Good Tidings News from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Unmasking Hampton Roads
Photo by Irene Aquino Davis
What if there was a safe space to talk about race, racism and their impact on Hampton Roads? Recently, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation sponsored a learning series to encourage area residents to have frank conversations about race and to learn constructive ways to identify and address racism in their daily lives. The series, called Ebony Love (center) listens to a participant’s viewpoint Unmasking Hampton during a recent conversation about race. Roads, aligns with the community foundation’s new racial equity initiative, which seeks to make the Hampton Roads region a more inclusive and equitable community. Two series held this fall – one in Virginia Beach and another in Portsmouth – attracted diverse residents from across the region. On the first evening of each series, participants attended a play followed by candid conversations over dinner. The following days included a panel discussion with civic and business leaders as well as an intensive diversity training and bias workshop. Participants shared their experiences with racism throughout the series. For example, one woman, who is Black, recalled telling her White grade-school classmate that she had a crush on him. She said he responded with a racial slur, saying he would not date a Black girl. Others recalled being teased about their skin tone, language differences and hair types. “I can appreciate moments like this,” said attendee Ebony Love on the first night of the three-part series. “It’s not pointing fingers. It’s not bashing. It’s literally open dialogue.” Love, who is Black, joined a group discussion with Emily Cross, who is White. Cross, who grew up in the mountains of Virginia, recalled her humble beginnings and being discriminated against as a child. “I grew up in the country. This year, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation hit We were very, very poor,” said two scholarship milestones – the nearly $1.5 million Cross. “People would call us awarded for 2019-20 is the largest amount given in a ‘White trash.’ We had hand-mesingle year. The 434 college students on scholarship down clothes. We ate pinto beans are the most recipients since our founding in 1950. every meal.” Learn more on page 4.
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Recent Grants
Learning Series Connects Diverse People
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................................................. The Hampton Roads Community Foundation recently awarded the following competitive grants to area nonprofits. Grants were made possible by donors’ field-of-interest and unrestricted funds. Grant recipients are: .................................................
American Heart Association , $100,000 over three years to expand its mobile cooking program and provide healthy cooking classes for clients of the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore. The program, which aims to improve the health of participants, is in partnership with Eastern Virginia Medical School and Healthy Portsmouth. Funding comes from the William A. and Jane M. Charters Fund. .................................................
The Chas Foundation , $54,000 over two
years to double the number of families served by its Mental Illness Navigator and Support program. It provides peer crisis support, assistance with navigating the court system, transportation assistance and the development of action plans.
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Commonwealth Catholic Charities , $193,500 over three years to support rapid re-housing services for people facing homelessness in Western Tidewater and Chesapeake. Funds will help individuals find permanent, stable housing and provide case management services. Funding comes from the William A. and Jane M. Charters Fund.
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The Endependence Center , $147,890
over three years to create the Road 2 Independence program. This transitional life skills program is for area residents ages 16 to 22 living with disabilities. The program helps participants prepare to transition to post-secondary education or careers.
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Cross recalled being excluded from a school 2018 in Charlottesville, following a deadly White nationalist rally. social event and how no one – not even her best The community foundation brought the series to Hampton friend – spoke up for her. Roads as a proactive strategy to address issues of race and racism, “She felt badly about it,” Cross said about her friend. “But according to Vivian Oden, vice president for special projects. she didn’t feel bad enough to protest it.” Now, Cross is an ally to “Our goal is to join the community in a critical conversation people experiencing racism and speaks up when she believes about race and learn steps we can take to address problems in people have been wronged. thoughtful and impactful ways,” Oden said. “The community Conversations among the diverse participants continued foundation encourages open and honest dialogue so that, through all six Unmasking events. The Unmasking series derives together, we can develop solutions for the region.” inspiration from the poem “We Wear the Mask,” penned by the The community foundation hosted Unmasking in late African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. In part, it partnership with Virginia Humanities, the commonwealth’s states “We wear the mask that grins and lies.” council that explores how people process and document the “We all present a facade, human experience. something different to the public A host of area cultural, than maybe how we feel on the community and media inside,” said series co-creator organizations supported the Samantha Willis. “Unmasking is all event, including WAVY News 10 about taking off the mask, taking as the TV partner and Virginia off that pretense and talking about Center for Inclusive Communities how we really feel.” as the workshop presenter. Willis, a Richmond writer At the end of the series, and journalist, helped created participants received several the Unmasking series in 2016 resources to continue the in Richmond following a conversation in their own homes, racial controversy over a radio workplaces and organizations. personality who wore a blackface Find those resources at costume. The series continued in www.unmasking.org. Cheryl Dronzek (left) and Cheryl Morrow learn they FROM
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have more in common than just their first names.
Making a Commitment to Racial Equity In September 2019, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation board of directors adopted the following racial equity statement. It guides the foundation’s ongoing internal and external work in diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Our Racial Equity Statement
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Goals
We believe that racial equity is essential to the success of our region and its people. We further believe that advancing a more equitable and inclusive community is core to the mission of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Race has long held a defining place in American society. It is embedded in our culture, laws and policies, educational institutions and economy. The result is a system of racial bias and inequities that limits opportunities for people of color. If left unchallenged, such structural racism threatens our future. To be sure, this system is bigger than the Hampton Roads Community Foundation and the region. It is nonetheless a powerful force pushing against “a thriving community with opportunity for all”—what our community foundation envisions for the people of Hampton Roads.
As part of its five-year strategic roadmap, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation launched an initiative focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in 2018. Initially focused on racial equity, we have established four goals:
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Ensure that the community foundation’s commitment to racial equity informs our work, including our internal policies and practices, engagement with residents and community partners, and investments in communities.
2. Better align the community foundation’s grantmaking and
scholarship programs with our goals for racially equitable outcomes across the region.
3. Facilitate courageous community-wide conversations about
both the history of racism and opportunities for racial equity and healing in Hampton Roads.
4. Provide leadership through collaborative action to address systemic racism in the region.
Save the Date: January 21, 2020 Courtesy photo
All participants are advocates for reconciliation and healing. In honor of the National Day of Racial Healing on January The panel will include Lynne M. Jackson of St. Louis, 21, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation will sponsor Dred Scott Presents: Sons and Daughters of Reconciliation. descendant of Dred Scott, a slave who sued for his freedom in 1857, and Charles Taney IV of This panel discussion will be in partnership Greenwich, CT, descendant of Supreme with Virginians for Reconciliation, Norfolk Court Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who State University and Old Dominion University. wrote the Dred Scott decision, which stated It will be held at 7 p.m. at NSU’s L. Douglas that African Americans were not protected Wilder Center. under the Constitution. Henry L. Chambers Jr., University of Also on the panel will be Keith Plessy of Richmond School of Law professor, will New Orleans, descendant of Homer Plessy, moderate. He is a member of the Governor’s whose 1892 case challenged the separate but Commission to Examine Racial Inequity in equal doctrine upheld by Louisiana Judge John Virginia Law. Panelists will be descendants Howard Ferguson and the U.S. Supreme Court. of plaintiffs and judges involved in two 19th Details and registration for the free event century civil rights lawsuits that denied Henry L. Chambers Jr. are at hamptonroadscf.org. fundamental rights to African Americans. will moderate the panel.
