jackson academy E ndowed Scholarships Jackson Academy is blessed with families and friends who have established scholarships in honor or memory of a friend or loved one that assist JA families in the form of tuition credit. Each of the scholarships is endowed and is awarded at the appropriate class day each spring to students who meet the specified criteria established by the donating family. Jackson Academy is grateful to these families who desire to recognize excellence in achievement.
Harmon and Faye Bowman Memorial Scholarship Daniel Ashford 2013 Son of Dr. Bill and Leslie Ashford Sarah Criddle 2013 Daughter of Dr. Frank and Janie Criddle The scholarship was established by JA alumni Phillip Bowman ’86 and Amy Bowman ’89 in memory of their parents, Harmon and Faye Bowman. Amy and Phillip established the scholarship for Jackson Academy students with preference given to “a senior high boy or girl who has demonstrated the personal characteristics that indicate the promise of success in personal endeavors.”
Jane Gibbons Memorial Scholarship Meredith McClellan 2018 Daughter of Mike and Charlotte McClellan The recipient of the Jane Gibbons Memorial Scholarship shall be a rising seventh grader who exhibits the following characteristics: loyalty to Jackson Academy, having been a JA student since fourth grade, shows promise of a musical ability, and demonstrates a Christian spirit of encouragement and kindness as exemplified by Jane Gibbons.
The Herschel Brickell Family Endowed Scholarship Will Tribble 2015 Son of Dr. Curt and Megan Tribble Established in 1997 by the family of Mr. Brickell, the scholarship is presented to a rising tenth grade student who “possesses the personal qualities exemplified or admired by Herschel Brickell including good character, integrity, self discipline, individual initiative, independence, a quest for knowledge, a desire to achieve.”
Julie Dyer Collins Leadership Award Julia Beacham 2013 Daughter of Elizabeth Beacham The scholarship was established in 2007 by JA alumna Julie Dyer Collins ’86. The criteria states that the student be a rising senior, have a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.5, be an active participant in at least one sport, and be of strong moral character and a class leader as determined by JA.
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