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ADVERTISING
FEDERATION of WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Scholarship
Amount: $600
Criteria: (1) Marketing
major (2) Rising, entering, or enrolled juniors and seniors
(3) Resident of North Carolina (4) Academic achievement (5)
Participation in social, civic, and school activities (6) Preference
given to students who have demonstrated evidence of need for
financial support (7) Renewable one time
Origin: The membership
of the Advertising Federation of WNC established this fund to
promote advertising careers and to support worthy and deserving
students who are pursuing courses in advertising/marketing in
the College of Business. In addition, the membership intends
for the Fund to perpetuate public recognition of the Advertising
Federation of Western North Carolina for its significant contribution
to the education of young people.
ALUMNI
AND FRIENDS Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Criteria: (1) Undergraduate
Business Major (2) Academic achievement (at least 3.0 GPA in
major) (3) Evidence of participation in student affairs
Origin: During the
1997-98 academic year the College of Business dedicated all
contributions from its annual phonathon toward establishing
an endowed scholarship. Contributions from alumni and friends
totaled $10,851.70, which formed the corpus for the endowment
fund. Interest from this endowment will perpetually fund a yearly
scholarship. As the endowment grows, so grows the size of the
scholarship.
BETA
GAMMA SIGMA Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: (1) Business
major or graduate student (2) Student must be a member of Beta
Gamma Sigma (3) Academic achievement (4) Community service
Origin: As an AACSB
accredited institution, the WCU college of business is eligible
to sponsor a chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the honorary society
of AACSB. Provided our chapter meets yearly minimum guidelines
on membership levels and participating members, the national
office of Beta Gamma Sigma offers the chapter a $500 scholarship
challenge grant. If the college will contribute $500, the national
office will match our contribution to bring the total amount
of the scholarship award to $1,000.
BRONCE
and BETTY RAY Scholarship
Amount: $800
(10 awards)
Criteria: (1) Business
major (2) High school graduate from counties of: Alleghany, Graham,
Mitchel,l Ashe, Haywood, Swain, Avery, Henderson, Transylvania, Buncombe,
Jackson, Watauga, Cherokee, Macon, Yancey, Clay, Madison (3) Other
considerations: academic achievement, successful participation
in school activities, social and civic contributions, and financial
worthiness (4) Renewable (up to 3 times) for recipients who
maintain a 3.0 GPA in the major and 2.5 GPA overall
Origin: Bronce and
Betty Ray were residents of Charlotte and became aware of WCU
through the Flinton family. Their intent was to support deserving
young students from the mountain counties of North Carolina
who wished to complete a baccalaureate degree at Western.
CHARLES
and CLIFTON LAMBRETH Scholarship
Amount: $450
Criteria: (1) Full time undergraduate student
(2) Business major (3) Junior or Senior (4) Academic merit (5) Civic involvement
Origin: Charles and Clifton
Lambreth of Asheville, North Carolina, have established this scholarship
to provide support for WCU students majoring in business who have proven
themselves to be academically deserving. Renewals may be considered for a
maximum of two award years.
DAVID
MCKEE HALL JR. Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: (1) Business
law major (2) Resident of North Carolina (3) Preference to students
from 11th Congressional District which includes the counties
of: Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford, Cherokee, Jackson, Swain, Clay
Macon, Transylvania, Cleveland, Madison, Yancey, Graham, McDowell,
Haywood, Polk (4) Academic achievement (at least 3.0 GPA in major),
leadership ability and potential, civic and social activities
and contributions, and moral character.
Origin: This scholarship
was established in honor and memory of David McKee Hall, Jr.
Mr. Hall, a native of Sylva, practiced law in Jackson County,
and at the time of his death in 1960 was a congressman. He attended
Jackson County schools and graduated from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill and its law school.
DEAN
MARTIN Scholarship
Amount: $850 (2 awards)
Criteria: (1) Management
or marketing major (2) Academic achievement (at least 3.25 GPA)
(3) Evidence of participation in student affairs (4) Full-time
student
Origin: Dr. M. Dean
Martin was a former faculty member in the College of Business,
after a distinguished career in the U.S. Air Force. He taught
primarily management and marketing courses, served on the steering
committee for the formation of the Master in Project Management
degree, and was instrumental in the establishment of WCU's
Beta Gamma Sigma chapter. The intent of the Martin family is
to honor the memory of Dr. Martin and his commitment to the
development and education of young minds.
DUNCAN
TYE Scholarship
Amount: $1,400
Criteria: (1) Economics
or finance major (2) Full-time student who is a rising senior
(3) Academic achievement (at least 3.0 GPA in major) (4) Evidence
of participation in student affairs
Origin: This scholarship
was established through the efforts of Dr. John Wade, head of
the economics, finance, and international business department
at WCU and Mr. Bill Tye, brother of Duncan Tye who died unexpectedly
in 1997. Professor Duncan Tye taught 20 years at Western and
his Econ 303 (Money, Banking, and Financial Markets) course
was legendary. Family, friends, and former students contributed
to this Fund to honor Dr. Tye.
