David Newstead Scholarship

Piedmont Tech associate in arts student Crystal Childs, right, of Ninety Six is recognized for receiving the David Newstead Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to a student who has participated in the Upward Bound program. Jim Oree, director of Upward Bound, congratulates Childs. 

Allen Brown of Greenwood, right, was recognized for receiving a PTC Golf Classic Scholarship at a Piedmont Tech luncheon. The scholarships are generated through a fund-raising golf tournament held each spring. Brown is a business major. Dick Shelton, director of institutional effectiveness and planning, is shown congratulating Brown.

Piedmont Tech human services student Lisa Hunt of Greenwood, right, was recognized for receiving a Greenwood Rotary Club Scholarship at the college’s annual Scholarship Luncheon. The scholarships are awarded annually to second-year students in associate’s degree programs. Gail Bowers, representative of the Greenwood Rotary Club, is shown congratulating Hunt. Also receiving the Rotary Club Scholarship, but not pictured, is Jennifer Therrell of Saluda, a criminal justice major.

Scholarship donors Libby Anderson, left, and Jo Bartley, second from left, congratulated Piedmont Tech student recipients at the college’s annual Scholarship Luncheon. Suzan Turner of Joanna, second from right, and Tameka Wharton of Greenwood, right, are congratulated for receiving the scholarships, which are awarded to full-time students who are single parents. The scholarships are given in memory of Nora Wells Cooner, Anderson and Bartley’s mother. Turner is an office systems technology major and Wharton is a general health science student.

Deidre Stidom of Greenwood, left, was applauded for receiving the Becky McIntosh Scholarship at Piedmont Tech’s Scholarship Luncheon. The scholarship is awarded to a student who has completed at least eight courses toward a degree, has good academic standing and works full-time. The scholarship is given in honor of Piedmont Tech Vice President for Student Development Becky McIntosh. Stidom is an associate in arts student and online course manager at Piedmont Tech. Lisa Crawford, developmental math instructor at the college, is shown congratulating Stidom.

Piedmont Tech accounting student Christy Harrison of Greenwood, right, was recognized for receiving a Countybank Scholarship at a luncheon at the college. Another recipient, not pictured, is business student Sybil Thompson of Greenwood. The scholarships are awarded to Greenwood County residents enrolled in Piedmont Tech’s business curriculum. Rebecca Vines, assistant vice president at Countybank, is shown congratulating Harrison. 

Piedmont Tech student Marsha Sullivan of Gray Court, left, was recognized for receiving a Central Carolina Bank Scholarship. Sullivan is an office systems technology major. The scholarship is awarded annually to a Laurens County resident who demonstrates high academic achievement and leadership. Will Ferguson, vice president at Central Carolina Bank, is shown congratulating Sullivan. 

Piedmont Tech associate in arts student Robley Moore of Iva, left, was applauded for receiving the Ernest Prewett Alumni Scholarship at the college’s annual Scholarship Luncheon. The scholarship is awarded annually a student who has demonstrated academic achievement. Ernest Prewett, right, Piedmont Tech’s part-time executive assistant to the president, congratulates Moore.

Piedmont Tech Vice President for Student Development Becky McIntosh congratulated students for receiving Piedmont Partners Faculty/Staff Scholarships at a recent luncheon. From left are McIntosh and scholarship recipients Anna Parnell of Iva, radiologic technology; Alesia Downey of Greenwood, business; and Pamela Birchfield of Greenwood, associate degree nursing. Recipients, not pictured, are Kimberly Beaty of Abbeville, associate degree nursing; and Chiquita Bush of Edgefield, associate in science. The scholarships are awarded annually based on academic achievement.