For the fifth consecutive year, one student at each high school in Cabarrus County was awarded the Cabarrus Family Medicine College Scholarship. This year, the scholarship was extended to North Mecklenburg, Stanly and Rowan counties.
Dr. Allen Dobson, founder, president and CEO of Cabarrus Family Medicine said, “Since our inception 26 years ago, we have always placed a priority on community involvement and community service. We are pleased and proud to put our servant leadership into action by presenting this scholarship to local students. With these scholarships, we are investing in our community’s future leaders and volunteers.”
The CFM College Scholarship is both academically and community-service based. Each scholarship is awarded to a student with a minimum 3.5 GPA who wishes to attend a 4-year higher learning institution in North Carolina. Each applicant must also demonstrate a continued involvement in community service activities.
Each recipient received $1,000 toward his or her first year of continued education, and the scholarship is renewable for one year.
Recipients were Kayleigh Barnhardt of Northwest Cabarrus High School, attending North Carolina State University; Courtney Cannon of Mallard Creek High School, attending UNC-Chapel Hill; Erin Coats of Jay M. Robinson High School, attending UNC-Chapel Hill; Ashley Harris of A.L. Brown High School, attending Wingate University; Jessica Honeycutt of North Rowan High School, attending UNC-Charlotte; Christopher Miller of Concord High School, attending North Carolina State University; Taylor Porter of Mt. Pleasant High School, attending East Carolina University; Tyler Westall of West Stanly High School, attending UNC-Chapel Hill; and Cassandra Willemstein of Hickory Ridge High School, attending UNC-Chapel Hill.
The scholarships were given at each school’s awards ceremony, but recipients and their families gathered on Aug. 4 at The Copperfield Room so CFM physicians and administrators could get to know their award-winners and wish them success in their college education.
Students who wish to apply for the Cabarrus Family Medicine College Scholarship next year will be able to obtain an application from their school’s guidance counselor in the spring semester of the school year.