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Recent Grants
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore , $100,000 over three
years for the Healthy Foods Pantry Program to increase the number of people who have access to healthy foods. The grant will help convert eight food pantries into markets where Foodbank shoppers can choose healthy foods. The program includes volunteers to help guide shoppers plus nutrition lessons developed by a dietitian. Funding comes from the William A. and Jane M. Charters Fund.
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The FREE Foundation (Foundation for Rehabilitation Equipment and Endowment),
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Girls Influenced by Righteous Living in All Situations (G.I.R.L.S. Club) , $46,800 over three years to expand an after-school tutoring and mentoring program to a Title I school in Norfolk. The program works with females who have limited parental involvement, lack adult supervision and are at-risk of not succeeding in school.
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Hampton Roads Workforce Foundation ,
$150,000 over three years for the NextGen Pathways program to help 200 Chesapeake, Norfolk and Portsmouth residents between
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PIN Ministry (People In Need) , $8,000
to expand the medication program for people experiencing homelessness. The medications will provide emergency care for acute issues to help decrease the use of the hospital emergency departments for primary care. Funding comes from the William A. Goldback Fund.
Places and Programs for Children ,
$16,777 to add The Creative Curriculum to 27 Children’s Harbor early care and education classrooms in Chesapeake, Norfolk and Portsmouth. The curriculum will help teachers develop differentiated educational activities and will support student-driven learning for pre-school children. Funding comes in part from the Jeanne Atkinson Fund and the John W. and Linda Vakos Fund.
The Planning Council , $25,000 to help create a system to help Chesapeake youth who are not working, in school or the military succeed in life. Stakeholders include area nonprofits, government agencies and faith-based organizations. .............................................
St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children , $10,000 to support a program to better serve children with complex behavioral issues, including those who harm themselves and show aggression towards others. Funding comes from the William A. Goldback Fund.
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STOP Inc. , $15,020 to expand an after-school and summer program in Chesapeake’s Geneva Shores neighborhood. The program for youth ages 10 to 17 will focus on science, engineering, agriculture, technology and math. Funding comes in part from the Ryan S. Crouse Fund and the Lowery D. Finley Jr. Memorial Fund. .................................................
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Tidewater Community College , $154,335 for the Academy for Nonprofit Excellence to offer training courses for nonprofit professionals in Hampton Roads. .................................................
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$14,000 over two years to support a program that provides free, durable medical equipment and assistive devices for people who cannot afford them. The grant covers a new community outreach position, rehabilitation equipment, sanitation equipment and supplies to assist people with physical mobility challenges. Funding comes from the William A. and Jane M. Charters Fund.
ages 16 and 24. Participants will receive job training, tutoring and internships. The program is for youth who are not in school, working or in the military and may have experienced homelessness, lived in foster homes or have disabilities.
Youth Outreach Urban Resources and Services Ministry (YOURS) , $44,000 over
two years to implement the Natural Helpers curriculum into its Community Success Leadership Program in Norfolk’s Broad Creek and Ingleside neighborhoods. The program teaches middle school and high school students to become peer counselors and mentors. Funding comes from the Ethel T. Jones Fund and the Community Fund for Educational Achievement.
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United Way of South Hampton Roads ,
$25,000 for the Virginia Beach Tragedy Fund, to help victims of the May 31 mass shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center.
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2019 -20 Scholarships Awarded
The $1,463,213 awarded to 434 students is the largest amount the Hampton Roads Community Foundation has awarded in a single year. This also is the largest number of scholarship recipients we have supported in a given year. Scholarships provided by generous donors help students at 100 colleges and universities. Student
Since 1950, our scholarships have helped more than 4,400 individuals – most for four years of study. Each scholarship has a purpose designated by its founding donors. This year there are 148 first-time scholarship recipients with 286 students renewing their scholarships. Recipients all hail from Hampton Roads unless noted.
College
Hometown
AAA Tidewater J. Theron “Tim” Timmons Memorial Scholarship
For graduating high school seniors whose families are AAA Tidewater members who live in one of the 30 cities and counties the regional AAA branch serves in Virginia Morgan M. Harris Hampton University Hampton Richard P. Kyte Virginia Tech Chesapeake Rebecca C. Salazar Virginia Tech Chesapeake
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Helen Murphy Addington Scholarship Michelle Ezeigbo Allison L. Warner Kayla D. Washington
For female graduates of Maury High School Hampton University Babson College Pepperdine University
Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk
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Kay White Baker Art Scholarship
Hudson P. Bell
For Norfolk Public Schools graduates studying art Alfred University
Norfolk
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The “Max” Bennis Scholarship
For a student graduating from First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach Sophia Volpe Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Beach
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Jesse T. Bonney Scholarship
Kaitlyn G. Brittingham Lauren S. Buenviaje Molly A. Carson Rhapsody A. Coers Alexandra E. Copeland De’Shauna M. Downs Heather E. Eichman Meredith E. Farmer Jazmyne M. Gaylord Calayjia S. Hamlin Claire E. Lundberg Trinity L. McRae Ryan C. Murphy Abby B. Sharrett Eva T. Waddell Kailyn M. Williams Michelle M. Wu Baylee Wynn
For female students ages 25 and under The College of William & Mary Radford University Duke University Liberty University Virginia Tech George Mason University The University of Alabama in Huntsville Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia State University University of Virginia University of Virginia Emory University George Mason University Virginia Tech Bluefield College Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech Virginia Commonwealth University
Suffolk Chesapeake Virginia Beach Chesapeake Virginia Beach Portsmouth Suffolk Southampton County Norfolk Portsmouth Virginia Beach Suffolk Virginia Beach Portsmouth Suffolk Chesapeake Virginia Beach Portsmouth
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Julia Atwater Bristow Scholarship
For graduates of public high schools in Norfolk and the Eastern Shore of Virginia L. Jacob W. Anderson Radford University Norfolk Eric Aponte Virginia Tech Norfolk Danielle D. Bertulfo Old Dominion University Norfolk Zyquan S. Bessant The College of William & Mary Norfolk Nicole A. Bracy Virginia Commonwealth University Norfolk Kanijah Brickhouse University of Virginia Northampton County Asa R. Britton-Jenkins Christopher Newport University Norfolk Breon Case Radford University Suffolk Brandon D. Ceasar Virginia Tech Norfolk Ayo M. Clark Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Beach Joshua W. Collins George Mason University Norfolk Zion D. Connors Virginia Tech Norfolk Dashawn M. Costley The Citadel Norfolk Yasmeen P. Cox Norfolk State University Northampton County Angel M. Cross George Mason University Norfolk Jamar M. Dover Old Dominion University Norfolk Trey Everett Union College Norfolk Jason Farris George Mason University Norfolk Dywanique D. Ford Virginia Tech Norfolk
