Special to The Times
Gadsden State Community College recently held its 55th annual Honors Day events at the Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center in Gadsden. (A companion event was held at the Cheaha Center on the Ayers Campus in Anniston.)
The programs spanned two days of recognizing student achievements and scholarship presentations. Almost 300 awards and scholarships were given.
Noah Grady is the 2021 recipient of the Allen-Ray Award, traditionally one of the highest honors presented each spring. The award, which has been presented at every Honors Day program over the past 54 years, is presented in honor of the late Sen. James B. Allen and the late Jack Ray, former CEO of the Exchange Bank of Alabama. Both men were active supporters of Gadsden State.
LAWRENCE Four outstanding University of Kansas undergraduates are representing KU in the Astronaut Scholarship program.
The six surviving members of the Mercury 7 mission founded the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation in 1984 as a means to encourage students to pursue scientific endeavors to keep the U.S. on the leading edge of technology. Astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs have joined the foundation, which has awarded $4 million in scholarships to more than 400 of the nation’s top scholars.
With the support of the ASF and the Office of the Provost, up to two KU undergraduate students will be selected to receive a $15,000 scholarship during their junior or senior year. Nominations were sought from faculty members in all STEM disciplines science, technology, engineering and mathematics for students with exceptional academic records and considerable research experience. A committee coordinated by the Office of Fellowships and ch