Scholarships

Congratulations to our 2024 Scholarship Winners:
Abigail Roy, Madsion Stuber, & Maggie Tate

(Click Names above for their Thank you Letters)
The Charlie Rollins/Gay Henson Scholarship Award Program is in investment in the future of our members, their families, and our Association. These scholarships are to provide to reward academic excellence while balancing school, athletic/other activities, family, and community. All the applicants worked very hard and are described by their references as achieving this balance plus maintaining their strong moral character and humility amid their successes. Each students’ application was reviewed several times by each Committee member. Quite frankly, we wish that all could be awarded an EA scholarship. The Committee is confident that each applicant will continue to be upstanding, responsible citizens that contribute greatly to their families, churches, and communities.
After careful consideration of the seven very worthy applicants for the 2024 Charlie Rollins/Gay Henson scholarships, the Scholarship Committee came to a unanimous decision.
Please join us in congratulating to Abigail Roy, Madison Stuber, and Maggie Tate as the top three applicants; each student will receive a $2,000 scholarship to assist in furthering their secondary education. These young women are high achieving scholars and athletes in addition to volunteering their time and talents in their communities.

Abigail Roy (Gay Henson Scholarship) – attended West Point High School in Cullman, Alabama. She was the class Valedictorian, Class Vice President, and school ambassador. Abigail was awarded the Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction in six subjects, earned duel enrollment credits, was the Math Team member and President, a member of the West Point High School Scholars Bowl Team (earned five championships), a member of the Mu Alpha Theta, Phi Theta Kappa, Beta Club, National Honor Society, and Cullman County Rotary Club (Service Above Self Award Recipient), and volunteered in her community and church. In Abigail’s sophomore year, one of her classmates was tragically lost in a car accident. In Abigail’s role as the Graduating Class Vice President, she reached out to all her classmates for them to write notes about the lost classmate on butterfly cut-outs for her teacher (the lost classmate’s mother) and placed them in a box with a white butterfly on top with her son’s name. The next day teacher placed each butterfly on her wall, and they remain there to this day.
Abigail is currently attending the University of Alabama, Birmingham with a major in pre-nursing with the goal of earning her MS Nursing-Psychiatry & Mental Health. She is a member of the UAB Honors College and placed on the UAB President’s List for Fall 2023. Abigail is a rape response volunteer for the Crisis Center of Greater Birmingham and volunteers at her church.

Madison Stuber (Charlie Rollins Scholarship) – While a student at Community Christian Academy, located in Paducah, KY, she was named the Community Christian Academy Valedictorian/Honors Graduate/Lifetime CCA graduate/Volunteer Service Graduate, earned dual enrollment credits, and is a tennis champion. She participated in several community projects, The Community Kitchen, Idols Aside, church ministry, and youth sports. Idols Aside is a ministry that reaches out to the fatherless in the local community. After Madison learned about the large number of fatherless children so close to her home, she began a service project to collect items for them, raised funds to help with the children’s needs, and volunteered additional time at the lodge to minister to the children.
Madison is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at Murray State University. Major in Psychology & a Minor in Criminal Justice. Her Murray State University Academic Achievements include Presidents List Fall 2023 and participating in the Honors Program. Madison’s career goal is to become an adolescent counselor to help youth manage their mental health.

Maggie Tate (Charlie Rollins Scholarship) – graduated Lenoir City High School wearing the Mu Alpha Theta and National Honors society cords after taking honors classes and earning dual enrollment hours. She is a member of the National Society and the Health Occupations Students of America, and is a competitive dancer, placing 1st at several dance competitions over the years. Maggie volunteered a substantial amount of her time and expertise to her school for two years to produce musical performances. Maggie leveraged her artistic and dance abilities, choreographed the musicals, and taught dance to her peers (who had zero movement experience). Maggie also assisted other dancers at her dance studio and volunteered at her church. She has obtained three valuable certifications: the Patient Care Technician, CPR, and OSHA 10 safety.
Maggie will be attending Austin Peay State University in Healthcare Management and was the first one ever to be signed onto Austin Peay’s D1 dance team without auditioning and won the outstanding freshman of the year award.

PREVIOUS WINNERS:

• 2023 - Connor Anderson & Madison Ellis

• 2022 - Kelsey Hewitt

• 2020 - Nolan Scherer Smith

• 2019 - Victoria Starks

• 2018 - Sarah Houff

• 2017 - Nolan Smith

• 2016 - Gwen Foster & Jarod Davis

• 2015 - Gwen Foster

• 2014 - Phillip Evans & Hayley Dinkins

• 2013 - West Phifer & Hannah Davis

• 2012 - Katherine Thurman & Chapelle Ayres

• 2011 - Jessica Henson & Trey Brown

• 2010 - Samuel Broder

• 2009 - Preston Moore, Katherine Thurman, & John Johnson

• 2008 - Janet Nelson