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Scholarship applications for the 2020-21 academic year are online at www.hamptonroadscf.org. March 1, 2020 is the deadline to apply for most scholarships. To explore starting your own scholarship fund to help more students achieve their dreams, contact Kay Stine, vice president for development, at kstine@hamptonroadscf.org or (757) 622-7951. College
Robert N. Fread Ahzaria Garris Ada M. Garvis Zachary X. Green Drake D. Greer Marcie M. Gurany Samara E. Hailey Ann F. Howell L. Jackson Howell Jr. Seth W. Johnson Tamyra L. Jones Hailey K. Mack Justin A. Mapp Deionjalei A. Miller Jon Marlon S. Mirador Daiwik P. Munjwani Logan A. Ramsey Kaia M. Rascoe Reece J. Reyes Adrianna M. Rippon Marshall V. Robertson Tyrique D. Sharpe Tucker J. Spady Trisha A. Sparks Walker F. Stern Merron H. Tecleab Tanner L. Troyer Michaela L. Wescott Campbell C. White Jaedun T. Wilson
Hometown
New River Community College Howard University University of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Military Institute College of Charleston Virginia Tech University of Virginia University of Virginia Longwood University George Mason University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech Virginia Commonwealth University The College of William & Mary University of Virginia Howard University Virginia Tech James Madison University Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Warren Wilson College George Mason University James Madison University University of Virginia North Carolina State University Longwood University Washington and Lee University Virginia Tech
Accomack County Norfolk Northampton County Norfolk Accomack County Accomack County Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Northampton County Accomack County Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Accomack County Norfolk Norfolk Northampton County Norfolk Accomack County Norfolk Accomack County Accomack County Norfolk Norfolk
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Dan H. Brockwell Fund
Avery C. Naperala
For students from South Hampton Roads Christopher Newport University
Chesapeake
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Dan H. Brockwell Scholarship for Architecture
For undergraduate or graduate students from Virginia Beach studying architecture Zynaya Smith Morgan State University Virginia Beach
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Burhans Memorial Scholarship
For deserving students from Chesapeake, Norfolk and Virginia Beach Hayley R. Bagley Tidewater Community College Virginia Beach Caroline M. Carlson Vanderbilt University Virginia Beach Matthew R. Carroll Tidewater Community College Chesapeake Audrey M. Crouch The College of William & Mary Chesapeake Christopher A. Cruz Jr. Duke University Virginia Beach Zuri E. Hodnett George Mason University Virginia Beach Terry A. Jones Jr. Howard University Chesapeake Alexa R. Kalinowski North Carolina State University Chesapeake Ayanna N. Larry New York University Virginia Beach Hunter T. Ryno North Carolina State University Chesapeake Ryan K. Tran Virginia Tech Virginia Beach Yosef I. Woods Virginia Tech Chesapeake
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Charles F. Burroughs Memorial Scholarship Gage M. Bass Ryan M. Boyce David J. Byler Shane M. Celli Cory W. Childress Kieran T. Conway Caleb H. Corbett Ashton C. Dixon
For students at Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney College
Chesapeake Suffolk Virginia Beach Northampton County Isle of Wight County Chesapeake Chesapeake Virginia Beach
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College
Joshua M. Fentress Dylan K. Robertson Trent H. Taylor Z. Arthur White
Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney College
Hometown Virginia Beach Isle of Wight County Suffolk Norfolk
Student
College Frank Fang Memorial Scholarship
For Chinese or Chinese American students from Hampton Roads University of Virginia Yorktown
Jane Sun
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E.W. Chittum Memorial Scholarship
For Chesapeake Public Schools graduates with a preference for students attending Washington and Lee University in Lexington Cassidy Whitehurst George Mason University Chesapeake
Palmer Farley Memorial Scholarship
For graduate students pursuing the creative brand management track at the Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter Halle A. Sinnott Virginia Commonwealth University Greensboro, NC
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Harry Bramhall Gilbert Merit Scholarship
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Community Fund for Scholarships
For South Hampton Roads students attending college The College of William & Mary Suffolk
Azana Carr
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Richard D. and Sheppard R. Cooke Memorial Scholarship Kimberly H. Coyle
For students at Union Presbyterian Seminary Union Presbyterian Seminary
Virginia Beach
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J. Robert and Ettie F. Cunningham Memorial Scholarship
For students from South Hampton Roads with a preference for those from Norfolk and those planning to make education their careers Francesca F. Antolin George Mason University Norfolk Morgan R. Armiger Longwood University Virginia Beach Hudson P. Bell Alfred University Norfolk Andrew C. Bodner Christopher Newport University Norfolk Joshua M. Clarke Old Dominion University Chesapeake Virginia Darden Wake Forest University Norfolk Caleb D. Foreman Old Dominion University Norfolk Maria E. Hendricks Longwood University Chesapeake Sophie M. Jacobson Georgetown University Norfolk Alyssa G. Johnston Liberty University Norfolk Benjamin J. Johnston Virginia Tech Norfolk Hannah K. Kish James Madison University Chesapeake Cody Luong Virginia Tech Norfolk Sarah C. Richman The College of William & Mary Norfolk Alexandra R. Seemar Brown University Norfolk Lindsey M. Ward Utah State University Virginia Beach Carly F. Wohner James Madison University Norfolk Shaela M. Woods Virginia Commonwealth University Norfolk William W. Zak Florida State University Norfolk
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Friends of Joshua P. Darden Jr. Scholarship
For graduates of public high schools in South Hampton Roads Tenisha N. Alston University of Virginia Suffolk Kiera L. Brown Virginia Commonwealth University Portsmouth Christopher J. Fegley West Virginia University Suffolk Kimber Foreman University of Mary Washington Chesapeake Sarah Goldbach North Carolina State University Virginia Beach KyAura D. Goodman Xavier University of Louisiana Chesapeake Kameron K. Gray Virginia State University Virginia Beach William T. Greer Georgetown University Virginia Beach Holly N. Hertzog University of Virginia Virginia Beach Laina M. Ilapit University of Mary Washington Chesapeake Samantha R. Key Virginia Commonwealth University Chesapeake Delaney Larkin The George Washington University Virginia Beach Benjamin A. McGrath Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Beach Jonathan McOsker Virginia Tech Virginia Beach Jahnia N. Montgomery Radford University Chesapeake Kemani D. Montgomery James Madison University Virginia Beach Starr Pierre George Mason University Virginia Beach Teagan M. Rogers George Mason University Portsmouth Nelson R. Soga The College of William & Mary Virginia Beach Isaiah Usher Virginia Tech Chesapeake Kayla S. Wise University of Richmond Virginia Beach
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Hunter Davis Memorial Scholarship
For former Thalia Elementary School students who are graduates of Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach Sage N. Thomas Regent University Virginia Beach
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Edwards Family Isle of Wight Scholarship Lea B. Lanzalotto Alexander E. Simmons Leann R. Tengowski Darren W. Upton
For students from Isle of Wight County George Mason University University of South Carolina Louisiana Tech University University of Virginia
Hometown
