2023 Award Recipients

​​Josefa (JoJo) Castellanos - Dining Services
Superior School of Real Estate
Real Estate License
Second Year Recipient
​Emmett Everest - Golf Shop
Appalachian State 
Business
First Year Recipient            
​Gabriella Fernandez – Daughter of Erica Sosa – Food Services 
Appalachian State
Biology
First Year Recipient
​Kate Gentel – Daughter of Brent Gentel – Golf Course Maintenance
NC State
Textile Brand Management
First Year Recipient 
Crystal Gillespie – Dining Services
Fayetteville Tech
Leadership/Management Cert.
First Year Recipient
Haley Hanks – Dining Services
UNC-Chapel Hill
Business/Real Estate
First Year Recipient
​Charley Hegeman – Son of Thomas Hegeman - Administration
UNC-Charlotte
Business
Second Year Recipient
​Reilley Hegeman – Daughter of Thomas Hegeman - Administration
University of South Carolina
Cardio-Vascular Technology 
First Year Recipient
​Isabel Killian – Daughter of Matt Killian – Golf Course Maintenance
UNC-Asheville
Psychology
Second Year Recipient
Ethan Malin – Dining Services
Duke University
Medical Physics
First Year Recipient
Nelson Matute – Stepson of Eddy Alvarado – Food Services
NC State
Cyber Security
Third Year Recipient
Cam Neuwirth - Golf Shop
Coursea (Online)
Business Foundations
First Year Recipient
Oyeronke Poopola – Dining Services
UNC-Chapel Hill
Neuroscience
First Year Recipient
​Sarah Ramos – Dining Services
Durham Tech
Dental Hygienist
Second Year Recipient
​​Katherine Reyes – Dining Services
UNC-Greensboro
Kinesiology
First Year Recipient
Kendell Richardson – Dining Services
Tulane University (Online)
Social Work
First Year Recipient​
​Tani Valdez Rivas - Daughter of Jose Rivas – Food Services
Duke University
Environmental Science
Governors Scholarship 2022
Third Year Recipient
Samantha Rojas – Daughter of Luis Rojas - Housekeeping
Falconbridge Animal Hospital
Internship Stipend
Governors Scholarship 2022
Fifth Year Recipient
​​Oliva Sanchez – Daughter of Rafael Sanchez – Golf Course Maint.
Appalachian State
Criminal Justice
Governors Scholarship 2023
Third Year Recipient
​Aidan Spelbring – Dining Services
UNC-Chapel Hill
Psychology
Second Year Recipient
​Sarah Towne – Golf Shop
PGA of America
Level 2 & 3 Certification
Second Year Recipient
​Bland Vickers – Golf Shop
Appalachian State
Criminal Justice
Second Year Recipient
​Andrea Valdez – Daughter of Eddy Chos – Housekeeping
Durham Tech/Wake Tech
Kinesiology
Third Year Recipient
Miles Willson – Son of Kyle Willson - Golf Shop
Durham Tech
Sports Marketing
First Year Recipient            
David Wood – Dining Service
HVAC Training
First Year Recipient

Prior Year Recipients

2022
2021
2020
​2019