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2025-2026 SEANC Scholarship Recipients

2025-2026 SEANC Scholarship Recipients

The State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 scholarship awards. This year, more than 50 students from across North Carolina were selected to receive scholarships totaling $45,500 through SEANC’s Scholarship Foundation.

These statewide awards, along with scholarships given at the district level, bring the total given out this year to more than $100,000.

SEANC members, their spouses, their dependent children, and grandchildren are awarded scholarships annually based on merit and financial need. These awards help students pursue higher education at colleges and universities across the state and nation.

Since its founding, the SEANC Scholarship Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to deserving students.

SEANC Scholarship Winners 2025-2026

 

Category I – Financial Need ($1,300)

Name District City, State College
Robert Laurie 7 Marion, NC NC State University
Sha’Kiyia Highsmith 63 Battleboro, NC NC Central University
Richard Cruz-Torres 28 Durham, NC NC A&T State University
E’Zuri Reid 56 Halifax, NC NC Agricultural & Technical State University
Josh Honaker 16 Winston Salem, NC High Point University
Chloe Nelson 46 Clayton, NC Howard University
Aaliyah Farrington 20 Red Springs, NC Elon University
Michelle Weaver 60 Mount Olive, NC University of Mount Olive
Valaja Wallace 58 Mount Olive, NC NC A&T State University
Zoie Carswell 5 Connelly Springs, NC University of NC at Greensboro
ShaMiya Carlton 22 Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville State University
Amira Lunsford 19 Burlington, NC NC A&T State University
Sheyla Hernandez 6 Morganton, NC Lenoir-Rhyne University
Ashley Hughes 42 Raleigh, NC NC Central University
Kolby Kiker 11 Oakboro, NC Campbell University

 

Category II – Merit ($1,000)

Name District City, State College
Emily Childs 65 New Bern, NC United States Air Force Academy
Taylor Lee 58 Mount Olive, NC UNC Chapel Hill
Andrew Tilghman 60 Grifton, NC Southeastern FWB College
Natalie Thompson 4 Rutherfordton, NC Randolph University
Rachel Kim 37 Apex, NC NC State University
Keturah Lynch 12 Charlotte, NC University of NC at Greensboro
Abigail Shaeffer 39 Franklinton, NC East Carolina University
Kinsley Lor 7 Morganton, NC UNC Chapel Hill
Alana Alston 42 Sandford, NC Barton College
Tanner Dawson 64 Kinston, NC University of NC at Chapel Hill
Genevieve Waugh 3 Boone, NC NC State University
Ethan Harrell 57 Nashville, NC NC State University
Kiersten Burden 13 Kannapolis, NC University of NC at Charlotte
Benjamin Traylor 22 Fayetteville, NC Methodist University
Madison Church 8 Hickory, NC Anderson University

 

Category III – Member Only ($500)

Name District City, State College
Sharema Williams 42 Weldon, NC Franklin University
Crystal Artis 59 Goldsboro, NC University of NC Wilmington
Ramona Richmond 16 Greensboro, NC Southern New Hampshire University
Shalonza Atkins 22 Fayetteville, NC East Carolina University
Lindley Davis 3 Banner Elk, NC Appalachian State University
Natasha Worthington 64 Greensboro, NC Old Dominion University
Crystal Akers 1 Sylva, NC UNC Charlotte
Norena Griffin 39 Raleigh, NC Columbia Southern University
Jameta Edwards 65 Winterville, NC East Carolina University
Lewis Strother 44 Angier, NC Wake Technical Community College
Wanda Shelton 7 Morganton, NC McDowell Technical Community College
Rashia Norman 22 Olivia, NC Keiser University

 

Retiree Grandparent – Category I – Financial ($500)

Name District City, State College
Jamari Murphy 44 Durham, NC Wingate University
Samuel Caldwell 6 Valdese, NC Western Carolina University
Dominic Pegues 38 Greensboro, NC Guilford College
Kinley McFeaters 39 Colorado Springs, CO Colorado State University
Aaliyah Farrington 20 — Elon University

 

Retiree Grandparent – Category II – Merit ($500)

Name District City, State College
Olivia Abernathy 11 Charlotte, NC Belmont University
Miriam Wood 1 Hickory, NC University of NC at Chapel Hill
Cora Hunt 7 Valdese, NC University of NC at Charlotte
Jack Kuhn 12 Charlotte, NC University of NC at Chapel Hill
Joshua Johnson 44 Raleigh, NC Pfeiffer University