For Chesapeake Public Schools graduates attending The College of William & Mary, James Madison University, the University of Virginia or Virginia Tech Nathaniel D. Barrington University of Virginia Chesapeake Caroline N. Davis University of Virginia Chesapeake Parker R. Dean The College of William & Mary Chesapeake Kristin N. DeVinney Virginia Tech Chesapeake Nicole A. Freeman University of Virginia Chesapeake Kylie L. Jacobs Virginia Tech Chesapeake Mollie A. Parsons Virginia Tech Chesapeake Morgan G. Rader Virginia Tech Chesapeake Makenzie A. Scanlon University of Virginia Chesapeake John “Jackson” Tate Virginia Tech Chesapeake Margaret A. Winslow Virginia Tech Chesapeake Yosef I. Woods Virginia Tech Chesapeake
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Victor and Ruth N. Goodman Memorial Scholarship
For students studying for a career in medicine or health care Monica N. Allen University of Virginia School of Medicine Chesapeake Brianna B. Bagalkotkar University of Virginia School of Medicine Yorktown Dana I. Baraki Eastern Virginia Medical School Chesapeake Matthew T. Freedman Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk Maya T. Harrington Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine & Science Chesapeake Olivia M. Heller Radford University Virginia Beach Kiyana S. Hiers Old Dominion University Chesapeake Adonis Paul Irons Quinnipiac University Chesapeake Ciara C. Jenkins Eastern Virginia Medical School Chesapeake Parantap Patel University of Virginia School of Medicine Chesapeake Christine H.D. Quejada Old Dominion University Norfolk Julia C. Roithmayr University of Virginia School of Medicine Yorktown Matthew W. Van de Graaf Eastern Virginia Medical School Chesapeake
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Melvin R. Green Scholarship Fund
For students from South Hampton Roads attending a four-year college or university with a preference for students studying accounting at Old Dominion University Angela Li Old Dominion University Norfolk
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Jennifer Mooney Greene Scholarship Fund
For Virginia Beach Public Schools students who are in the Achievement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program with a preference for students from Green Run High School or Green Run Collegiate Victoria R. Bell Tidewater Community College Virginia Beach Amanda L. Stegemann Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach
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Everette H. and Edith P. Griffin Memorial Scholarship
For students from western Tidewater or deaf and blind students from South Hampton Roads with a preference for students from Isle of Wight County Heather Bowen James Madison University Isle of Wight County Blair C. Corbett Old Dominion University Chesapeake Warren M. Hastings University of Southern California Southampton County Raven S. Pearl Hollins University Chesapeake Davis Pillow Christopher Newport University Isle of Wight County
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Colonel J. Addison Hagan Memorial Scholarship
For students at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington Daniel W. Rohde IV Virginia Military Institute Accomack County Thomas P. Simpson Virginia Military Institute Virginia Beach Zachary R. Wojnarowski Virginia Military Institute Yorktown
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George D. and Marion Phelps Hamar HRBOR Scholarship Fund
For self-identifying lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) students from high schools in Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk or Virginia Beach Dakota S. Puentes North Carolina State University Chesapeake
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Hampton Roads Association of Social Workers Isle of Wight County Isle of Wight County Isle of Wight County Isle of Wight County
Michael R. Land
For graduate students in social work University of Georgia
Chesapeake
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Princess’ Kayla Dawson
Scholarships Ease Financial Burden Courtesy photo
do not go to college, partly Reading really paid off for because of the cost. students at two Norfolk Public Her Thompson scholarship Schools in the Campostella area pays homage to a former Norfolk of Norfolk. city manager who served five In 2005, Metro Machine Corp., years and passed away in 1957. In a ship repair company, established 1976, after his wife Helen Taylor a college scholarship fund at the Thompson died, her charitable Hampton Roads Community bequest started the Thompson Foundation for children at scholarship fund to benefit St. Helena and Campostella Norfolk residents. Over the years, elementary schools achieving 48 students received renewable Accelerated Reading Program Thompson scholarships. milestones. The company made Thomas Thompson, Norfolk’s additional contributions over First Citizen in 1950, played the years to inspire students to a key role in constructing the improve their reading skills. Campostella and Southern Thanks to the company’s Princess’ Kayla Dawson is a Virginia Tech student. Branch bridges and the Norfolkgenerosity years ago, students Portsmouth tunnels. He also had a hand in developing Norfolk like Princess’ Kayla Dawson worry less about college costs. International Airport and Norfolk Botanical Garden. Dawson, a sophomore at Virginia Tech, received a $4,300 An engineer, Thompson grew up in South Carolina and Metro Machine Scholarship from the community foundation Georgia. He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology because Metro Machine made donations in her honor when and studied at Cornell University. He moved to Virginia to work she was in fourth and fifth grades. in the naval shipyard in Portsmouth. He later co-founded Neff and Dawson is amazed that “I did something as a kid that Thompson, an architectural firm that helped build Maury High significantly helped out later on, and I didn’t really know School in Norfolk and the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach. the impact of it at the time. It is just really cool that Metro Dawson, who is studying management and human resources Machine and the Hampton Roads Community Foundation at Virginia Tech, is especially grateful the Thompson scholarship as organizations just kind of foster that support.” is renewable for four years. Although General Dynamics Corp. bought Metro “A lot of my friends aren’t here their second year because Machine Corp. in 2011, the funds it donated continue to grow. they just can’t afford it,” she said. Renewable scholarships “really Each year community foundation staff track down former help out.” Campostella area students to inform them about their Metro Dawson said family health issues made it hard to set aside Machine Fund scholarships. Dawson, who attended St. Helena money for her education. She returns home frequently to help Elementary School, is among 19 students who have received support her family’s health needs, including a parent on dialysis. Metro Machine scholarships. After graduation, Dawson plans to live and work in Norfolk. “I know how tough life is there,” said Dawson, a graduate Inspired by Metro Machine Corp. and Thomas P. Thompson, she of Norfolk Collegiate School, said of her childhood studies hard at Tech to prepare to make her community better. neighborhood. “So, if you have an activity to keep kids on the “The best way to give back is to put yourself in a right track from the beginning it’s really, really good.” position so that you can,” she said. “I want to do work with Dawson, who also received a renewable $2,500 Thomas corporations that focus on their social responsibility and P. Thompson scholarship administered by the community the way they give back.” foundation, believes many people from her neighborhood
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volunteering with cat adoption programs at Norfolk Animal Care Center and Virginia Beach SPCA. Known as a fashionista, Hyatt was thrilled to score bargains on clothes, shoes and jewelry. She was an adventurer who traveled the globe with friends. In 1999, she was among FROM
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Norfolk Public Schools educators who ventured to Japan to study its education system. Always a loyal friend, she met monthly to keep in touch with her fellow Japan travelers. A joyful, forward-thinking person, Hyatt used her charitable bequest to “leave a lasting legacy since she was so passionate about teaching and performing music,” says her sister-in-law Kathy Scott.
