MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The School Superintendents of Alabama (SSA) is proud to announce the high school graduating seniors who are recipients of $9,000 in SSA Student Scholarships and the educators who are recipients of $4,000 in SSA Administrator Scholarships for 2014.
Congratulations to the recipients of SSA’s Student Scholarships who all intend to pursue a degree in education from an in-state public college or university. The student scholarship recipients include SSA District one: Erika Cheyenne Lusk, graduating from Satsuma High School in the Satsuma City School System, plans to attend Faulkner State Community College; SSA District two: Victoria Paige Gandy, graduating from Demopolis High School in the Demopolis City School System, plans to attend the University of West Alabama; SSA District three has chosen to split the scholarship amount between two students in the Dale County School System Callie Gulledge, graduating from George W. Long Long High School, who plans to attend Wallace Community College in Dothan, and Tiera Agee, graduating from Dale County High School, who plans to attend Troy University in Troy; SSA District four: Marjorie Louise Scott, graduating from Opelika High School in the Opelika City School System, plans to attend Southern Union; SSA District five: Johnathan Rattliffe, graduating from Tarrant High School in the Tarrant City School System, plans to attend the University of Mississippi; SSA District six: Cloey Cate Robertson, graduating from Oxford High School in the Oxford City School System, plans to attend Jacksonville State University; SSA District seven: Ashley Watson, graduating from Hamilton High School in the Marion County School System, plans to attend Bevill State Community College; SSA District eight: Kevin Cooper, graduating from Lawrence County High School in the Lawrence County School System, plans to attend Calhoun Community College; and SSA District nine: Holly Hawkins, graduating from Appalachian High School in the Blount County School System, plans to attend Jacksonville State University.
This is the sixth year SSA’s Student Scholarship recipients have been selected by the Superintendents who were chosen as district finalists of the SSA/Classworks Superintendent of the Year Award. These Superintendents for 2014 include Dr. Joe Walters, Satsuma City; Dr. Al Griffin, Demopolis City; Mr. Donny Bynum, Dale County; Dr. Mark Neighbors, Opelika City; Dr. Shelley Mize, Tarrant City; Dr. Jeff Goodwin, Oxford City; Mr. Ryan Hollingsworth, Marion County; Mr. Heath Grimes, Lawrence County; and Mr. Jim Carr, Blount County.
Congratulations to SSA’s four administrator scholarship recipients who are pursuing higher degrees in school administration from an in-state public college or university. These educators are seeking their higher degrees at the M.S./M.A., AA/Ed.S., or Ed.D/Ph.D. levels. The four recipients selected to receive scholarships for 2014 include: Deanna C. Hollimon, the Assistant Principal for Russellville Middle School in the Russellville City School System, plans to pursue an Education Specialist degree in Instructional Leadership at the University of North Alabama; Stephanie H. Parker, a Kindergarten/First Grade Teacher at Glen Iris Elementary School in the Birmingham City School System, plans to pursue a graduate degree in Educational Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham; Robin D. Pharr, a Special Education/State Testing/Guidance Coordinator in the Franklin County School System, is currently pursuing a degree in Instructional Leadership from the University of North Alabama; and Sonya M. Price, a Special Education Teacher at Daphne Middle School in the Baldwin County School System, plans to pursue a graduate degree in Educational Administration from the University of South Alabama. These SSA Administrative Scholarship recipients will be formally presented with their $1,000 check by their respective Superintendent during an upcoming school event or Board meeting. All Administrator Scholarship applications were scored by SSA’s Awards and Scholarships Committee chaired by Dr. Jeff Langham, Elmore County School Superintendent.
“The major purpose of SSA is to promote high quality public education in every community throughout the state. These scholarships reinforce that mission by helping these high-achieving students become teachers and helping our leaders go back to graduate school too. We are proud of these recipients and their commitment to quality in our schools. It takes investment to make good things happen, and this is an investment we are proud to make,” said Dr. Eric Mackey, SSA Executive Director.
