22 Students Awarded Scholarships
The North Carolina Home Builders Educational and Charitable Foundation recently awarded $29,500 in scholarships to 22 deserving recipients for the 2023-2024 academic year.
“These students represent the future of the construction workforce,” said Tim Minton, Executive Vice President of the North Carolina Home Builders Association. “We are proud to provide scholarships to these hardworking students as they gain the skills to pursue a career in the construction industry.”
The foundation presented a total of 19 new Workforce Development Regional Scholarships – including 7 overall winners and 12 honorable mention winners to the following students:
Region One Winner
- Geoffrey Edwards
Newport, NC
Carteret Community College
Region One Honorable Mention Recipients
- Ramon Banda
Warsaw, NC
Sampson Community College - Joshua Linares
Magnolia, NC
James Sprunt Community College - Jacob Nelson
Beaufort, NC
Lenoir Community College
Region Two Winner
- Trace Christman
Nashville, NC
Nash Community College
Region Two Honorable Mention Recipient
- John Garris
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Halifax Community College
Region Three Winner
- Jonathan Bobo
Kinston, NC
Lenoir Community College
Region Three Honorable Mention Recipient
- Tyler Pencola
Garner, NC
Wake Tech Community College
Region Four Winner
- Tyler Leak
Eden, NC
Rockingham Community College
Region Four Honorable Mention Recipient
- Dylan Roth
Ramseur, NC
Guilford Tech Community College
Region Six Winner
- Gage Plaisted
Harrisburg, NC
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Region Six Honorable Mention Recipients
- Brian Diaz
China Grove, NC
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College - Houston Jenkins
Crouse, NC
Gaston Community College - Lucas Tarlton
Monroe, NC
Universal Technical Institute
Region Seven Winner
- Chance Mastin
North Wilkesboro, NC
Wilkes Community College
Region Seven Honorable Mention Recipients
- Gavin Dowell
Wilkes Community College - Chance Preston
Wilkes Community College
Region Eight Winner
- Jackson Owen
Brevard, NC
Blue Ridge Community College
Region Eight Honorable Mention Recipients
- Zaydin Pritchard
Morganton, NC
Caldwell Community College
The foundation also presented three other scholarships, including the first-ever recipients of the James Michael Carpenter NCSU Scholarship Award and the Sean Sullivan Tradesperson Scholarship. These recipients included:
James Michael Carpenter NCSU Scholarship Award Winner
- Ben Hutchins
Rutherfordton, NC
North Carolina State University
Sean Sullivan Scholarship Award Winner
- Mark Anderson
Weaverville, NC
Asheville-Buncombe Community College
NC Home Builders Educational & Charitable Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Winner
- Jake Parrott
Wake Forest, NC
North Carolina State University
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