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Hometown
Hampton Roads Sanitation District Environmental Scholarship Sarah Mallette
For graduate students in environmental studies George Mason University
Virginia Beach
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Hampton Roads Spartan Scholarship Fund
For students at Norfolk State University with a preference for single parents Brianna L. Charity Norfolk State University Norfolk Brittany R. Charity Norfolk State University Norfolk ShannonDorite L. Craig Norfolk State University Norfolk Anthony T. Crawford Norfolk State University Hopewell Ta’Liyah Edmonds Norfolk State University Norfolk J’Ron N. Harry Norfolk State University Isle of Wight County Emoni L. King Norfolk State University Virginia Beach Mychael McKeever Norfolk State University Virginia Beach Atuagie V. Okobi Norfolk State University Norfolk Kiyah R. Sartin Norfolk State University Virginia Beach Aniya D. Simmons Norfolk State University Chesapeake Garland L. Simpkins Norfolk State University Norfolk Connie J. Tate Norfolk State University Chesapeake
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Joseph E. and Bertha White Harry Scholarship
For students at Old Dominion University or Virginia Wesleyan University Najah Abdelhak Old Dominion University Chesapeake Damaris C. Arnold Old Dominion University Chesapeake Gary E. Banks Old Dominion University Chesapeake Gianni A. Baz Old Dominion University Virginia Beach Marie Y. Bazile Virginia Wesleyan University Norfolk Jenna L. Billups Old Dominion University Isle of Wight County Allison K. Brewer Virginia Wesleyan University Chesapeake Devin B. Calpo Virginia Wesleyan University Norfolk Tijha T. Chapman Old Dominion University Virginia Beach Genevive D. Corpus Old Dominion University Virginia Beach Erness Anne G. Deseo Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach Sandro J. Diaz Old Dominion University Virginia Beach Kaylah E. Duplain Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach Peter J. Espinoza Old Dominion University Virginia Beach LeAnne C. Eubanks Old Dominion University Portsmouth Diamond N. Frost Old Dominion University Chesapeake Connor J. Hall Virginia Wesleyan University Chesapeake Taylor Harvey Old Dominion University Virginia Beach Lydia L. Ivy Old Dominion University Chesapeake Alyssa N. Lomax Old Dominion University Virginia Beach Koby T. Lomax Old Dominion University Virginia Beach Abigayle G. Martin Old Dominion University Portsmouth Andrew D. Penny Jr. Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach Alexandra M. Piland Old Dominion University Chesapeake Johniesha N. Richards Old Dominion University Norfolk Divinity E. Richardson Virginia Wesleyan University Chesapeake LaMecca J. Robertson Old Dominion University Portsmouth Evan J. Shackley Old Dominion University Chesapeake Micah T. Small Old Dominion University Chesapeake Grace Spell Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach Sarah Stermer Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach Fraline Margarette C. Tamayo Old Dominion University Virginia Beach Lonnell A. Wiggins Jr. Old Dominion University Portsmouth Esperanza R. Williams Old Dominion University Portsmouth Jacob D. Wilson Old Dominion University Virginia Beach Markus K. Zirnheld Old Dominion University Virginia Beach
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Diane Reilly Hartzog Memorial Scholarship Fund
For South Hampton Roads students with an interest in library science or English MaryClaire D. Hudson Virginia Tech Norfolk
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Tommy Horvatic Memorial Scholarship Fund
For students from Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach who may not be at the top of the class but have good character and are active in the community and community service Alexzondra L. Mattson Ferrum College Virginia Beach Sophia M. Phillips Virginia Tech Virginia Beach Maybelle E. Singson Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Beach Sage N. Thomas Regent University Virginia Beach
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Anne Hurd Memorial Scholarship
For female students active in Key Club or the daughters of Kiwanis Club members Mikeila N. Whitney The College of William & Mary Chesapeake
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Indian River Ruritan Scholarship Fund
For students graduating from a public high school in Chesapeake with a preference for students from Indian River High School Joshua S. Hibbs Jr. Radford University Chesapeake
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Student
College
Hometown
Louis I. Jaffe Memorial Scholarship NSU Alumni
For alumni of Norfolk State University pursuing graduate degrees Chonita Walker Regent University Newport News
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James 2:26 Fund
For low-income students from South Hampton Roads attending a public college in Virginia with a preference for those living in public or subsidized housing Cierra J. Britt George Mason University Norfolk Cheyenne A. Combs Virginia Commonwealth University Norfolk Rose Anne V. Conde Old Dominion University Norfolk Shaye F. Widlacki James Madison University Portsmouth
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Judge Floyd E. and Annie B. Kellam Scholarship Fund
For graduates of Kellam High School in Virginia Beach pursuing degrees in math, science or business. Jacqueline K. Ailstock George Mason University Virginia Beach Kaitlyn M. Ashcraft James Madison University Virginia Beach Jordan D. Benderoth University of Virginia Virginia Beach Brooke L. Burdick James Madison University Virginia Beach Molly M. Cassidy Auburn University Virginia Beach Hailey E. Groff Virginia Tech Virginia Beach Colin C. Haws University of Virginia Virginia Beach Deric T. Jones Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Virginia Beach Ryan C. Miller Virginia Tech Virginia Beach Jason P. Smith Virginia Military Institute Virginia Beach Jarrod M. Tanedo University of Virginia Virginia Beach Pennsylvania State University Virginia Beach Grace L. Van Buskirk
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Adrian Ryan Kirk Memorial Scholarship
For students with attention deficit disorder or learning disabilities Jacob Georges Hampden-Sydney College Norfolk
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Thomas G. Johnson Jr. Scholarship
For Norfolk Public Schools graduates attending the University of Virginia Chelsea E. Rodi University of Virginia Norfolk
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Leslie P. Langley and Sarah Campen Powers Scholarship Samara E. Hailey
For Norfolk Public School graduates attending Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Norfolk
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Alice Riddick Levy and Stuart Paul Levy Scholarship Dyamon Daniels
For students from Suffolk Old Dominion University
Suffolk
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Dr. Milton R. Liverman Memorial Scholarship
For graduating high school seniors from Suffolk Public Schools Christian J. Johnson Virginia Commonwealth University Suffolk
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Lewis K. Martin II, M.D. and Cheryl Rose Martin Scholarship
For students at Davidson College, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Salem College or Salem Academy Dustin A. Wessells University of Virginia Medical School Accomack County
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The Maury Foundation Scholarship
For Maury High School graduates attending a four-year college or university Kendra Lewis Benedict College Norfolk Dane T. Lloyd James Madison University Norfolk Taylor N. Thomas Virginia Tech Norfolk George R. Turner III Virginia Tech Norfolk Hayley E. White University of Virginia Norfolk
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The Maury Foundation Scholarship Oscar B. Ferebee, Jr.
For Maury High School graduates attending a four-year college or university James S. Etheridge IV James Madison University Norfolk
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Meachum Scholarship
Megan N. Comar
For Norfolk Public Schools graduates The College of William & Mary
Norfolk
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Metro Machine Scholarship
For students who met reading program milestones while attending St. Helena or Campostella elementary schools in Norfolk Isaiah Horton Old Dominion University Norfolk
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14 Nonprofits Win Partner Grants The Community Leadership Partners, a giving circle of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, recently awarded $225,000 in grants to 14 area nonprofits. These organizations serve young people ages 16-24 who are not working, in school or serving in the military, or middle- and high-school aged youth. During the past 10 years, the Partners have awarded more than $2.1 million to organizations helping youth in Hampton Roads. The 2019 grant recipients are: Courtesy photo
Community Outreach Coalition , $12,500 for a year-long development program for Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk youth. The program includes summer volunteer experiences, internships and paid summer jobs. ..................................................... ForKids Inc. , $15,000 to assist South Hampton Roads families experiencing homelessness whose head of household is between the ages of 18 and 24. The grant will help with housing assistance, job readiness training and sustainable employment. .....................................................
Ruben Todd (right) works with Thomas Langhorne of SimIs Inc. on robotics for his Hampton Roads Workforce Council internship.
The Genieve Shelter , $5,000 to help people
in Suffolk between the ages of 18 and 24 find safe, permanent housing after escaping domestic and sexual violence. .....................................................
Hampton Roads Workforce Development Corporation , $20,000 for the NextGen
Regional Internship Program, which partners with area businesses and organizations to provide paid internships for youth and young adults in Chesapeake, Norfolk and Portsmouth who are not in school, the workforce or the military. .....................................................
