The Dalton State Foundation hosted its annual Scholarship Day in April where it presented scholarships to students for the 2023-2024 academic year.
“Scholarship Day is one of the ways we publicly recognize philanthropy’s impact here at Dalton State,” said David Elrod, director of the Dalton State Foundation. “These donors have enabled us to provide this financial support for our students, and it is our way of thanking them for their vision and their investment in the academic careers of promising students who will graduate and become productive citizens and professionals in our communities.”
In addition to Scholarship Day this year, one of the foundation’s special initiatives was a scholarship in honor of retired president Margaret Venable who stepped down on May 31 after eight and a half years as Dalton State president.
“At Dr. Venable’s inauguration in 2016, we raised $61,000 in less than 24 hours to establish the Margaret H. Venable Scholarship in Chemistry Endowment Fund,” Elrod said. “When we were planning her retirement celebration this spring, she said, ‘Don’t make this about me, make it about the college,’ so that’s what we did: we just added to the scholarship in her name so more students could receive financial assistance since that’s what she loves most – seeing students succeed and thrive here.”
Elrod said new gifts from Venable’s friends and colleagues have pushed the Venable Scholarship Endowment Fund to more than $221,000.
“It’s the best kind of retirement gift for our departing president. As she said to me when we announced the scholarship for her in 2016, an endowed scholarship in her name ensures that her impact here will endure far after she is gone,” Elrod said.
Donors wishing to support the Venable Scholarship may do so online at daltonstate.edu/giving or by calling the Dalton State Foundation at 706-272-4473.
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Dalton State Foundation Scholarship Recipients for 2023-2024
Advanced Insurance Strategies Scholarship in Finance & Applied Economics – Jessica Kean
Alliance for Innovation & Sustainability Scholarship in Environmental Studies – Karol Viniegra
American Legion Post 112 Scholarship – Bradley Smith
Anthony & Barbara Kertulis Scholarship – Garret McAllister
Arthur B.E. Lauman Scholarship in Nursing – Ashley Sarwar
Arvine Phelps Memorial Scholarship in Mathematics – Memphis Poston
Bank of America Scholarships – Kayleigh Dickerson, Memphis Duisen, Carli Gazaway, Neyra Ramirez, Gage Waters
Barbara ’76 & Ronald Shiffler Scholarship in Accounting & Finance – Camilla Ware
Beatrice P. & Emory B. Grant Scholarship – Alyson Cruse
Bitsy & Stuart McFarland Scholarship – Ivania Trevino
Bob E. Knisley Scholarship in English – Mackenzie Guinn
Brown-Whitworth Foundation Scholarships – Lizet Fernandez, Guadalupe Gomez, Raul Hernandez, Miriam Trujillo, Abby Warren
Buchanan Family Scholarship – Moriah Silvers
Carlton Candler McCamy Memorial Scholarships – Jessica Cervantes, Hannah Dinkins, Emelyn Vieyra
Charles Edward Wood & Belle Wills Wood Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry – Catherine Romo
City of Dalton Public Safety Scholarship – Samuel Eaton
Craig Catlett Memorial Scholarship in Engineering Technology – Christopher Gomez
Dalton-Whitfield-Murray Retired Educators Association Scholarships in Education – Brisa Ortiz, Emma Owens, Elizabeth Reyes, Baylee Stafford
