Each year several Macks Creek seniors receive generous scholarships from the Macks Creek Alumni Scholarship Board. This scholarship fund is managed by a committed board of directors. The group gathers annually on the last Saturday of June to hold a meeting, reflecting on the past fiscal year and making plans for the next.
The fund was established in 1979 and thanks to generous donations of many alumni through the years has grown. For example, Keith and Maxine McClanahan made a very generous donation in 1999 while Garnett Carnahan made another several years later. The interest generated through the investment of these donations provides funding for scholarships each year. Since its inception, the Alumni Scholarship Board has awarded $376,725 to graduating Macks Creek School seniors. To date the Macks Creek Alumni Scholarship has awarded $51,900, the Keith & Maxine McClanahan Scholarship $314,975 and the Garnett & Caroline Carnahan $9,850.
Mildred Webster is the Alumni Scholarship Board President and Martha Wood is the Secretary. The membership consists of Cara Collins, Billy Creach, Bob Carnahan, Kristy Eidson, Lyle Mankey, Helen Peavey, Norma Creach, Joe Moulder, Mike Clopp and Gary Golston. School Superintendent, Dr. Josh Phillips is a regular attendee, sharing about the progress of scholarship winners and providing an update about Macks Creek School.
Six graduates of the Macks Creek Class of 2024 earned scholarship awards this year. Lahnae Lewis, Leanna Tower, Ashlee Klinksick, and Caleb Phillips earned the Keith & Maxine McClanahan Scholarship in the amount of $2,250. Dakota Willis was awarded the Alumni Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 and Aidyn Merchant received the Garnet and Caroline Carnahan scholarship in the amount of $500. In total, $10,500 worth of scholarships were awarded this year.
Anyone interested in donating to the fund should contact Mildred Webster. If needed, Dr. Phillips at Macks Creek School has her contact information. The fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity making all donations tax deductible. Please consider visiting with your estate planner about donating to the fund. Lastly, many families through the years, have gathered donations in memorial of deceased loved ones directed to the fund.
Congratulations Class of 2024 award recipients! Best wishes as you begin college this fall. Our entire school community is grateful to the Alumni Scholarship Committee for all of their hard work to manage the fund and provide so many graduates with such generous awards! Thank you alumni for investing in our graduates to help them achieve their goals!
The Macks Creek Alumni Scholarship Board of Directors, from top left to right: Gary Golston, Lyle Mankey, Bob Carnahan, Billy Creach, Mike Clopp and Joe Moulder. Bottom left to right: Cara Collins, Norma Creach, Secretary Martha Wood, President Mildred Webster, Helen Peavey and Kristy Eidson.
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