Hope U Inc ., $20,000 for the Hope U
Apprentice program, which provides paid culinary apprenticeships for youth in foster care to help them gain future employment. .....................................................
New Vision Youth Services , $15,000 to
provide temporary housing, mentoring and life-skills coaching to young adults who are either leaving the foster-care system or have criminal records. ..................................................... Samaritan House , $22,500 for an antitrafficking youth case manager trained as a forensic interviewer to work with and respond to juvenile human trafficking survivors in Hampton Roads. ..................................................... Seton Youth Shelters , $25,000 for a residential safe shelter as well as street and van outreach programs to provide intervention, counseling and other services for area youth in crisis. .....................................................
StandUp for Kids, Hampton Roads, $15,000
to offer safe temporary housing, mentoring and support and employment assistance services for youth facing homelessness and disconnection. ..................................................... Tidewater Friends of Foster Care , $20,000 to expand a tutoring program that helps Norfolk youth in foster care stay engaged in school, bridge academic gaps and prepare high school seniors for graduation and postsecondary education. ..................................................... Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop , $5,000 for an after-school boatbuilding program and week-long summer camp for area youth from families experiencing economic distress. ..................................................... Tidewater Youth Services Foundation , $15,000 for support services to help young adults with barriers to success transition to independent living and find permanent housing and work. ..................................................... Together We Can Foundation , $15,000 for the Smart Transitions Life-Work Portfolio Program to help older youth living in foster care or other challenging situations prepare for successful employment as adults. ..................................................... Virginia Beach CASA , $20,000 for the Bridges to Success Coach/Mentor Program to help youth leaving the foster care or child welfare system in Virginia Beach prepare for independence and success in the workforce. .....................................................
To learn more about the Partners or get involved, contact Kate Wilson, associate vice president for development, at (757) 622-7951 or kwilson@hamptonroadscf.org or visit communityleadershippartners.org.
Photos by Glen McClure
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New Board Leaders ..................................... The Hampton Roads Community Foundation board of directors recently elected James A. Squires (left) as chair and Sharon S. Goodwyn as vice chair. They lead a 17-member board along with treasurer G. Robert Aston Jr., executive chairman of TowneBank, H a m p to n R oa d s C o m m u n i t y Fo u n dat i o n
and secretary Deborah M. DiCroce, president and CEO of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Squires is chairman, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corp. and previously served as the community foundation’s vice chair. Goodwyn is of counsel with Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP. She is the community foundation’s first woman and African American to serve in a top leadership role. “Serving on the board gives me a chance to support the people and nonprofits who are working to make the region better,” Squires said. “I join them with a deep passion for helping residents thrive and enjoy life in this wonderful region.”
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College
Hometown
John H. and Annie Campbell Miles Memorial Scholarship Kathryn G. Bray Katherine M. Casper Caleb A. Selph Julia A. Sochor
For students from Mathews County Liberty University University of Virginia University of Virginia New England College
Mathews County Mathews County Mathews County Mathews County
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William F. Miles Memorial Scholarship
Blake LaRussa
For students preparing for leadership in a field of religious service The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Chesapeake
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Perry and Bunny Morgan Fund
For South Hampton Roads students attending college Shyloh-Symone V. Bailey George Mason University Jason C. Boleman Virginia Commonwealth University Blythe A. Boyd Virginia Tech Kayla N. Bradner University of Mary Washington Jamal R. Callaway Regent University Tiara Z. Carbin Howard University Brian X. Chin Jr. University of Virginia Destiny M. Cobb Emory & Henry College Destiny J. Crawford Regent University William C. Dail III Virginia Tech Chananjah Duncan Radford University Abigail K. Dyer University of Mary Washington Luke T. Dyer The College of William & Mary Samuel P. Dyer The College of William & Mary Madison P. Floriano James Madison University Nathan J. Griffith George Mason University Reagan S. Hines Tulane University Donavon A. Lea University of Virginia Tatyana A. McRae Radford University Patrick L. Meinen George Mason University Karina Monroy Flagler College Anna Y. Oliynyk Tidewater Community College Kelsey J. Ostrowski Longwood University Veronica T. Otim Baldwin Wallace University Melodie K. Phipps Virginia Commonwealth University Nicholas T. Reese Virginia Commonwealth University Mackenzie L. Roach Virginia Tech Daniel J. Rosen University of Maryland, College Park Caitlyn Stokes Virginia Tech Madison C. Thompson James Madison University Taylor H. Thompson George Mason University Jacob M. Tongier Virginia Commonwealth University Delaney E. Versprille The Ohio State University Erin C. Ward Brigham Young University Jordan Ward Howard University Larry Williams III Johns Hopkins University Nicole Zendarski University of Virginia
Norfolk Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Chesapeake Virginia Beach Portsmouth Virginia Beach Norfolk Chesapeake Chesapeake Chesapeake Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Chesapeake Portsmouth Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Portsmouth Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Suffolk Virginia Beach Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Chesapeake Virginia Beach
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Carrie Biggs Morrison Memorial Scholarship
Alana M. Allbritton Lucas R. Anderton Bailey Bonds William Butler Andrew Council Nicole I. Cunanan Mckenzie Drew Kiaira Greene Turner P. Griffin Rachel D. Harris Ronicia James Grace Jeffrey Kimberly M. Jones Ian N. Lichacz Katelynn Loos Stephanie B. Moore Maya M. Parker Sophia M. Phillips Brammy Rajakumar M’Kayla D. Rodgers Catherine Scalzi Jeremy B. Smith Samantha M. Strohm Annika E. Suh Cassandra H. Taylor Faith E. Taylor
For students from Virginia Beach or Martin County, N.C. Christopher Newport University American University East Carolina University University of Virginia University of North Carolina–Greensboro George Mason University Beaufort County Community College North Carolina Central University Pitt Community College University of South Carolina East Carolina University Duke University The College of William & Mary Hampden-Sydney College Virginia Tech East Carolina University Duke University Virginia Tech Harvard University North Carolina A&T State University Wentworth Institute of Technology Virginia Tech University of Virginia University of Virginia Pitt Community College Pitt Community College
Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Martin County, NC Virginia Beach Martin County, NC Virginia Beach Martin County, NC Martin County, NC Martin County, NC Martin County, NC Martin County, NC Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Martin County, NC Martin County, NC Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Martin County, NC Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Martin County, NC Martin County, NC
