12/12/2022
NEWS RELEASE
ROCKDALE COALITION ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR 2023 SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
December 12, 2022 - The Rockdale Coalition for Children and Families is accepting applications for the annual John K. Morgan Community Service Scholarship and the F. William Hughey Community Service Award.
The John K. Morgan Scholarship will be awarded to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding community service in Rockdale County and plans to continue that level of commitment while pursuing post-secondary education. There is no age limitation for applicants. The scholarship will be awarded to assist with college related expenses for students enrolled in an accredited institution of higher learning. Applications must be received no later than Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Scholarship money awarded since the scholarship’s inception in 2011 totals over $85,000 among recipients and finalists.
The Rotary Club of Conyers and the Rockdale County Rotary Club are once again partnering to award a finalist with a $1,000 community service scholarship that will be presented in addition to the Morgan Scholarship at the scholarship awards presentation and reception on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at Piedmont Rockdale Hospital.
The F. William Hughey Community Service Award will be awarded to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding, collaborative community service in the Rockdale community. A $500 cash donation will also be made to a community organization that serves the Rockdale community as selected by the recipient of this award. Most recent recipients of the F. William Hughey Community Service Award include Ed Conway (2015), Claire Cline (2016), Levette Thompson (2017), Dr. Doreen Williams (2018), Jeff Beech (2019), Ruth Wilson (2020) and Allan Jones (2021). Nominations for the Hughey Community Service Award are also due no later than January 31, 2023.
Applications for the Rockdale Coalition John K. Morgan Scholarship and nomination forms for the F. William Hughey Community Service Award are available for download at www.rockdalecoalition.org.
For more information, contact Rockdale Coalition for Children and Families Executive Director Michael Hutcheson at 770-761-9244 or [email protected].