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Scholarships for 2023
Scholarships Awarded as of
September 8, 2023 Total $8,250
Elena Bathrick Memorial Scholarships
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$1,000 to Clinica Luz y Vida in San Luis, Santa Bárbara Honduras for Nurse Training
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$1,000 to Oscar Bonilla - Bryant High School to attend Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
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$500 to Jennifer Cisneros - Bryant High School to attend Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
Christopher Goughnour Memorial Scholarships
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$1,000 to Mateo Feijoo - Bryant High School to attend Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
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$1,000 to Meron Tekele - Bryant High School to attend Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA
Dilian Deal Memorial Scholarship
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$1,000 to Casa del Lago in Dallas, Texas for Reading Skills Summer Camp for Hispanic Youth
Sylvia Ayers Memorial Scholarship
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$1,000 to Heber Oveido - Freshman at George Mason University
Dulce Deinken Memorial Scholarship
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$1,000 to Micah House in Tegucigalpa, Honduras for Youth Work Skills Training
Ruth Ann & Jib Crawford Memorial Scholarship
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$500 to Phillip Crawford to Attend Holmes Junior Community College in Grenada, Mississippi
Student Support at Bryant High School
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$250 in gift cards for students and their families to cover basic needs.
Pending Scholarships to be Awarded from October through December 2023 Total $5,000
Tom & Eleanor Geiger Scholarship - $1,000 for Post Secondary Education of Hispanic Youth (to be awarded in December 2023). Please help fund this scholarship.
Ruby Carpenter Jones Scholarship - Goal of $1,000 for Post Secondary Education of Coahoma County, Mississippi Youth (to be awarded in October 2023). Currently, $700 has been donated toward this scholarship. Please consider donating to this scholarship.
Nancy Carpenter Dempsey Scholarship - $500 for Post Secondary Education of Grenada County, Mississippi Youth (to be awarded in October 2023). Please consider donating to this scholarship.
Ambassador Larry Palmer Scholarship - $500 for a Student at Bluefield State University (Historically Black College & University). Please consider donating to this scholarship.
Las Cruces, New Mexico Scholarships - $2,000 - Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded in October 2023. Please consider donating to this scholarship.
The Ruby Jones scholarship will be provided to help a young person from Coahoma County, Mississippi, attend college (2 or 4 year), technical school or an apprenticeship program. As of September 4, 2023, we have $600 in donations to this scholarship fund. Please consider donating. Our goal is to raise $1,000 for the Ruby Jones Scholarship. See the information below.
Geographic Location: You must be a resident of Coahoma County, Mississippi.
Selection Criteria: You must provide proof of acceptance to college, technical school or an apprenticeship program. As part of the selection process, our selection panel will review a 500 word or less essay describing the challenges you have overcome to move forward with your education. The essay should be on the following theme: “What is the biggest obstacle I have overcome in life and what did I learn from it?”
Submission Process: Please submit your essay along with your name, mailing address and proof of enrollment in college, technical school or apprenticeship program to Michael Maxey (email: michael@maxeys.org) or mailed to The Marie Maxey Foundation, 5525 Talon Court, Fairfax, Virginia 22032.
Deadline for Submission: All submissions must be received by September 30, 2023. Receipt of submissions will be confirmed by email. All submissions will be reviewed and a scholarship will be awarded on October 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact Michael Maxey at michael@maxeys.org.
As of September 8, 2023, we have $600 in donations already and we have a goal of $1,000 for the Ruby Jones Scholarship. Please consider donating to this scholarship fund by September 30, 2023.
The $500 Nancy Carpenter Dempsey scholarship will be provided to help a young person from Grenada County, Mississippi, attend college (2 or 4 year), technical school or an apprenticeship program. Please see the information below.
Geographic Location: You must be a resident of Grenada County, Mississippi.
Selection Criteria: You must provide proof of acceptance to college, technical school or an apprenticeship program. As part of the selection process, our selection panel will review a 500 word or less essay describing the challenges you have overcome to move forward with your education. The essay should be on the following theme: “What is the biggest obstacle I have overcome in life and what did I learn from it?”
Submission Process: Please submit your essay along with your name, mailing address and proof of enrollment in college, technical school or apprenticeship program to Michael Maxey (email: michael@maxeys.org) or mailed to The Marie Maxey Foundation, 5525 Talon Court, Fairfax, Virginia 22032.
Deadline for Submission: All submissions must be received by September 30, 2023. Receipt of submissions will be confirmed by email. All submissions will be reviewed and a $500 scholarship will be awarded on October 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact Michael Maxey at michael@maxeys.org.
Las Cruces, New Mexico Scholarship - $2,000
We have a donor that has provided $2,000 for a scholarship for a Hispanic youth in Las Cruces that has been accepted or is currently attending college, technical school or is in an apprenticeship program. Deadline to apply is August 15, 2023.
Information, in Spanish and English, on how to apply for the scholarship is provided in the panel below. If you know of a worthy Hispanic student with demonstrated economic need, please pass this information to them. An essay of 500 words or less is required with proof of enrollment and contact information.
Please feel free to contact me at michael@maxeys.org if you have any questions.
Sylvia Ayers Scholarship for $1,000 was
Awarded to Heber Oviedo
September 6, 2023 - George Mason University
Robert St. Thomas, a member of our board, presents the Sylvia Ayers Scholarship certificate and a check for $1,000 to Heber Oviedo. Read Heber's courageous story at the link below.
Scholarships Awarded so far in 2023
Dulce Deinken
1948 - 2018
Memorial Scholarship
The Dulce Deinken Scholarship for $1,000 was provided to Micah House in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. This scholarship was for job skills training for Daniel (one of the young men at Micah House). Daniel is battling drug addiction and trying to create a life off the street. His story is so poignant and such an example God's mercy that we were moved to help. Given Dulce's Honduran roots, we know she would have approved. See Daniel's story here.
Dilian Deal
August 7, 1954 - December 15, 2021
Memorial Scholarship
The Dilian Deal Scholarship for $1,000 was provided to Casa del Lago in Dallas, Texas. This scholarship sponsored a summer camp program for Daniel to grow in the Lord, improve his reading skills and make new friends. We believe this kind of investment pays huge dividends.
Learn more about Casa del Lago here.
Christopher Goughnour
December 5, 1980 - December 15, 2018
Memorial Scholarship
Donal Mateo Feijoo Zambrano was awarded the Christopher Goughnour Memorial Scholarship on January 23, 2023, at Bryant High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Mateo has enrolled in Northern Virginia Community College under the "Dream Catchers" program which provides support for students to transition from community college to George Mason University. His major is in industrial psychology. We believe that the dedication Mateo has shown in his studies will continue in his college career.
This scholarship honors the memory of Christopher and his devotion to our country as an Army Ranger. Christopher served multiple tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan and was a loving father and husband. He tragically passed away in 2018 – he was 38 years old.
Elena Bathrick
April 30, 1948 - April 15, 2019
Memorial Scholarship
Ruth Ann & Jib Crawford
Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship, honoring Ruth Ann and Jib Crawford, was funded by generous donations from David and Rita Hankins and George Chamberlain. Ruth Ann and Jib Crawford had a positive impact on so many lives in Grenada and beyond. They were good friends and set an example of what it means to make a difference in a community. We were blessed to know Ruth Ann and Jib. See https://www.maxeys.org/.../ruth-ann-jib-crawford-memorial
Honduras Mission Trip
Please see the trip report from our recent visit to Honduras. We were able to continue working on preventive healthcare. Our plans for 2023 include a $3,500 investment in preventing hypertension and treating heart attack patients.
