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The Salisbury law firm Wallace & Graham, PA, through its “Wallace & Graham Gives” community initiative, announced that it will continue its scholarship program. which launched in 2020, and will again be awarding a total of $12,000 to six deserving Rowan County high school seniors. Each scholarship is for $2,000. 

The Wallace & Graham Gives committee is seeking applicants who have overcome significant adversity to achieve excellence in academics and/or leadership during their high school career. Since its inception in 2020, Wallace & Graham Gives has awarded more than $50,000 to Rowan County seniors as they embark on the next chapter of their education. 

“For more than 40 years, Wallace & Graham has represented clients who are often fighting through the greatest adversity of their lives — whether it is having been diagnosed with a work-related cancer, being injured in an auto accident, or dealing with the death of a loved-one due caused by another,” a release from the scholarship committee said. “We are therefore honored to recognize those of the next generation of Rowan County leaders who have similarly fought to overcome a significant adversity while achieving excellence in high school.”

The application, requirements and other information can be found at www.wallacegraham.com/adversity-scholarship. The application must be submitted no later than Feb. 3, 2025, to the student’s respective school counselor for consideration.