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Oct. 27, 2003 -- No. 564

UNC awards scholarships for academic merit

EDITORS: Following is a list by North Carolina county and by state of the 139 students who received academic merit-based scholarships from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Office of Scholarships and Student Aid for 2003-04. The name of the student’s scholarship appears at the end of each listing. For descriptions of each scholarship and the donors who created them, see News Services release No. 563, http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct03/schol102703.html

NORTH CAROLINA RECIPIENTS

Alamance | Buncombe | Burke | Cabarrus | Caswell | Cherokee | Chowan | Cleveland | Columbus | Craven
Cumberland | Durham | Edgecombe | Forsyth | Franklin | Gaston | Guilford | Haywood | Iredell | Lenoir | Macon
Mecklenburg | Nash | New Hanover | Orange | Person | Pitt | Richmond | Robeson | Rockingham | Rowan
Scotland | Transylvania | Union | Wake | Wayne | Wilkes | Yadkin

OUT-OF-STATE and INTERNATIONAL RECIPIENTS

California | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Iowa | Louisiana | Maryland | New York | Ohio
Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Tennessee | Virginia | Switzerland

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NORTH CAROLINA RECIPIENTS

ALAMANCE

BUNCOMBE

BURKE

CABARRUS

CASWELL

CHEROKEE

CHOWAN

CLEVELAND

COLUMBUS

CRAVEN

CUMBERLAND

DURHAM

EDGECOMBE

FORSYTH

FRANKLIN

GASTON

GUILFORD

HAYWOOD

IREDELL

LENOIR

MACON

MECKLENBURG

NASH

NEW HANOVER

ORANGE

PERSON

PITT

RICHMOND

ROBESON

ROCKINGHAM

ROWAN

SCOTLAND

TRANSYLVANIA

UNION

WAKE

WAYNE

WILKES

YADKIN

 

OUT-OF-STATE RECIPIENTS

CALIFORNIA

Jenny Jie Bao, 6920 York Drive, Dublin; daughter of Nonggang "Nick" Bao and Julie Li; graduate of Dublin High School; Davie Scholar.

Grant Richard Houston, 956 Knickerbocker Road, Big Bear Lake; son of Richard L. and Carol Jane Houston; graduate of Big Bear High School; Chancellor’s Carolina Scholar.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Kate Leanui Vlach, 617 E St. N.E., daughter of Dr. John M. Vlach and Beverly W. Brannon; graduate of the National Cathedral School for Girls; Chancellor’s Carolina Scholar.

FLORIDA

Kathleen S. Kelso, 16 Sailfish Lane, Ocean Ridge; daughter of J.A. Scott Kelso, 1411 Tuscany Way, Boynton Beach, and Betty Tuller, 16 Sailfish Lane, Ocean Ridge; graduate of Atlantic Community High School; Chancellor’s Carolina Scholar.

GEORGIA

Gregory Malik Raheem Burnett, 2480 Landeau Circle, Tucker; son of Gregory and Rosalee Burnett; graduate of Chamblee Charter High School; Davie Scholar.

Elizabeth Anne Leyda, 8155 Habersham Waters Road, Atlanta; daughter of Robert and Beth Leyda; graduate of Woodward Academy; Davie Scholar.

ILLINOIS

Robyn Elizabeth Brazzil, 4315 Esquire Circle, Naperville; daughter of Bob Brazzil and Kathy Weber; graduate of Neuqua Valley High School; Davie Scholar.

IOWA

Charles Andrew Schutte, 3378 Lower West Branch Road, Iowa City; son of Brian and Debra Schutte; graduate of City High School; Davie Scholar.

LOUISIANA

Austin Guyton Walker, 102 West Ruelle, Mandeville; son of Paul Guyton and Diane S. Walker; graduate of Mandeville High School; Chancellor’s Carolina Scholar.

MARYLAND

Julia Mehr Brown, 12120 Faulkner Drive, Owings Mills; daughter of Michael D. and Natalie A. Brown; graduate of Owings Mills High School; Davie Scholar.

