Over $1.3 million awarded to seniors

Yale attendee biggest winner from Class of '23

The Cody Family Scholarship was afforded to 19 different Robbinsville students at May 16's Academic and Scholarships program. All names are listed from left. Front row: Delaney Hooper, Lindsay Brittain, Emma Harrison, Erica Daniels, Michael Yan, Dirk Cody, Dana Adams, Destanee Trammell, Kensley Phillips, Montana Adams, William Cable and Caleb Turpin. Back row: Elizabeth Boyle, Alex Knight, Logan Hooper, Mackenzie Brooks, William Carpenter, Abigayle Lancaster, Lorin Hogsed, David Lovingood and Brock Adams.

Robbinsville – Less than two weeks before their days in high school come to an emotional close, the Robbinsville High School Class of 2023 learned how much aid they will receive to further their education.

Over $1.3 million in scholarships were announced May 16, as the bulk of the school's annual Academic and Scholarship Awards Program consisted of showing just why Graham County Schools has a winning formula for success – both in and away from the classroom.

Emerging as the top scholarship recipient this year is another Ivy League-bound student, Lindsay Brittain. She will be attending Yale University in the fall and is leaning toward obtaining a degree in public health. Coupled with grants, Brittain will begin her quest for a college diploma with a cozy $450,064.

She received the Horatio Alger, Mountain Lakes Board of Realtors, Robbinsville United Methodist Church, Greenhouse, Hagan, Yale, Federal S.E.O.G, North Carolina State Elks Association, Church Mouse, Red Cross, Joanne Cornerstone Ministries and Cody Family scholarships.

Other recipients of scholarships and grants are listed below, alphabetically.

* Brock Adams (Bryan College): $8,940. Sarah Campbell, Beta Sigma Phi, Smoky Mountain Youth League All-Stars, NCAE, Cody Family, United Community Bank and Bryan College Basketball Scholarship;

* Montana Adams (Gardner-Webb University): $227,840. Honors Program, Trustee Scholarship, Ignite Excellence Award, Hagan Scholarship, Wendy Anderson Sellers, J. Smith Howell, Cody Family and Golden LEAF;

* Dylan Anderson (Tri-County Community College): $500. Rodney Orr Scholarship;

* Elizabeth Boyle (Savannah College of Art and Design): $108,580. George and Francis London, State Farm Extra Mile, Willie Z Memorial, Academy Honors Scholarship, Mountain Lakes Board of Realtors and Cody Family;

* Mackenzie Brooks (Tri-County Early College): $1,500. Cody Family Scholarship;

* Lathan Buchanan (Cleveland Community College): $1,500. The Oliver Family, Wendy Anderson Sellers and Diane Buchanan Memorial.

* William Cable (Carson-Newman University): $98,400. Faculty Scholar, C-N On-Campus Room, Compass Scholarship, Art (Senior Project) Scholarship, Eastern Star, Charlie Laub and Cody Family Scholarship;

* William Carpenter (Southwestern Community College): $500. Cody Family Scholarship;

* Haylee Crisp (Tri-County Community College/UNC-Charlotte): $1,000. Joyce Perkins Scholarship;

* William Crisp (Southwestern Community College): $1,000. Wendy Anderson Sellers and Diane Buchanan Memorial Scholarship;

* Erica Daniels (Tri-County Community College/UNC-Charlotte): $16,000. Elda C. Penny, Laura Phillips, Church Mouse, J. Smith Howell and Cody Family Scholarship;

* Emma Harrison (Gardner-Webb University): $131,840. Trustee Scholarship, Shirley Jackson Oswalt, Laura Phillips, Wendy Anderson Sellers, John G. Gardner, Cody Family, Golden LEAF and Higher Education Scholarship;

* Lorin Hogsed (Western Carolina University): $12,000. V.F.W. Scholarship, Robbinsville United Methodist Church, Helen Wells, WNC Bridge Foundation, Wendy Anderson Sellers, Diane Buchanan Memorial and Cody Family Scholarship;

* Delaney Hooper (Western Carolina University): $13,750. The Moody, Robbinsville United Methodist Church and Cody Family Scholarship;

* Logan Hooper (UNC-Chapel Hill): $104,472. Cody Family and NC Reach;

* Alexzander Knight (Appalachian State University): $43,750. SECU, The Moody, The Oliver Family, Robbinsville United Methodist Church, Knightmares, Laura Phillips, Joyce Perkins, J. Smith Howell, Appalachian Excellence Scholarship and Cody Family Scholarship;

* Abigayle Lancaster (Appalachian State University): $54,180. N.C. Scholarship, Carson Conservative, Church Mouse, Graham County Farm Bureau and Cody Family Scholarship;

* David Lovingood (Tri-County Community College/Western Carolina University): $17,000. Church Mouse, J. Smith Howell and Cody Family Scholarship;

* Maddox Nichols (Tri-County Community College): $500. Rodney Orr Scholarship;

* Kensley Phillips (Eastern Carolina University): $55,270. American Legion, Ed Jackson, The Oliver Family, George H.V. Cecil Journey, Sarah Campbell, Church Mouse, Geer Summer Accelerator, Cody Family, Golden LEAF, Shawn Blanton Memorial Scholarships, Delta Kappa Gamma, 1A West/Midwest All-Star Game and Sarah Campbell Scholarship;

* William Riddle (Montreat College): $61,895. Ed Jackson, The Oliver Family, Shirley Jackson Oswalt Memorial, Montreat Academic Scholarship, Montreat Athletic Scholarship;

* Destanee Trammell (Lenoir-Rhyne University): $145,984. Laura Phillips, Mountain Lakes Board of Realtors, CFWNC Newton-Academy Fund-Forster/Stevens, Lenoir-Rhyne Scholars, Lenoir-Rhyne Opportunity Award, Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball Scholarship, Lee-Ann Tuttle Thomas Memorial, J. Smith Howell, Cody Family and Golden LEAF Scholarship;

* Caleb Turpin (Appalachian State University): $33,700. The Moody, The Oliver Family, Laura Phillips, J. Smith Howell, Student Council, Appalachian Excellence Scholarship and Cody Family Scholarship;

* Kelle Williams (Southwestern Community College/Tri-County Community College): $500. Dr. Kelly Scholarship;

* Michael Yan (Southwestern Community College): $23,000. Laura Phillips, Wendy Anderson Sellers, Diane Buchanan Memorial, J. Smith Howell and Cody Family Scholarship.

-Editor's note: This list was received at 3 p.m. Monday, but not all grants and scholarship winners have been announced.

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