David E. Pennington III ’74 Scholarships – Mailey Buzzell, Nathan Schmelz
Derrell C. Roberts Memorial Scholarship in History – Erica Perez
Dexter Raj Kapur ’14 Scholarship in Criminal Justice – Erlinda Vicente
Dixie Hasty Kinard Scholarship – Mario Coria
Donald Edward Davis Scholarship in Environmental Studies – Amanda York
Donna Bentley Memorial Scholarships in Psychology – Sabrina Cruz, Courtney Yancey
Doris Shoemaker Memorial Scholarship in Health Professions – Mackenzie Manley
Emily W. Lamb Memorial Scholarships in Nursing – Sheryl Newport, Victor Patino
F. Harvey Howalt Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry – Luis Garcia Geraldino
F. Paul & Peggy R. Belk Scholarship in STEM – Garrett Newell
Fincher-Loughridge Scholarships in Education – Alexis Hancock, Cheyanne Hodges, Ciara Horner, Jessie Human, Destiny Medina, Belen Saavedra, Kara Steele, Peyton Warnix, Logan Waters, Shalee Westfelt
George L. Jones Scholarship in History – Seth Maton
Gibb Watts Memorial Scholarships – Joshua Perea, Linda Zapata
Goizueta Foundation Scholarships – Leydi Ballesteros, Ashley Cabrera, Kaleb Ceja, Kevin Diaz, Karina Mendoza, Alan Viniegra
Hal Long ’70 & Brenda Long Scholarship in Business – Monse Reyes
Hispanic/Latino Social Work Scholarship – Karen Vargas
Ibrahim Awad ’07/Awad Law Firm Scholarships – Heavenly Standridge, Tucker Trivette
J. Donald Bowen Scholarship in Management – Kylie Hinton
James E. Brown Scholarship – Alex Whaley
James M. “Jim” Aaron Scholarship in Accounting – Emory Dunn
James Thomas Pope Jr. Memorial Scholarship in Criminal Justice – Kevin Diaz
Jayden LaVan Chatmon Scholarship in Nursing – Lauren Fleming
Jennie Fuquea Cleveland ’08 Memorial Scholarship in Nursing – Halle Keeler
Jerry L. Clements ’69 Scholarship – Bailey Mann
John A. Hutcheson Jr. Scholarship in History – Jonathan Fleming
John H. “Jack” Frank Scholarship in Chemistry – Jeffrey Noriega
Johnnie & Peter Bakkum Scholarship in Social Work – Jennifer Dawson
Jolly Family Scholarships in Science & Mathematics – Nour Issa, Brenda Joaquin, Emilie Leyssens, Jennifer Lopez-Rodriguez, Mariana Marquires, Breanna Merriman, Celeste Ramirez, Christianna Taylor, Jenni Torres, Manuela Toxtle Cuautle
Jonathan Ashly Adcock Memorial Athletic Scholarship – Brooke Alvarez
June Sparks Scholarship in Mathematics – Jonathan Vargas-Quijano
Kate McMillan Daniel Memorial Scholarship for Teachers – Jessica Crabtree
Ken ’88 & Lori Cyree Scholarship in Business – Yesenia Sanchez
Ken White Scholarship in Accounting – Mikayla Hixon
Kenneth E. & Dottie S. Boring Scholarships in Health Professions – Dezirea Beavers, Yolanie Cotto-Skerret, Emma Cate Dendy, Gracie Grant, Emilee Hewitt, Isaias Nunez, Jessica Palmerin, Sharon Sanchez, Angel Smith, Shana Tanksley
Kevin Doheny Memorial Scholarship in Mathematics – Colby Jones
Kinetic by Windstream Scholarship – Savannah Jones
Kiwanis Club of Dalton / Dr. Earl McGhee Scholarship – Mackenzie Manley
Kristin M. Barton Memorial Scholarship in Communication – Anthoni McDaniel
Larry & Kathy Johnson Scholarship for Student Leadership – Edwin Andrade
Larry W. Cooper Scholarship in Education – Mattie Dollar
Laurie Jones White Memorial Scholarship in English – Emily Bradshaw
Leon Bouckaert Memorial Scholarship – Carissa Stone
Margaret H. Venable Scholarship in Chemistry – Austin Poll
Maria Carolina Duarte Hammontree Memorial Scholarship in Business – Nohemi Ramirez
