Carolina Alumni Review - January/February 2008

YOUR GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Serving Carolina students— past, present and future

Whether it’s through our publications, records,

activities or student programs, your General Alumni

Association is all about serving—our University,

our students and you — our alumni and Carolina

friends. The following scholarships are supported by

the GAA and our members, and are administered

by the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid.

Recipients are selected by the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid; no applications are accepted for these scholarships.

GAA SCHOLARS

In 2001, the General Alumni Association established a $500,000 scholarship endowment that provides Carolina additional resources to help attract the best and brightest students. In 2007, the GAA Board of Directors added $50,000 to the GAA Scholars program in honor of GAA President Douglas S. Dibbert’s 25 years of service to the Association.

Lauren Blanchard DIBBERT SCHOLAR Marietta, Ga. Class: 2011 Lisa Brown Georgetown, Texas Class: 2011 Caroline Cox Raleigh, N.C. Class: 2008 Doug Crandell Auburn, Ala. Class: 2011 Catherine Finneran Wildwood, Mo. Class: 2008

Audrey Gauss Winston-Salem, N.C. Class: 2009 Brittany Hill Charlotte, N.C. Class: 2010 Abigail Irvin Kinston, N.C. Class: 2009 Ashley Lewis West Jefferson, N.C. Class: 2010 Erin Locker St. Petersburg, Fla. Class: 2010

Mary Long Henderson, N.C. Class: 2010 Ashley Martin Franklin, Va. Class: 2009 Alexandra Mc Tier Atlanta, Ga. Class: 2010 Ola Mohamed Raleigh, N.C. Class: 2009

Robert Perez Atlanta, Ga. Class: 2009

Joseph Ridgon Carrboro, N.C. Class: 2008 Benjamin Roe Raleigh, N.C. Class: 2009 Jeff Schafer Farmington, Conn. Class: 2011 Jonathan Slaughter DIBBERT SCHOLAR Charlotte, N.C. Class: 2011 Melissa Tinling Montgomery Village, Md. Class: 2011

William Walter Edisto Island, S.C. Class: 2008 Steven Kirk Warner Raleigh, N.C. Class: 2010 Jennifer Young Concord, N.C. Class: 2008

J. MARYON “SPIKE” SAUNDERS SCHOLARSHIP

J. Maryon “Spike” Saunders ’ 25 led the General Alumni Association for 43 years and without fanfare built its membership from 700 to more than 15,000. Upon Spike’s death in 1995, the GAA solicited funds to establish the J. Maryon “Spike” Saunders Scholarship.

Jason Bost Salisbury, N.C. Class: 2011

LIGHT ON THE HILL SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP

In 2005, during the 25th anniversary celebration of the GAA-supported Black Alumni Reunion (BAR), the BAR committee created the Light on the Hill Society (LOTH) Scholarship. This scholarship serves as a tribute to Carolina's early African-American graduates of the 1950s and as a vehicle to support the academic pursuits of Carolina's African-American undergraduates.