Student
College
Jon Tyler B. Turlington Joshua D. Wynn
Hometown
East Carolina University University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Martin County, NC Martin County, NC
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Reverend Doctor Joyce G. Moss Theologian Scholarship
For students at Richmond Virginia Seminary or Regent University School of Divinity planning to pursue Christian ministry Susan D. Burnham Regent University Chesapeake
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Ocean Lakes Scholarship
For graduates of Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach studying science, technology, engineering or mathematics Lucas V. Alexander Virginia Tech Virginia Beach Andrew R. Curtin University of Virginia Virginia Beach Monika P. Getsova California Institute of Technology Virginia Beach Alice Mao University of Pennsylvania Virginia Beach
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The Lefki and George Polizos Family Scholarship
For students of Greek heritage or students at Virginia Wesleyan University Colton E. Demetriou University of Virginia Virginia Beach
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Harry B. Price Jr. Memorial Scholarship
For students displaying qualities of leadership, initiative and ability Ashley S. Leidy University of Virginia Virginia Beach Victoria Nilsson University of Virginia Norfolk
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Roland W. Proescher Scholarship Camryn J. Burley Taylor N. Foreman David R. Weisenbeck
For students in engineering or science University of Virginia Christopher Newport University James Madison University
Virginia Beach Chesapeake Virginia Beach
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Walter Cecil Rawls Educational Fund
For graduates of public schools in Gates County, N.C.; Southampton County; Isle of Wight County; Sussex County; Suffolk and Franklin Taylor A. Darden Liberty University Southampton County Heather E. Eichman The University of Alabama in Huntsville Suffolk Dustin M. Kirby University of North Carolina School of the Arts Gates County, N.C. Capri M. Manfred Marymount University Isle of Wight County Benjamin D. Salerno Emory & Henry College Suffolk
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Elisabeth Kelly King Reilly Scholarship
For graduates of Norfolk’s Maury High School attending the University of Virginia Madeline E. Crockett University of Virginia Norfolk Cole J. Lloyd University of Virginia Norfolk Harley S. Robertson University of Virginia Norfolk Vicky V. Tran University of Virginia Norfolk
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Edwin J. Rosenbaum Scholarship For students of the Jewish faith Georgia Tech James Madison University James Madison University Old Dominion University Kent State University
Lily L. Berz Hailey R. Foer Ethan P. Friedman Reann N. Nichols Faith R. White
Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Isle of Wight County Norfolk
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Ellis W. Rowe Memorial Scholarship Sydney D. Cook Madison A. Hogge Meredith A. LeBel Peter J. LeBel III Brett A. Lindsay Elizabeth M. Simmons Emma G. West Kacey B. West Scott B. Williams
For students from Gloucester County Bridgewater College Virginia Tech University of Mary Washington Hampden-Sydney College Eastern Mennonite University Randolph-Macon College Eastern Mennonite University Rappahannock Community College Virginia Tech
Gloucester County Gloucester County Gloucester County Gloucester County Gloucester County Gloucester County Gloucester County Gloucester County Gloucester County
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Doctors Kirkland Ruffin and Willcox Ruffin Scholarship Abigail E. Barger
For Norfolk students at Eastern Virginia Medical School Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk
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Helen and Buzzy Schulwolf Fund for Smith Scholars
For Virginia students attending medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School, the University of Virginia or Virginia Commonwealth University Veronica Gray Eastern Virginia Medical School Franklin
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Field-of-Interest Funds
Ethel’s Legacy Is Amazing Ethel T. Jones likely would be surprised to learn she was a philanthropy trendsetter. This widow of a Norfolk sand company owner passed away 55 years ago leaving her community foundation its first field-of-interest fund. Jones’ request for her endowed fund was unique at the time. Her estate plans called for helping children and young adults from Norfolk without naming any specific grant recipients. Until this bequest, the community foundation administered only three kinds of funds: unrestricted ones, designated ones that named specific nonprofits to receive grants and scholarship funds. Over time, field-of-interest funds that focus on defined areas of concern have gained momentum. Today, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation administers 54 field-of-interest funds. Focus areas selected by donors range from improving arts and the environment to helping people impacted by Courtesy photo
Rehan Elliott enjoyed the Kairos Freedom School summer program.
domestic violence or youth living in foster care. Through a competitive Community Grant process, nonprofits working in specific fields are selected to receive grants. Our field-of-interest funds currently provide about $2 million annually in funding to dozens of area nonprofits. In the past two years, grants from the Ethel T. Jones Fund have helped:
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200+ Men start a mentoring program for African American males at Booker T. Washington High School. Children’s Health Investment Program (CHIP) hire a parent educator to work with families of preschoolers living in public housing in the St. Paul’s Quadrant. Communities in Schools Hampton Roads add a site coordinator at Granby High School to help students from challenging backgrounds thrive. Kairos Freedom Schools of Virginia provide a free sixweek summer enrichment program for Norfolk kindergarten through eighth-grade students living in economically stressed neighborhoods. United Way of South Hampton Roads fund programs in its United for Children Initiative to help children living in the St. Paul’s Quadrant prepare for success in life. Youth Outreach and Urban Services Ministry (YOURS), train middle school and high school students in the Broad Creek and Ingleside neighborhoods to become peer mentors.
Field-of-interest funds let grants keep pace with changing times. The United Way is the only one of the nonprofits named above that existed in 1964 when Ethel Jones passed away. But, because she created a flexible fund, Jones’ grants continue to help new organizations help Norfolk’s young people lead positive lives. Thanks to Ethel Jones’ foresight, she will always remain relevant as needs and services for Norfolk youth change over time.
The possibilities for field-of-interest funds administered by the community foundation are endless. To explore your options, contact Kay Stine, vice president for development, at (757) 622-7951 or kstine@hamptonroadscf.org.
Leaders Launch Visionaries for Change
In 2019, more than 50 Black business and civic leaders in Hampton Roads came together to start Visionaries for Change – a new giving circle of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. The founding members donated money to a pooled fund that will invest in solutions to issues affecting
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Black communities in Hampton Roads experiencing economic distress. The giving circle includes opportunities to learn about key issues in Hampton Roads and about philanthropy. To learn more about Visionaries or get involved, contact Vivian Oden, vice president for special projects, at (757) 622-7951 or voden@hamptonroadscf.org or visit visionariesforchange.org.
