2025 Scholarship Renewals

46 students recently received the news that their Outer Banks Community Foundation scholarships have been renewed. We are proud of these students for working hard at college, and continuing to meet the qualification requirements of their scholarships. Their 51 renewable scholarships total $144,800.

Congrats to these amazing students:

  • Alonah Austin who is renewing the Curtis Creech Memorial Scholarship
  • Alyssa Bryan who is renewing the Lillian W. Riddick Scholarship
  • Chloe Clark who is renewing the Bill Jones Memorial Scholarship
  • John Cook who is renewing the OBX Scholars (COA)
  • Issac Drummond who is renewing the Warren and Jane Davis Memorial Dare Math/Science Scholarship
  • Casia Ensenant who is renewing the Lillian W. Riddick Scholarship
  • Charlotte Ernst who is renewing the OBX Scholars
  • Marilyn Espinosa Monter who is renewing the Dr. Frederic B. Jr. and Ernestine H. Westervelt Scholarship
  • Alan Garcia Velazquez who is renewing the Greg & Eden Honeycutt Scholarship
  • Grace Garman who is renewing the Duck Woods Ladies Tennis Association Scholarship
  • Ivy Godwin who is renewing the Bill Jones Memorial Scholarship
  • Graham Godwin who is renewing the Mary Anne McKay Memorial Scholarship
  • Kevin Gonzalez-Herrera who is renewing the SAGA Community Focus Scholarship
  • Kayla Hallac who is renewing the Courtney M. Burgess Memorial Scholarship
  • Benjamin Hanusick who is renewing the Elizabeth and Wayne Evans Scholarship
  • Jordan Haywood who is renewing the Jeannette U. McOwen Memorial Scholarship
  • Amanda Hernley who is renewing the Jeannette U. McOwen Memorial Scholarship
  • Jamie Holcomb who is renewing the Bill Jones Memorial Scholarship
  • Jordan Holcomb who is renewing the Catherine Carrington Clawson Scholarship
  • Jeni Hooper who is renewing the Bill Jones Memorial Scholarship and the Howell Revier Shearouse, Jr. Scholarship
  • Alayna Jester who is renewing the Elizabeth and Wayne Evans Scholarship
  • Anita Lin who is renewing the Gayle Grinstead Memorial Scholarship
  • Thomas May who is renewing the Charles H. & Dorothy S. Luedemann Art Scholarship
  • Maggie McNinch who is renewing the Milton A. Jewell Scholarship
  • Sherlyn Mendieto-Lozano who is renewing the Josephine A. Oden Scholarship
  • Daisy Morales Bravo who is renewing the Elizabeth and Wayne Evans Scholarship
  • Kellen Morris who is renewing the George W. Neighbors Memorial Fund
  • Mya Murphy who is renewing the Elizabeth and Wayne Evans Scholarship and the Osborne Scholarship
  • Ebony Orgsbon who is renewing the Jerry & Arlene Davis Scholarship
  • Regan Parker who is renewing the Lucian Griffin Scholarship
  • Fernada Perez-Chavarria who is renewing the Charles H. & Dorothy S. Luedemann Art Scholarship
  • Joshua Royals who is renewing the Ralph & Ida Lee Saunders Scholarship
  • Adrian Simpson who is renewing the Mary Anne McKay Memorial Scholarship
  • Jackson Strange who is renewing the NCPC Bettye Neff Merit Award in Communications
  • Mariah Temple who is renewing the Greg & Eden Honeycutt Scholarship
  • Isabella Thorn who is renewing the Bill Jones Memorial Scholarship and the Karen Willis Memorial Scholarship
  • Catherine Tyre who is renewing the Best Family Scholarship and the Milton A. Jewell Scholarship
  • Samantha Vargas-Aparicio who is renewing the Gayle Grinstead Memorial Scholarship and the Jerry & Arlene Davis Scholarship
  • Grace Vernesoni who is renewing the OBX Scholars Scholarship
  • Josephine Voight who is renewing the OBX Scholars Scholarship
  • Colson Walker who is renewing the Milton A. Jewell Scholarship
  • Loxley Wayland who is renewing the Charles H. & Dorothy S. Luedemann Art Scholarship
  • Chloe Weinert who is renewing the Courtney M. Burgess Memorial Scholarship
  • Kiana Willis who is renewing the Osborne Scholarship
  • Brandon Woods who is renewing the Teddy and Savory Garrett Veterinary Medicine Scholarship
  • Alexis Zavala-Roldan who is renewing the Scott Day Family Scholarship

Thank you, scholarship fund establishers and contributors, for supporting these students in their quests for college educations.

Anyone can contribute to an existing scholarship fund or establish a new scholarship fund in honor or memory of someone, support higher education at an alma mater, encourage a field of study, and much more. Visit obcf.org or call us at 252-423-3003 to get started.

About the Outer Banks Community Foundation: The Outer Banks Community Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to fostering philanthropy and supporting local causes. Through its charitable funds and grant programs, the Foundation strives to enrich the quality of life for residents of the Outer Banks.