Gadsden State students earn scholarships to four-year universities

GADSDEN, AL – Gadsden State Community College students are making
strides toward their academic future by earning scholarships to transfer
to four-year universities across Alabama. These scholarships recognize
students’ academic excellence and leadership potential. In total, over
$650,000 in two-year scholarships were awarded by five Alabama
universities.

Jacksonville State University awarded many two-year scholarships ranging
in value from $3,000 to $21,180 over a two-year period for a total of
$293,500.

Awardees by scholarship include:

* _Presidential Scholarship ($21,180):_ Eleaxus Pettus

Eleaxus Pettus is awarded the Presidential Scholarship from Jacksonville State University by Tucker Allen, Admissions Counselor at JSU

* _Achievement Transfer Scholarship ($12,000):_ Austin Bates, Jaylyn
Minshew, Jessica Lammonds, Lexus Fall, Angela Dummar, Jaci Cash, Tabatha
Steed, Lillian McDill, Jade Swinford, Rebecca Prestridge, Brittany
White, Tiffany Savin, Barbara Montejo, Angelica Auden Ruiz, Jon Denney,
Thomas Jackson, Johnathon Isbell, Mary Engle, Sarah Ford, Inez Martin,
Krystal Cochran, Ella Hines, Lauren Bowles, Heath Stinson, Jaxson
Sizemore, Hayleigh Perez, Ella Garmany, Emily Roe, Collins Davis and
Hadie Negrete
* _Academic Transfer Scholarship ($6,000):_ Alexander Greenwood, Drue
Walker, Jadyn Foster, Dakota McClellan, Alexa Compton, Khalil Khmila,
Sam Timmons, William Lockmiller
* _Opportunity Transfer Scholarship ($4,000):_ Raegan McClendon,
McKinley Wilson, Chloe Stephens, Michael Wilson, Alyssa Logan, Mattie
Payne, Madison Hay, Jacob Rhinehart, Stephanie Maldonado,, Jackeline
Rodriguez, Ava Dodd, Kara Grace, Reagan Sanders, Allie Wiggins, Emily
Perez, Leah Campbell, Caitlyn Laughlin, Gwenivere Perry, Monica Burns,
Elvia Cerrato-Ramirez, Cassidy Portwood, Halee Keener, Jazmyne Gregory,
Kennadi Johnson, Luke Joplin, Kelsey Gibbins, Lillyan Jordan, Malaina
Ellen, Tyler Doggrell, John Parrish, Sara Carlisle, Crimson Colbert,
Emalee Morrison, Levi Long, Jenah Goosby, Lauren Boyd, Ella Walker,
Gracie Smith and Kaylee Green
* _Gamecock Transfer Scholarship ($2,000):_ Makayla Wink, Harrison
Burke, Julian Graziano, Carnecia Carter, Ella Clifton, Austyn Patterson,
Miraha Thomas, Emily Fowler, J’Una Rollins and Hannah Mitchell
* _Spring Supplemental Transfer Scholarship ($1,500):_ Noah Barnes

The University of Alabama at Birmingham awarded $208,500 in scholarships
to Gadsden State students. The top scholarship – the _Presidential
Scholarship_ – worth $12,000 was awarded to three students: Lilly
Rebarchik, Macey Johnson and Charles McIntire.

* _$3,000 scholarships:_ Deonna Sumpter, Tabitha Collins, McKinley
Wilson, Jonathan Baggett, Hunter Hanners, Daniel Brown, Emily Perez,
Dalton Chestnut, Rachel Bonnett, Jazmyne Gregory, Christopher McNeill,
Reagan Mehta, Preslee Blackwell, Jonathan
* Baggett, Briteon Husk, Stephanie Maldonado, Derek Schmitz, Ainsley
Rodgers and Kryston Barton
* _$4,000 scholarships:_ Reagan Mehta, McKinley Wilson, Preslee
Blackwell, Briteon Husk, Zachary Scott, Hunter Hanners, Emily Perez,
Stephanie Maldonado, Dalton Chestnut, Kaylee Green, Derek Schmitz,
Chandler Evetts, William Brown, Rachel Bonnett, Joseph Brown, Lillian
McDill, James Ingle, Ainsley Rodgers, Hung Mai, Christopher McNeill and
Johnathon Isbell
* _$2,000 scholarships:_ Deonna Sumpter, Jonathan Baggett, Delaney
Gilliland, Walker Thomas, Davian Turner and Ryan Kelly
* _$1,500 scholarship:_ William Brown
* _$500 scholarships:_ Hunter Hanners, Kaylee Green, Chandler Evetts,
William Brown, Rachel Bonnett and Ainsley Rodgers

The University of Alabama awarded 15 scholarships to Gadsden State
students, including the full-tuition _Alabama Community College
Presidential Transfer Scholarship_ to Ellen Malaina and McKinley Kay.

Other scholarship winners include:

* _Community College Merit Scholarship:_ Preslee Blackwell and Lillian
McDill
* _Roll Tide Transfer Scholarships:_ Joseph Brown, Crimson Colbert,
Mason Freeman, Michael Hoppenjans, Stephanie Maldonado, Emily Perez,
Karl Ragland and Samantha-Lynn Thomas
* _Alabama Transfer Scholarship:_ Zachary Scott
* _Alabama’s Promise Scholarship:_ Gracie Smith
* _UA Transfer Excellence Scholarships:_ Dalton Chestnut and Emma Croy

Other institutions providing transfer scholarships are the University of
Alabama at Huntsville and Athens State University.

Sarah Daniel and Briteon Husk earned the _Super Scholar Transfer
Scholarship_ worth $3,000 to UAH, and the _Transfer Merit Scholarship_
worth $1,500 went to Bryan Barrientos.

Athens State University awarded six students with _$2,000 transfer
scholarships_. Awardees include April Davis, Emma Earl, Matthew Fleming,
Amy Glover, Justin Morris and Lane Self.