NGTC Foundation Awards Dr. Mark A. Ivester Memorial Scholarships

A Franklin County High School graduate is among 14 graduates in Northeast Georgia who are the recipients of the North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) Foundation Dr. Mark A. Ivester Memorial Scholarship for 2023.

Maya Thomas, Franklin County High School is the recipient of the $500 scholarship which was awarded to one graduating senior from each high school and Mountain Education Center in NGTC’s eight-county service area.

This scholarship recognizes students who either excelled in a technical career program during high school or dual enrolled at the college and plan to continue their education at NGTC following high school graduation.

Colton Bartmas, Stephens County High School, and Destiny Powell, Stephens County Mountain Education Charter High School also received the $500 scholarship.

Other scholarship recipients include:

Emily Salas, Fannin County High School;
Vanesa Medrano-Romas, Fannin County Mountain Education Charter High School;
Alina Barrs, Habersham County Mountain Education Charter High School;
Francisco Hernandez, Habersham Central High School;
Andrew James Speed, Rabun County High School;
Blake Tifton Mullins, Rabun County Mountain Education Charter High School;
Jozie King, Towns County High School;
Michaela Grace Caldwell, Union County High School;
William M. Anderson, Union County Mountain Education Charter High School;
Laura Ivey, White County Mountain Education Charter High School; and Zachary Hughes, White County High School.

The scholarship recipients were announced at their respective school’s honors day recognitions.

The NGTC Foundation will award numerous other scholarships for the upcoming fall 2023 semester, and students are encouraged to apply online at northgatech.edu/foundation before the July 24 deadline.

The fall semester begins Aug. 21.

For more information regarding the NGTC Foundation, student scholarships, or future donations to make a student scholarship possible, call 706-779-8110.