Donnie Pulliam of Midway, has received a $2,000 scholarship through Scholarships for Military Children Fort Stewart.
Fort Stewart is one of nearly 250 commissaries operated worldwide by the Defense Commissary Agency.
Pulliam is the son of James Payno Jr. and is enrolled in Morehouse College. His school activities include: student government, Pre-Law Society, Math Tutor Society, Spanish Club and Youth Summit Team.
The program awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors or college students, who are the sons and daughters of members of the U.S. armed services, as well as children of deceased personnel. Applications are turned in through commissaries.
Approximately 4,000 students applied for the scholarships this year. All of the recipients are listed at www.militaryscholar.org, the official website for the program.
Kenesaw president’s list
KENNESAW — Morgan Caro of Hinesville was recently named to the president’s list at Kennesaw State University.
Caro was among the nearly 500 Kennesaw State students who were honored for academic excellence in the summer semester.
To achieve the honor of being on the President’s List, each student must have satisfactorily completed at least 9 semester hours with a term grade point average of 4.0.
Interstate scholarship
Tommie Wynn of Riceboro has won an Interstate Resources Scholarship Program, sponsored by Interstate Resources, Inc.
Wynn is the child of Deborah Wynn, and is majoring in engineering at Augusta University.
The program was established to help finance the higher education of children of its employees.
HS honor roll
ATLANTA — The National Society of High School Scholars recently announced that Andrew Bogan from Ludowici has been selected as a member.
The Society recognizes scholar who have demonstrated leadership, scholarship and community commitment.
"On behalf of NSHSS, I am honored to recognize the hard work, sacrifice and commitment that Andrew has demonstrated to achieve this exceptional level of academic excellence." Claes Nobel, senior member of the family that established the Nobel Prizes and founder of NSHSS, said. "Andrew is now a member of a unique community of scholars, a community that represents our very best hope for the future."