonPrice. An award is presented each year to a student in Commercial Design – Studio Art, with aconcentration in Graphic Design, who has a GPA of 3.00 within the major and demonstratesfinancial need.The Dianne and James S. Pridgen Endowed Scholarship was established by Dianne andJames Pridgen, 1972 alumni of Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. The Dianne andJames S. Pridgen Endowed Scholarship is awarded annually to one or more undergraduate studentsin the School of Business at Barton College.The Gene A. Purvis Most Exemplary Student Endowed Scholarship was establishedthrough gifts from, and the will of, Mr. Gene A. Purvis of Belhaven, North Carolina. Mr. Purvistaught in the School of Education at Atlantic Christian College/Barton College from 1966-1988.Each year the department faculty selects a rising senior education major to receive the Gene A.Purvis Most Exemplary Student Endowed Scholarship.The Emma Wiggs Riley Memorial Scholarship for Nursing was established by Mr. GibsonRiley of New Bern, North Carolina, in memory of his wife. It is awarded to an upper-class studentin nursing who has a need for financial assistance and demonstrates scholastic merit. Priority isgiven to registered nurses working toward the baccalaureate degree in nursing.The W.R. and Rosa W. Roberson Endowed Scholarship was established through theestate of Mr. Roberson following his death in 1961. Their daughter and grandchildren have madesubsequent gifts to the endowment honoring Mr. and Mrs. Roberson. Preference for thisscholarship is given to a student who intends to pursue a career in either the Christian ministryor in a church vocation. This scholarship will be awarded by the Office of Admissions. Thefollowing considerations govern eligibility and selection: acceptance of application by the Collegeby February 15, a minimum total SAT of 1,000 or higher (or ACT equivalent), a minimum,unweighted high school grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and ranking in the top fivepercent of class (where applicable).The Will and Sarah Condon Rodgers Memorial Scholarship was established throughthe will of Mrs. Rodgers. The scholarship is based on need and academic promise, and it providesapproximately two-thirds of the cost of tuition, room, board, books, and fees. First preference isgiven to students from Wilson and Greene counties in North Carolina.The Rotary Club of Greater Wilson Endowed Scholarship was founded through thegenerosity of the Rotary Club of Greater Wilson. The award is given to a rising junior or senior