ED and BERTHA HENSON REED Scholarship
Amount: $1,750 (2 awards)
Criteria: (1) Full time student (2) Business major (3) Jr. or Sr. status (4) Academic achievement (5) Financial need (6) Preference given to Jackson County high school graduates
Origin: This scholarship was established in memory of Ed and Bertha Henson Reed who were lifelong residents of Jackson County. Bertha Henson Reed graduated from the Cullowhee State Normal and Industrial School (now WCU) in 1908 and taught public school in Jackson County for 18 years. Ed Reed was a Jackson County businessman.
FREDA
RUSSELL RAYBURN
Undergraduate Scholarship
Amount: $2,300 (3 awards)
Criteria: (1) Business majors (2) Rising
juniors or seniors (3) Women students who are outstanding leaders
Origin: Freda Russell Rayburn was a 1969
graduate of WCU with a degree in business education. She taught for 10
years in the public schools and then in 1980 founded Rayburn Home Construction,
Inc. As president, she was one of the first female homebuilders in Greenville,
SC. Later she formed additional companies, Rayburn Realty and Trident Resources
Group, Inc. She passed away unexpectedly in 1994. To honor her memory and
principles, her mother, Evelyn Kinsland Russell (also a WCU alumna), and
her husband, Terry Rayburn, established the Freda Russell Rayburn Business
Leadership Endowment, of which this scholarship is a part.
FREDA
RUSSELL RAYBURN Graduate Fellowship
Amount: $7,000 (2
awards)
Criteria: (1) Graduate business student
(woman) (2) Preference to women students who intend to refocus or redirect
their career
Origin: Freda Russell Rayburn was a 1969
graduate of WCU with a degree in business education. She taught for 10
years in the public schools and then in 1980 founded Rayburn Home Construction,
Inc. As president, she was one of the first female homebuilders in Greenville,
SC. Later she formed additional companies, Rayburn Realty and Trident Resources
Group, Inc. She passed away unexpectedly in 1994. To honor her memory and
principles, her mother, Evelyn Kinsland Russell (also a WCU alumna), and
her husband, Terry Rayburn, established the Freda Russell Rayburn Business
Leadership Endowment, of which this scholarship is a part.
INDEPENDENT
INSURANCE AGENTS of NORTH CAROLINA Scholarship
Amount: $1000
(3 awards)
Criteria: (1) Finance
major, especially student who has taken (or plans to take) either
FIN 400 (Insurance Planning) or FIN 401 (Life Insurance) (2)
Full-time student who is a rising senior (3) Resident of North
Carolina (4) Academic achievement (at least 3.0 GPA in major)
(5) Evidence of participation in student activities
Origin: The IIANC
is a non-profit organization that distributes its yearly profits
to benefit the people of North Carolina. One arm of its philanthropy
has been to support higher education through scholarships. This
gift is intended to help students who are pursuing careers in
insurance, risk management, or general business. Tim Laney,
president of the IIANC, donated the money on behalf of his organization.
JAMES
PEARCE MEMORIAL Scholarship
Amount: $500
Criteria: (1) Management
major (2) Rising senior (3) Academic achievement (at least 3.0
GPA) (4) Significant service activities (5) Recipient to be
selected by management faculty
JAY I.
KNEEDLER Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: (1) Business
major (2) Rising juniors or seniors (3) Academic achievement
(4) Leadership ability and potential (5) Civic activities and
contributions (6) Social activities and contributions (7) Moral
character (8) References
Origin: Mary and
Jay Kneedler established this scholarship in recognition of
the dedicated service and commitment to the education of young
people that had been evident in their careers. Jay Kneedler
served as a faculty member in the (then) School of Business
at WCU for 10 years. He also served as faculty sponsor for the
student chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Management.
Prior to joining Western, Mr. Kneedler had an extensive career
as a manufacturing engineer with Westinghouse.
JOHN BEEGLE Scholarship
Amount: $450
Criteria: (1) Graduating senior
entering the Master of Accountancy program (2) Will have completed at least
sixty hours of coursework for BSBA degree at WCU (3) Academic merit
(4) Financial need (4) Civic and extracurricular activities
Note: No application needed. This scholarship
is administered by the MAC program in consultation with the department head and the
accounting faculty.
Origin: John Beegle has
been a faculty member at WCU since 1972. Professor Beegle served as Head of
the Accountancy Department and Interim Dean of the College of Business. The scholarship
was established in honor of his many years of dedicated service to the university and to
the accounting profession.
