Scholarship Recipients
2026 Impact on Education
Thanks to the generosity of local individuals, families and community organizations, the Community Foundation of South Georgia has awarded over $425K in scholarships in 2026. This year, 115 scholarships were given to students attending 28 high schools across South Georgia along with other colleges in Georgia, through 43 of our scholarship funds. These scholarships were able to help so many deserving individuals reach their goals of higher education at colleges and universities across the nation. Take a look at the names of the individuals who were awarded below. Congratulations to all of our scholarship recipients this year!
2026 Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship |
Recipient |
High School |
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Alan George Memorial YMCA Scholarship |
Bailey Everett |
Thomasville High School |
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Andre Williams |
Thomas County Central High School |
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Bacon County High School Class Scholarship |
Makenzie Wilson |
Bacon County High School |
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Becky & Irving Kres Memorial Scholarship |
Tanvi Patel |
Bainbridge High School |
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Benjamin E. Gordon Memorial Scholarship |
Lauren Ball |
Valdosta High School |
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Bill Reynolds Memorial Scholarship |
Angelica Martinez DeJesus |
Bainbridge High School |
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Cairo High School Band Spirit Scholarship |
Chloe Cranford |
Cairo High School |
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Cleve Bostick Memorial Scholarship |
Mattie Gray |
Westwood Schools |
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Dr. Charlie Watt Memorial Scholarship |
James Mizell |
Brookwood School |
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Gaskins Environmental Scholarship |
Kaitlyn Haithcock |
Lowndes High School |
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Audrey Harrison |
Brookwood School |
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Julia Sharp |
Thomasville High School |
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Geraldine Grant Memorial Scholarship |
Kentraven Major |
Valdosta High School |
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Gabrielle Mays |
Lowndes High School |
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Gnann A. Moser Memorial Scholarship |
Randa Gladwin |
Valdosta High School |
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Harrison Hooks Memorial Scholarship |
William Casper |
Thomasville High School |
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Homer E. Breckenridge, Jr. Memorial Scholarship |
Ven’Teria McLeroy |
Seminole County High School |
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Hosea Hall & Lilly Eason Vann Scholarship |
Jacob Hutchings |
Thomas County Central High School |
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J.B. Jenkins Memorial Scholarship |
Jada Coachman |
Seminole County High School |
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Jack Gibbs Memorial Scholarship |
James Morris |
Tift County High School |
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James D. Eunice Legacy Scholarship |
Tyler Pegues |
Bacon County High School |
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Mitchell Carter |
Bainbridge High School |
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Tanvi Patel |
Bainbridge High School |
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Emilea Warren |
Berrien High School |
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Julie Carter |
Brantley County High School |
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Addyson Thrift |
Brantley County High School |
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Emilee Gruno |
Brooks County High School |
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Luke Hylton |
Brooks County High School |
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Eli Chisholm |
Cairo High School |
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Hannah Lynch |
Cairo High School |
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Joseph Zetmeir |
Charlton County High School |
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Kynlee Haskin |
Colquitt County High School |
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Jaden Taylor |
Colquitt County High School |
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Ret Turner |
Colquitt County High School |
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Susannah Byram |
Highland Christian Academy |
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Shelby Steel |
Highland Christian Academy |
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Lillian Moore |
Homeschool |
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Aubry Hansley |
Lanier County High School |
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Kailin Ley |
Lanier County High School |
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Kyleigh Ley |
Lanier County High School |
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Raegan Watkins |
Lee County High School |
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Mary Altman |
Lowndes High School |
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Audrey Greene |
Lowndes High School |
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Davis Hall |
Lowndes High School |
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Ella Grace Neal |
Lowndes High School |
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Brooklyn New |
Lowndes High School |
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Ellee Thomas |
Lowndes High School |
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Elinor Wade |
Lowndes High School |
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Campbell Avant |
Open Bible Christian School |
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Carrigan Bridges |
Seminole County High School |
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Jada Coachman |
Seminole County High School |
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Mackenzie Smith |
Thomas County Central High School |
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Payton West |
Thomas County Central High School |
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Andre Williams |
Thomas County Central High School |
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Trinity Do |
Thomasville High School |
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Joe Douglas |
