Community service prized in selection of new Edwards scholarship winners
To honor the memory of his father, William P. Edwards, W. Parker Edwards met with the North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc. Oct. 28 to create the William P. Edwards and W. Parker Edwards Scholarship Endowment.
The endowment will provide scholarships for undergraduate students enrolled at N.C. State University, with priority given to students who are enrolled in the any 2-year or 4-year program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. It is also preferred that applicants, especially entering freshmen, have a strong history of community service and civic involvement. Additionally, non-traditional student applicants will be considered and will be eligible to receive this scholarship, including single parents and those students that are starting college at a later date or are reentering college for at least the second time.
William P. Edwards, a Wake County native and a 1956 graduate in agronomy from the College, was owner of the public golf course Cheviot Hills, which closed in 2005. W. Parker Edwards, a graduate of St. Andrews Presbyterian College, worked at the family’s course. In 2006, the Edwards family also established an endowment in William Edwards’ honor to fund scholarships for CALS students enrolled in crop science, soil science or horticultural science.
Dr. Johnny Wynne, College dean, hosted the signing of the new Edwards Scholarship. Also participating were W. Parker Edwards; Ken Sigmon of University Advancement; and Dr. Gerry Luginbuhl, assistant director of CALS Academic Programs.
“With the economy as it is, more students will need financial aid,” Wynne said. “Gifts like this from the private sector really make a difference.”
—Terri Leith
The endowment will provide scholarships for undergraduate students enrolled at N.C. State University, with priority given to students who are enrolled in the any 2-year or 4-year program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. It is also preferred that applicants, especially entering freshmen, have a strong history of community service and civic involvement. Additionally, non-traditional student applicants will be considered and will be eligible to receive this scholarship, including single parents and those students that are starting college at a later date or are reentering college for at least the second time.
William P. Edwards, a Wake County native and a 1956 graduate in agronomy from the College, was owner of the public golf course Cheviot Hills, which closed in 2005. W. Parker Edwards, a graduate of St. Andrews Presbyterian College, worked at the family’s course. In 2006, the Edwards family also established an endowment in William Edwards’ honor to fund scholarships for CALS students enrolled in crop science, soil science or horticultural science.
Dr. Johnny Wynne, College dean, hosted the signing of the new Edwards Scholarship. Also participating were W. Parker Edwards; Ken Sigmon of University Advancement; and Dr. Gerry Luginbuhl, assistant director of CALS Academic Programs.
“With the economy as it is, more students will need financial aid,” Wynne said. “Gifts like this from the private sector really make a difference.”
—Terri Leith