Women's Holiday Scholarship Luncheon honors students
The Women of Â鶹ÊÓƵ, University of North Georgia President Bonita Jacobs and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Foundation hosted the 13th annual Women's Holiday Scholarship Luncheon on Dec. 1 at the Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville, Georgia.
"Opening Doors to Women's Success" was the theme for the event.
There were nine recipients this year, each receiving $1,000, and all coming from the Gainesville Campus. The women were chosen for their academic promise and demonstrating financial need and being a nontraditional students.
"This event is tremendously significant for two reasons: What we're able to raise in scholarship funds and it also presents the importance of women furthering themselves despite an inability to do so financially," Gabrielle Barr Lang, '83, chair of Women of Â鶹ÊÓƵ, said.
Barbara DeMarco Williams, '73, a former member of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Foundation Board of Trustees, served as the keynote speaker.
"It has been an honor to speak at this event today and address women of all age groups by showcasing the university and the scholarship recipients," DeMarco Williams said.
The event was created in 2005 by former Gainesville State College President Martha T. Nesbitt before the consolidation forming Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
Women of Â鶹ÊÓƵ is a shared interest group of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Alumni Association dedicated to promoting the role of women as confident leaders and active participants in Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Each year, the group sponsors and supports social, educational, and professional activities to create opportunities for the women of Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Through these ongoing activities, the group recognizes the achievements of female Â鶹ÊÓƵ students and graduates while also helping women connect, network, and build professional relationships.
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