College of Education celebrates 2023 scholarship donors, recipients
The College of Education recognized 116 scholarship recipients receiving more than $681,000 in funding during its annual ceremony in September.
“Education has been a focus of this university since its inception more than 100 years ago,” said Dr. André Green, dean of the College of Education. “It is inspiring to see how our donors are making it possible for these exceptional individuals to pursue their passions and impact the lives of others in a positive way.”
The college also celebrated the scholarship donors during the ceremony.
“For many of our students, the importance of scholarships and financial aid cannot be overstated,” said Greg Abeyounis, ECU senior associate vice chancellor for development. “Today’s shifting economy poses a significant challenge, but donors like you turn our students’ dreams into a reality.”
Recent special education graduate Calli Jon Massengill spoke about her experience so far as a first year teacher in a third grade classroom at East Garner Elementary School. Currently pursuing certificates in teaching children in poverty and leadership in organizations, Calli Jon is the recipient of the Dr. Sandra Hopfengardner Warren Scholarship.
“Someone believing in you makes all the difference — that’s what so special to me about the College of Education scholarships,” Massengill said. “Sure, the financial support is great, but the fact that these generous donors care so much about our success and supporting future teachers that they donate money and are here today to meet you says so much. They believe in you and your success.”
Massengill thanked the donors, the scholarship recipents and their families, and ECU faculty and staff for being dedicated to the field of education. She noted that everyone in the room showcased dedication, determination and resiliency — the hallmarks of what education should be.
“Take a look around this room,” she said. You see a room of inspired educators who have persevered and are passionate about education and supporting future teachers. You see amazing and passionate donors who still have hope for the future of education, and that hope is in each one of the scholarship recipients.”
The 116 scholarship recipients are listed below and are divided by department. You can view photos of the scholarship recipients on Flickr.
Department of Educational Leadership
Emily Brown — Mack and Margaret Coble Doctoral Fellowship
Michael Casey — Dianne and Chip Linville Doctoral Fellowship
Shawn Johnson — Ralph Brimley Enrichment Fund Scholarship
Michael White — Carol Smith Gardner Education Leadership Fellowship
Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education
Molly Baile — Andy Roos Memorial Scholarship
Natalie Brown — H. Frances Daniels Scholarship
Kelly Canady — Jimmy and Trilba Sutton Scholarship
Leah Carr — Doris N. Burnette Scholarship
Leah Carr — Gayle Morgan Shearer Endowment Scholarship
Casee Carter — Batton-Boyette Memorial Scholarship
Casee Carter —Kara Lynn Corey Fennell Scholarship
Charley Edmondson — H. Frances Daniels Scholarship
Chelsey Grigsby — DeAnne Smith Scholarship
Angelina Heiser — James Bryant Kirkland, Jr. and Evelyn Johnson Kirkland Middle Grades Scholarship
Kirsten Hill — Betty Margaret Morris Carroll Elementary Education Memorial Scholarship
Pamela Hill — Mary Lois Staton Scholarship
Emily Martin — Jane B. Reel Scholarship
Chayla Miller — Helen Massey Harrell Memorial Scholarship
Hannah Owens — Charles and Beth Ward Scholarship in Elementary Education
April Pepper — Edwin and Hazel Roberts Donnell Scholarship
Allison Schaefer — H. Frances Daniels Scholarship
Hannah Silva — Andy Roos Memorial Scholarship
Hannah Stevens — Cherry-Rogerson Scholarship
Mariyah Storrs — Mary Lois Staton Scholarship
Marissa Toledo — Andy Roos Memorial Scholarship
Marissa Toledo — Cherry-Rogerson Scholarship
Sylva Williams — Callaree Jarvis Horton Elementary Education Scholarship
Department of Interdisciplinary Professions
Griffin Anderson — Linda Haddock McRae Memorial Scholarship
Morgan DeHart — Cecil Troy Wilson Scholarship in Education
Michael Garguilo — Mildred Daniels Southwick Scholarship
Emma Greene — Cecil Troy Wilson Scholarship in Education
Loretta Hackney — Cecil Troy Wilson Scholarship in Education
Tonia Hunt — Linda Haddock McRae Memorial Scholarship
Denasia Mabine — Cecil Troy Wilson Scholarship in Education
Hana Nightshade — Linda Haddock McRae Memorial Scholarship
Courtney Parrish — Patricia R. Collins Library Science Scholarship
Danielle Strickland — Linda Haddock McRae Memorial Scholarship
Department of Literacy Studies, English Education and History Education
Austyn Denny — Gina Galliard Locklear Scholarship
Brianna Erwin — Kathy A. Taft Memorial Scholarship
Annie Greene — Faye Marie Creegan Scholarship
Alicia Leonard — Gina Galliard Locklear Scholarship
Ava Prevatte — Tom and Karen Bartik Scholarship in English Education
Department of Mathematics, Science and Instructional Technology Education
Jessica Adams — Emma Dean Calfee Scholarship
Jessica Adams — Kay Hall Chesson Scholarship
Jessica Adams — Thadys J. Dewar Scholarship