Mary M. “Sis” Brown Scholarship – Chelsi Dill
Mayor’s Scholarships – Kade Harrod, Joshua Hooton, Fernanda Hurtado Cruz, Patton Pickard, Yaphet Salgado
Micah Alline Dembele Scholarship in Nursing – Jeffrey Medlin
Michael & Kathy Hoff Scholarship in Psychology – Kirsten Fowler
Minor Family Scholarship in Nursing – Katie Bowen
Murray Scholarships – Bradley Bain, Jaqueline Gurrola, Cesar Lara, Rachel Moffett, Sarah Walker
National Board for Respiratory Care Scholarships – Madison Doane, Reyna Flores, Ronald King, Micah Manley, Alex Pellecer
Norris & Billie Little Scholarships – Karla Alvarez, Claire Sloan
North Georgia National Bank Scholarships – Alexander Pulido, Sarah Seeman
Northwest Georgia Transportation Club Scholarship in Logistics & Supply Chain Management – Leslie Coleman
Patricia McGuire White Memorial Scholarship in Biology – Gianny Valenzuela
Pete Gunn Memorial Scholarship – Austin Reeves
RAHYE Foundation Scholarship in Nursing – Abigail Gribble
Raiford McDonald Memorial Scholarship in Business – Paige Miles
Ratner Foundation Scholarships in Health Professions – Celene Aguilar, Brooke Alvarez, Kristin Chason, Becky Daniels, Paxton Grimes, Heather Hardy, Ashley Hartness, Raven Hobbs, Sarah Hull, Josephine Malamula, Christina Ringer, Kiesha Sanders, Melissa Trujillo-Martinez
Residents of Royal Oaks Scholarship – Ashley Fraire
Richard F. Collison Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry – Dhruvi Patel
Rita Salazar Scholarship – Andrea Dickson
Robert W. Kinard Scholarship – Mindy McDaniel
Ron Arnold Memorial Scholarships in Communication – Maria Garcia, Jewel Tamayo
Ronald S. Taylor Memorial Scholarship in Nursing – Sara Taylor
Rotary Club of Dalton Scholarship – Mackenzie Tisdale
Run for John Memorial Scholarships – Giselle Dominguez, Alistair Eaves
Ruth C. Boyle Scholarship in Social Work – Kailee Thomison
Ryan Allan Acree Memorial Scholarship – Clayton Waters
Shaheen Family Scholarships – Anthony Cruz-Delabra, Lauren Finney, Kendra Goble, Kevin Jones, Jesus Lopez, Marcos Morales, Jerron Phifer
Sharon C. Cooper Scholarship in Accounting – Samantha Poore
Sherry S. Patterson Scholarships in English & Mathematics – Daniel Frausto, Brandi Harper
Spence Higgins, Jr., Memorial Scholarship – Megan Nixon
Stan & Janet Goodroe Scholarships – Vannessa Garcia, Isaac Jones, Logan Pavlik
Susan Ritchie Second Chance Scholarship – Mackenzie Manley
Terri Henderson Neal RN Scholarship in Nursing – Kimberly Chandler
Terry L. Christie Scholarships in History & Politics – Shelby Hearn, Abbi Holloway
Tom Deaton Scholarship for Student Leaders – Ashley Fraire
Tom W. & Jeannette A. Greeson Scholarships – Makenzie Bailey, Alex Isaola, Kalina Janssen, Bernice Kumnick, Lisbeth Paniagua, Pratham Patel, Destiney Phillips, Cindy Plascencia, Lexie Walker, Isaiah Waterhouse
Tony Ingle Memorial Basketball Scholarship – Donavan Miller
Wacker Chemical Company Scholarships in Biology & Chemistry – Brendan Roth, Mary Stevenson
Walter M. & Fannie B.H. Jones Scholarship – Sandra Rodriguez
Wayne E. Bell Memorial Scholarship in Humanities – Chanity Brannon
Wells Fargo Scholarships in Business – Emma Garland, Alex Huijon, Christopher Hyde, Emma Mount
White Family Foundation Scholarship – Viviana Huijon
Winifred Clay Memorial Scholarships in STEM – Karah Beard, Karla Hernandez
Yvonne Hill Hawkins Memorial Scholarship in Nursing – Mikala Carlson