Michele Anne Crisafulli, 14613 Pebble Hill Lane, North Potomac; daughter of Frank and Nancy Crisafulli; graduate of Connelly School of the Holy Child; Chancellor’s Carolina Scholar.

*Margaret-Ann Griffin, 5514 Piper Glen Drive, Charlotte, N.C.; daughter of Keith Griffin, 4330 Canada Hills Court, Waldorf, and Gail Cox, 5514 Piper Glen Drive, Charlotte, N.C.; graduate of South Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, N.C.; Pogue Scholar.

NEW YORK

Joseph Patrick Ward, 11 Laurel St., Garden City; son of Patrick and Maria Ward; graduate of Garden City High School; Davie Scholar.

OHIO

Alexandra Christine Villarreal, 1753 Weathered Wood Trail, Centerville; daughter of Raul and Andrea Villarreal; graduate of Centerville High School; Davie Scholar.

Caitlin Elizabeth Wetzel, 72 Mount Pleasant Ave., Wyoming; daughter of David and Joanne Wetzel; graduate of Wyoming High School; Chancellor’s Carolina Scholar.

PENNSYLVANIA

*Lauren Natalie Carpenter, 5712 Ridge Point Court, Midlothian, Va.; daughter of Michael T. Carpenter, 208 E. Upsal St., Philadelphia, and Karen R. Carpenter, 5712 Ridge Point Court, Midlothian, Va.; graduate of Chesterfield County Math and Science High School, Midlothian, Va.; Davie Scholar.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Ming Zhuo, 205 Point Wylie Lane, Fort Mill; daughter of Li Zhuo and Cindy Ye; graduate of Fort Mill High School; Chancellor’s Carolina Scholar.

TENNESSEE

Mary Catherine Chisolm, 3809 Estes Road, Nashville; daughter of Dr. Joe and Marsha Chisolm; graduate of Harpeth Hall; Chancellor’s Carolina Scholar.

Andrew Alexander Stulce, 1447 Bowman Road, Hixson; son of Arnold Stulce Jr. and Rebecca Stulce; graduate of Baylor School; Chancellor’s Carolina Scholar.

Katie Frances Tolliver, 129 Brentwood Drive, Oak Ridge; daughter of Gregory and Glenda Tolliver; graduate of Oak Ridge High School; Holmberg Carolina Scholar.

Karin Amber Turner, 1201 Tuskegee Drive, Oak Ridge; daughter of Doug and Melody Turner; graduate of Oak Ridge High School; Chancellor’s Carolina Scholar.

VIRGINIA

*Lauren Natalie Carpenter, 5712 Ridge Point Court, Midlothian; daughter of Karen R. Carpenter, 5712 Ridge Point Court, Midlothian, and Michael T. Carpenter, 208 E. Upsal St., Philadelphia; graduate of Chesterfield County Math and Science High School; Davie Scholar.

*Clarence Blake Mills, 1507 Allendale Road, Greensboro, N.C.; daughter of Everette and Madeline Mills; graduate of Episcopal High School, Alexandria; Coker-Fox Scholar.

Douglas Michael Ornoff, 1017 Vineyard Drive, Chesapeake; son of Michael Eugene and Theresa Harold Ornoff; graduate of Hickory High School; Neal Scholar.

*Charlotte Graye Pelletier, 601 Dellwood Place, Goldsboro, N.C.; daughter of Walter and Elizabeth Pelletier; graduate of Episcopal High School, Alexandria; Coker-Fox Scholar.

*David Jordan Whichard IV, 811 Bremerton Drive, Greenville; son of David Jordan Whichard III and Ann Barwick Whichard; graduate of Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Va.; Coker-Fox Scholar.

 

INTERNATIONAL RECIPIENT

SWITZERLAND

Benjamin Charles Peterson, 15 Chemin des Marais, Commugny; son of Herbert B. and Nancy Blough Peterson; graduate of the International School of Geneva; Davie Scholar.

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Contact: Dr. Dan Thornton, UNC Office of Scholarships and Student Aid, 919-962-4168
News Services contact: L.J. Toler, 919-962-8589, laura_toler@unc.edu