Taylor Avery — David H. and Gail R. Englert College of Education Scholarship
Noah Cauble — Dr. Moses M. Sheppard Scholarship
Jenny Combs — Emma Dean Calfee Scholarship
Joshua Griffin — Emma Dean Calfee Scholarship
Thomas Lewis — Dr. Sunday Ajose Memorial Scholarship
Thomas Lewis — ECU Noyce Scholarship
Thomas Lewis — Lula and Billy Whitley Scholarship
Emma Marshburn — ECU Noyce Scholarship
Emma Marshburn — James M. and Bonnie Taylor Galloway Math and Science Education Scholarship
Leann Nixon — Emma Dean Calfee Scholarship
Ethan Senator — ECU Noyce Scholarship
Avery Sorie — Floyd and Pauline Mattheis Scholarship
Avery Sorie — Martin Family Scholarship
Kristian Spain — Kay Hall Chesson Scholarship
Kristian Spain — Thadys J. Dewar Scholarship
Chad Stevenson — Craig W. and Ruth T. Joyner Family Scholarship
Suzanne Watts — ECU Noyce Scholarship
Sophia Zeldin — ECU Noyce Scholarship
Department of Special Education, Foundations and Research
Sophie Adgate — Tony R. Banks Scholarship in Special Education
Mckennzie Black — Raymond C. Hudson Memorial Scholarship
Natalie Brown — Kallam/Moore Scholarship
Alexis Lozner — Burney and Judy Warren Scholarship
Calli Jon Massengill — Dr. Sandra Hopfengardner Warren Scholarship
Clairissa McCormick — Burney and Judy Warren Scholarship
Cierra Ricks — Benjamin Scott Denton Graduate Fellowship in Special Education
Kendall Sharp — Dr. John T. Richards Scholarship
Emma Spivey — Angel Boberg-Webb Memorial Scholarship
Allyson Veilleux — Teer-Mihalyi Academic Enrichment Scholarship
Sarah White — Mike and Debbie Metcalf Study Abroad Scholarship
Macensi Wittenborn — Sharon Raynor Scholarship
General College of Education
Eleni Blackley — Dr. James W. Batten Research Fellow Scholarship
Madeline Boykin Taylor — Eloise Faison Teacher Scholarship
Camryn Carte — Hattie M. Strong Foundation Scholarship
Maggey Caudill — Osmond Mitchell Endowment Fund Scholarship
Shannon Clark — Dr. Ray Vaughan Spain and Mrs. Carolyn Webb Spain Scholarship
Jenny Combs — Dr. Suzanne Webster, M.D. Scholarship
Shayna Cox — Dr. Betty M. Long Memorial Scholarship
Emma Del Monte — Miriam Perry Saunders Education Scholarship
Nathan Emerick — Hattie M. Strong Foundation Scholarship
Molly Estorge — Hattie M. Strong Foundation Scholarship
Erin Gray — Katie Earle Owen Morgan Scholarship
Annie Greene — Carolyn C. Matthews Jones Scholarship
Breanna Guido — Don E. and Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
Kyree Hall — Dr. Suzanne Wester, M.D. Scholarship
Laura Hodges — Osmond Mitchell Endowment Fund Scholarship
Ashlynn Holloman — Hattie M. Strong Foundation Scholarship
Savannah Hull —Dr. Dennis and Barbara Pelletier Teacher Education Scholarship
Grayson Johnson — Elizabeth Ennis Hicks Teacher Scholarship
Skyler Kinion — Dr. James W. Batten Research Fellow Scholarship
Emma Marshburn — Eloise Faison Teacher Scholarship
Rayleen Merino Sanchez — J. Worth Carter Scholarship
Kayla Peters — Eloise Faison Teacher Scholarship
Samantha Roundtree — Barbara B. Newman Scholarship
Mackenzie Rouse — Don E. and Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
Hannah Stevens — Polly Mason Strickland Education Scholarship
Jaidyn Steward — James H. and Virginia J. Tucker Scholarship
Olivia Stoots — Nannie B. Morton Scholarship
Edwin Tovar Moran — Don E. and Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
Madolyn Turnage — Don G. Dempsey Education Scholarship
Hailee Walker — Hattie M. Strong Foundation Scholarship
Camille Watkins — Eloise Faison Teacher Scholarship
Sarah White — Carolyn C. Matthews Jones Scholarship
Caroline Williams — Hattie M. Strong Foundation Scholarship
Diane Wittenborn — Helen Armfield Crowder Scholarship
Sophia Zeldin — Helen Armfield Crowder Scholarship
Education Living-Learning Community
Sydney Anderson — James H. and Connie M. Maynard Scholarship
Malena Chapman — James H. and Connie M. Maynard Scholarship
Kaitlin Cook — When Sara Smiles Scholarship
Brandon Dobra — Schwarzmann Education Future Teachers Scholarship
Darrin Fulkerson — Schwarzmann Education Future Teachers Scholarship
Leslie German — Schwarzmann Education Future Teachers Scholarship
Aspen Hardin — Educators Hall of Fame Scholarship
Carleigh Harris — James H. and Connie M. Maynard Scholarship
Milena Judd — Schwarzmann Education Future Teachers Scholarship
Ian Miller — James H. and Connie M. Maynard Scholarship
Zane Oakley — James H. and Connie M. Maynard Scholarship
Gracie Orange — Pat and Lynn Lane Education Scholarship
Madison Parkerson — James H. and Connie M. Maynard Scholarship
Isaiah Pearson — Alston W. Burke Scholarship
Meghan Pratt — When Sara Smiles Scholarship
Lea Raper — Betty S. Abernathy Memorial Scholarship
Alexandria Schmitt — Schwarzmann Education Future Teachers Scholarship
Erynn Shallington — James H. and Connie M. Maynard Scholarship
Waylon Sloan — Alston W. Burke Scholarship
Waylon Sloan — Schwarzmann Education Future Teachers Scholarship
Olivia Stoots — Schwarzmann Education Future Teachers Scholarship
Katlyn Thompson — James H. and Connie M. Maynard Scholarship
Sadie Thompson — James H. and Connie M. Maynard Scholarship
Marissa Toledo — When Sara Smiles Scholarship
Madolyn Turnage — James H. and Connie M. Maynard Scholarship