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Student
College
Hometown
Student
College
Wilfred G. Semple Scholarship Loan
For upper-level undergraduate students studying engineering, physics or math at Virginia colleges Margaret A. Winslow Virginia Tech Chesapeake
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Felton Ray Sharp and Evelyn Berryman Sharp Scholarship Hannah P. Bradford Hannah R. Fleming Sonnet Marie D. Garcia Jenna K. Horrall Brianna N. Ramos
For undergraduate or graduate students Virginia Tech University of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University James Madison University James Madison University
Chesapeake Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Chesapeake Suffolk
Thomas P. Thompson Memorial Scholarship
For Virginia students pursuing medicine or healthcare studies at in-state institutions Brittany Cochran Jefferson College of Health Sciences Christiansburg
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Florence L. Smith Scholarship
For Virginia students attending medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School, the University of Virginia or Virginia Commonwealth University Abigail E. Barger Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk Nicole G. Byram University of Virginia School of Medicine Midlothian Veronica Gray Eastern Virginia Medical School Franklin Scott L. Huang VCU School of Medicine Loudoun County Jasmine K. Malhi University of Virginia School of Medicine Loudoun County Kayvon M. Mobarakeh VCU School of Medicine Fairfax County Reginald Osardu VCU School of Medicine Woodbridge Evan Rajadhyaksha University of Virginia School of Medicine Alexandria Michael Salomon University of Virginia School of Medicine Midlothian Jonathan TaylorFishwick Eastern Virginia Medical School Suffolk Jordan J. Tyrrell Eastern Virginia Medical School Loudoun County Andrew S. Vipperman Jr. University of Virginia School of Medicine Roanoke Lillian K. Waller University of Virginia School of Medicine Springfield Katherine L. Webb VCU School of Medicine Midlothian Dustin A. Wessells University of Virginia School of Medicine Accomack County
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Jarrod Camper Smith Memorial Scholarship
For students who participated in youth sports programs at the Kings Grant/Lynnhaven Recreation Association in Virginia Beach Luke P. Hampton University of Virginia Virginia Beach
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Enid W. and Bernard Spigel Architectural Scholarship
For upper-level undergraduate or graduate students studying architecture, architectural history or architectural preservation Aleksander A. De Mott University of Virginia Virginia Beach
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Minton W. Talbot Scholarship Fund Caitlin L. McKay
For students from Granby High School The College of William & Mary
Norfolk
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D.A. Taylor Memorial Scholarship
For South Hampton Roads students with strong leadership skills and academic abilities who exhibit overall excellence Jada M. Copeland The College of William & Mary Virginia Beach Justin A. Costello University of Virginia Virginia Beach Joshua R. Hughes The College of William & Mary Virginia Beach Victor G. Layne University of Virginia Norfolk Olivia G. Scharfe Messiah College Virginia Beach Ethan B. Voight Regent University Suffolk
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Patsy G. Teer Fund
For South Hampton Roads students attending college Grace E. Goode Christopher Newport University Lindsay Marcus James Madison University Sarah L. Marcus University of Oklahoma Rhiannon Meadows Virginia Commonwealth University James L. Ogletree Jr. University of Alabama Olivia C. Richardson Hawaii Pacific University
For Norfolk residents Virginia Tech Virginia Tech University of Virginia Bridgewater College
Princess’ Kayla Dawson Helen M. Dekker Jacob Radford Raphael J. Stanek
Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk
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John W. and Linda Vakos Scholarship For students from Virginia Beach George Mason University
Erika J. Kennedy
Virginia Beach
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Donald E. Sly, M.D. and Madeline H. Sly Medical Scholarship
Hometown
Gertrude Ward Scholarship Fund
For students from Virginia Beach with a preference for graduates of Princess Anne High School and those majoring in English Angela V. Delos Reyes Washington and Lee University Virginia Beach Sarah E. Gantt Williams College Virginia Beach Marielle Hankerson Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Beach Chika A. Osuchukwu Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Beach
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Weisberg and Clark Scholarship Fund Margaret R. Rumley
For students from South Hampton Roads Appalachian State University
Chesapeake
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Captain Rexford Vinal Wheeler Jr., U.S.N., Fund
For students attending Old Dominion University with a preference for students from Norfolk Hyacinth Abad Old Dominion University Virginia Beach Seena N. Alkaifi Old Dominion University Norfolk Destiny C. Barnes Old Dominion University Norfolk Tabitha Y. Burress Old Dominion University Norfolk Brianna C. Catlin Old Dominion University Norfolk Nolan L. Dzupinka Old Dominion University Norfolk Rhadohn M. EppsBillups Old Dominion University Norfolk Kaleigh Everette Old Dominion University Norfolk Tyra M. Hendricks Old Dominion University Norfolk Chinedu Okafo Old Dominion University Norfolk Bryce A. Thacker Old Dominion University Norfolk
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Paul and Athena Yeonas Memorial Scholarship
For students of Greek heritage or students at Old Dominion University Hannah N. Garland James Madison University Virginia Beach Emily J. VanDorn Regent University Suffolk
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Total Students: 434
Grand Total: $1,463,213
In addition to the scholarship recipients listed previously, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation is helping even more students with education costs. In 2019, we provided $277,800 in educational grants to support scholarship funds at 10 schools and colleges specified by donors. Funds providing grants and the designated recipients are:
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Macon and Joan Brock Scholarship Fund for Randolph-Macon College
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Charles F. and Mabel C. Burroughs Memorial Fund for Norfolk Academy, Union
Presbyterian Seminary and Virginia Theological Seminary
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George Chamberlaine Memorial Fund for Norfolk Academy
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Chesapeake Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Chesapeake Virginia Beach Chesapeake
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Vincent J. Thomas Scholarship
For Hampton Roads students attending Virginia Military Institute with a preference for students from Norfolk Public Schools Jacob A. Mustain Virginia Military Institute Chesapeake
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F. Ludwig Diehn Fund for Old Dominion University Music Department
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Margarette Hanes Old Nurse and Student Education Fund for Sentara College of Health Sciences
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William A. and Lucille W. Sawyer Memorial Fund for Norfolk Collegiate School
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Taylor Brothers Fund for scholarships for Norfolk Academy
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William E. and Anne D. Wood Scholarship Fund for Christopher Newport University, Old Dominion University, Thomas Nelson Community College and Tidewater Community College
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B oard Of Directors James A. Squires, Chair G. Robert Aston Jr., Treasurer Jane P. Batten Gilbert T. Bland R. Bruce Bradley L.D. Britt Joan P. Brock Susan R. Colpitts Deborah M. DiCroce, Secretary President & CEO
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Thomas R. Frantz Sharon S. Goodwyn, Vice Chair Hon. Jerrauld C. Jones John R. Lawson II Miles B. Leon John F. Malbon Vincent J. Mastracco Jr. Suzanne Puryear
Sally Kirby Hartman, Editor • Cherise Newsome, Associate Editor Bart Morris, Graphic Design
The mission of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation is to make life better in Hampton Roads through leadership, philanthropy, and civic engagement. Its vision is a thriving community with opportunity for all. Established in 1950, the community foundation is a 501(c)3 public charity that helps residents of southeastern Virginia lead better lives.
Forever Inspiring Careers in Music Pamela Scott Hyatt, a singer and music teacher, inspired countless students. Thanks to her bequest to the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, the Norfolk native will forever make it possible for college students to enjoy careers in music. The new Pamela Scott Hyatt Music Scholarship Fund will help Norfolk Public Schools graduates majoring in performing arts or studying to become music teachers. The renewable scholarships are for students at four-year colleges or universities. Hyatt, a widow who lived in Virginia Beach, taught for decades at Norfolk Public Schools before retiring from Mary Calcott and Coleman Place elementary schools. Her enthusiasm bubbled over in classes where she taught students to sing and appreciate music. She often accompanied students on piano and used her sewing skills to create their performance costumes. After retiring, she taught vocal students privately and at Tidewater Community College. “Pam had a gorgeous alto voice. She was always a lead singer,” recalls Kay Dahl, who sang with her in the St. Andrews Episcopal Church choir in Norfolk. Hyatt joined the church
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Pamela Scott Hyatt
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choir as an Old Dominion University student and anchored it for 50 years. Born in Norfolk in 1949, Hyatt was the oldest of three children in a musical family. Her father, who drove a gasoline tanker truck, played piano while she sang and her brothers played drums and coronet. Hyatt played flute in the marching and concert bands at Maury High School. Armed with Pamela Scott Hyatt created a bachelor’s degree in music education a scholarship fund. from ODU, she earned a master’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music before moving back to Hampton Roads to perform and teach. Early in her career, she sang with Virginia Opera and portrayed Kate Pinkerton in “Madame Butterfly” and Mary Fleming in “Mary, Queen of Scots.” She later sang lead alto with the Virginia Symphony Chorus. Her love of music spilled over to her volunteer work with the Virginia Opera Guild and the Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads. At ODU football games, Pam loved cheering the band as it entered the stadium and played halftime shows. Beyond music, “Pam was a cat person who made everyone smile,” says Ellen Golliher, who sang with Pam at St. Andrews and taught with her at TCC. Pam enjoyed C O N T I N U E D P. 6