Thomasville High School |
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Julia Sharp |
Thomasville High School |
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Lauren Ball |
Valdosta High School |
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Jackson Ortmeyer |
Valdosta High School |
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William Trickett |
Valwood School |
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Joanne Pierce Drake Music Scholarship |
Milan Richardson |
Seminole County High School |
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Joe A. David III Music Scholarship |
Ronnie Gordon |
Cairo High School |
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John B. and Elizabeth V. Wight Scholarship |
Noah Cooper |
Cairo High School |
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Hannah Lynch |
Cairo High School |
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Ava Reynolds |
Cairo High School |
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John Bulloch Scholarship |
Pearson Dukes |
Thomas County Central High School |
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Johnny Grimsley Golf Scholarship |
Ivey Godby |
Bainbridge High School |
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Julien B. Roddenbery Scholarship |
Madison Gainous |
Cairo High School |
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Kody Brinson |
Cairo High School |
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Kevin Walden Memorial Scholarship |
Addison Durrance |
Cairo High School |
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Marie Wertz Scholarship |
Cecelia Myers |
Thomasville High School |
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Mary Newberry Kirkland Memorial Scholarship |
Jada Coachman |
Seminole County High School |
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Mary Smith Gay Scholarship |
Emmaya Parks |
Monroe Comprehensive High School |
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Mitchell EMC Operation Round-Up Scholarship |
Caleb Etheredge |
Baconton Community Charter School |
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Tyler Hayes |
Baconton Community Charter School |
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Matison Shiver |
Baconton Community Charter School |
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Taylor Turley |
Baconton Community Charter School |
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Weston Cowart |
Southwest Georgia Academy |
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Trinity Do |
Thomasville High School |
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Mia Burnett |
Westwood Schools |
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Hunter Spence |
Westwood Schools |
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Nebraska West |
Westwood Schools |
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Daisy White |
Worth County High School |
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Molly Elkins Joiner Memorial Scholarship |
Kaleb Janes |
Cairo High School |
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Moultrie-Colquitt County High School Alumni Scholarship |
Jack Kirksey |
Colquitt County High School |
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Jaden Taylor |
Colquitt County High School |
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Patty Atkinson Radical Empathy Scholarship |
Jada Coachman |
Seminole County High School |
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Landon Thompson |
Seminole County High School |
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Plymel Family Scholarship in Memory of Ann Elizabeth Plymel |
Alynah Jacob-Tomas |
Thomas County Central High School |
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Quitman Methodist William S. McMichael Scholarship |
Frank Lillig |
Asbury Theological Seminary |
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Robert P. “Bobby” Singletary Scholarship |
Isabella Gaspar Baltazar |
Thomas County Central High School |
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Caroline Westberg |
Thomas County Central High School |
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Robert Warde Chambers Scholarship |
Destiny Bryant |
Brooks County High School |
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Emilee Gruno |
Brooks County High School |
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Luke Hylton |
Brooks County High School |
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Ja’Daja Robinson |
Brooks County High School |
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Holly Sabaj |
Brooks County High School |
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Monroe Wingate |
Brooks County High School |
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Rocky Ivey Memorial Scholarship |
Elijah Hines |
Thomasville High School |
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Savannah Singletary Memorial Scholarship |
William Stevens |
Brookwood School |
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Senior Chief David “Blake” McLendon Scholarship |
Jacob Hutchings |
Thomas County Central High School |
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Jackson Dru Jones |
Thomas County Central High School |
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Terri Matthews Nursing Scholarship |
Ashlee Holm |
Thomas County Central High School |
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Thomas McComb Scholarship |
Doris Basford |
Thomasville High School |
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William Casper |
Thomasville High School |
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Trinity Do |
Thomasville High School |
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Cecelia Myers |
Thomasville High School |
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Emma Rayburn |
Thomasville High School |
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Julia Sharp |
Thomasville High School |
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Thomasville Antiques Show Foundation Scholarship |
Maggie Brock |
Brookwood School |
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Jared Castillo |
Thomas County Central High School |
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Katybeth Willis |
Thomasville High School |
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Wh & Mary P. Muggridge Memorial Scholarship |
Avery Green |
Cairo High School |
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Kaleb Janes |
Cairo High School |
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Wyatt Hutchins Alexander Family Scholarship |
Kemyra Conley |
Early County High School |