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Hamilton Holt Scholarship Fund
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A Brief History
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The Hamilton Holt Kiwanis Scholarship Fund is owned and administered by The Kiwanis Club of Macon for the purpose of granting scholarships to deserving students who reside in Bibb County, Georgia. Charter member Dr. William Jacob Little is considered the father of the fund which was established in July 1923 as the Kiwanis-Mercer Educational Fund for the purpose of granting low interest loans to residents of Bibb County to attend Mercer University. On February 21, 1930, a second fund known as the Kiwanis-Wesleyan Educational Fund was established and funded by the Kiwanis Club of Macon for the purpose of assisting female residents of Bibb County in obtaining a college education at Wesleyan College by making low interest loans to young women found to be worthy thereof.
In May 1969 the Kiwanis Club of Macon approved changing the name of the trust to the Hamilton Holt Kiwanis Educational Loan Fund in honor of former President of the Kiwanis Club of Macon and later President of Kiwanis International, Mr. Hamilton T. Holt. The first scholarship was awarded in 1996.
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Past Recipients
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YEAR |
AMOUNT |
RECIPIENT |
SCHOOL |
| 1996 |
$4000 |
Wendy L Joyner |
Central High School |
| 1997 |
$4000 |
Patricia L Laurens |
First Presbyterian Day School |
| 1998 |
$4000 |
Ashlee Gowder |
Tattnall |
| 1999 |
$4000 |
Jessica Hunnicutt |
Southwest High School |
| 2000 |
$4000 |
Monique Gupta |
First Presbyterian Day School |
| 2001 |
$3500 |
Kathleen Head* |
Central High School |
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$3500 |
Adam Dukes* |
Central High School |
| 2002 |
$2500 |
Julie V Feibelman* |
Westside High School |
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$2500 |
Lea Hattaway* |
Central High School |
| 2003 |
$2000 |
Amber Taylor* |
Tattnall |
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$2000 |
Matthew Baca* |
Stratford |
| 2004 |
$1000 |
Michelle Avery* |
Tattnall |
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$1000 |
Haley Blair* |
Tattnall |
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$1000 |
Peyton M. Ethridge |
First Presbyterian Day School |
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$1000 |
Kyle Gochenour* |
First Presbyterian Day School |
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$1000 |
Lauryn A Whitfield |
Tattnall |
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$1000 |
Justin T Wright* |
First Presbyterian Day School |
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Total: |
$42,000 |
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*After the establishment of the President's Community Service Award in 2001, action was taken by the Fund Treasurer, James L. Gibson, to insure that proper application for this $500 additional award was made. Each of the students shown above with an asterisk by their name received this additional $500 award from the President's Community Service Award for a total additional $5000.00. Only two students per school per year can receive the award.
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Officers
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Samuel A. McDuffie
Robert C. Allen
Wade McCurry, III
David L. Richardson
Penny Windham
Bill Adams
James Gibson (Treasurer)
David Cozart (Ex Officio)
Jesse Griggers (Ex Officio)
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