LAURA and PHILLIP SHERRILL
Scholarship
Amount: $850
Criteria: (1) Business major (or
preference to finance majors) (2) Full-time student who is a rising
senior (3) Resident of North Carolina (4) Academic achievement
(at least 3.0 GPA in major) (5) Evidence of participation in student
affairs
Origin: Laura and Phillip Sherrill live
in Charlotte, NC, and have one daughter, Hannah. Phillip graduated from
WCU in 1978 with a degree in business administration. Currently, he is
executive vice president/treasurer of SteelFab, Inc. The Sherrills attribute
much of their success to a solid college education and are proud to support
future Western graduates with their gift.
MARY
and CHARLES WAYTE Graduate Scholarship
Amount: $11,000
Criteria: (1) Fully
admitted graduate student in business (2) Student who is pursuing
MBA with a focus in accounting, CIS, marketing, or management
(3) Preference to out-of-state students (4) Full-time student
(nine or more graduate hours)
Note: No application needed. This
scholarship fund is administered by the MBA Program director
Origin: This Fund
honors the late Mary Smallwood Wayte, professor emeritus of
education at WCU and her husband, the late Charles Fred Wayte,
a professor of business at WCU. The intent of the donors was
to provide scholarships for graduate students in business and
education to cover out-of-state tuition, fees, and room and
board.
Michael Morgan Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $2,200
Criteria: (1) Full time WCU student (2) Preference given to graduates of Western North Carolina high schools in Macon, Jackson, Transylvania, Buncombe, Henderson, Cherokee, Polk, Clay, Haywood, Graham or Swain counties, (3) Preference given to Junior and/or senior level banking majors (4) Other business majors may be considered secondarily (5) Academic and overall qualifications (6) Awards may be renewed once for no more than two years.
Origin: Established in June 2007 by Macon Bank in memory of Michael Morgan who served as First Vice President and chief Lending Officer of Macon Bank. As a member of the Executive Committee and an integral part of the leadership team, his business philosophy will be richly preserved in the history of Macon Bank.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE – METROLINA Chapter
Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: (1) Enrolled in Masters of Project Management program
(2) Academic merit (3) Financial need (3) Civic involvement.
Origin: The Project Management Institute – Metrolina Chapter
has established an endowed fund to provide scholarship support for project management graduate students who have
proven themselves to be academically deserving.
STEVE and LINDA REESE Scholarship
Amount: $600
Criteria: (1) Full time student (2) Business major (3) 2.75 GPA (4) Financial need (5) Recipient receives no athletic scholarship
Origin: Steve and Linda Reese of Denver, North Carolina, have established this scholarship to assist students in obtaining a business degree from Western Carolina University.
TED N. and FRANCES M.
REESE Scholarship
Amount: $800
Criteria: (1) Marketing major (2) Full-time
student who is a rising senior (3) Resident of North Carolina (4) Academic
achievement (at least 3.0 GPA in major) (5) Evidence of participation in
student affairs
Origin: Frances and Ted Reese own
an independent insurance agency in Hendersonville, NC. Ted was
born and raised in Canton, NC. His father, George, attended WCU
in the early 1900s when Western was known as the Cullowhee Normal
and Industrial School. The Reeses believe that education, community
service, and marketing skills are critical success factors in
one's career.
TIMOTHY and BETSY GILLESPIE
Scholarship
Amount: $450
Criteria: (1) Full-time business major (2) Resident of North Carolina
(3) Rising senior (4) Academic achievement (at least 3.0 GPA) (5) Extracurricular activities
(6) Preference given to CIS major
Origin: Dr. Timothy Gillespie is a WCU Chemistry graduate who
practices dentistry in Asheville, while Betsy is a WCU CIS graduate. The Gillespies have three sons. Reflecting back
to their education at Western, both Tim and Betsy believe the university was instrumental in helping them achieve success
in their careers and happiness in their lives. This scholarship was established as a tangible way of giving something back.
WILLIAM
KANE Scholarship
Amount: $450
Criteria: (1) Management
major (2) Full-time student who is a rising senior (3) Resident
of North Carolina (4) Academic achievement (at least 3.0 GPA
in major) (5) Extracurricular activities and/or financial need.
XENA
BRISTOL FORSYTH Scholarship
Amount: $800
Criteria: (1) Business major (2) Rising
or entering juniors and seniors (3) Resident of North Carolina (4) Preference
to students from counties of: Cherokee, Clay, Graham (5) Achievement and
activities in previous schooling (6) Social, civic, and academic achievement
and potential (7) Renewable (subject to satisfactory academic progress)
until completion of degree program
Origin: This scholarship was established
by Mrs. Ruth Forsyth of Murphy, NC (Cherokee County) in honor and memory
of Xena Bristol Forsyth. The Fund also honors the achievements of William
Frank Forsyth, son of William Thomas Forsyth and Xena Bristol Forsyth.
Mr. W. Frank Forsyth was a successful banker and businessman, a distinguished
state senator, and a dedicated trustee and friend of WCU. His dedication
and commitment to the region are symbolized in the W. Frank Forsyth Building,
home of the College of Business, on the campus of Western.
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