2026 Scholarships
Our goal for 2026 is to provide $11,000 (eleven $1,000 scholarships) to high school seniors in order for them to further their education at a two or four-year college, technical program, or apprenticeship. The Marie Maxey Foundation is an IRS certified 501c3 charitable organization (EIN -83-1473076). Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For an overview of our foundation's financial stewardship, please see our Stewardship Letter.
To apply for any of our scholarships, please use the scholarship application at this link -- https://forms.gle/EyFswimWSomgdfYP6
We are focusing our scholarships on youth from underserved communities in Grenada, Mississippi and Latino students nationwide. We will also continue funding ongoing activities to help a school feeding program in El Salvador. These scholarships will honor the memory of Dulce Deinken, Chris Goughnour, David & Elena Bathrick, Bastiaan Schouten, Dilian Deal, John Duke Lippincott, Nancy Maxey Lippincott, Bo Hunter, Buddy Thompson, and Jack Maxey.
The John Duke Lippincott Memorial Scholarship:
Honoring a Legacy of Ingenuity and Industry
We are proud to announce the John Duke Lippincott Memorial Scholarship, dedicated to supporting students who embody the spirit of self-reliance, intellectual curiosity, and hard work that defined John Duke’s life.
This scholarship honors a man who was as much an artist of the land as he was a self-taught engineer. Whether he was debating foreign affairs in college, grafting pecan trees at the Scobey farm, or inventing the tools necessary to build a family business from the ground up, John Duke Lippincott lived with a tireless drive to understand and improve the world around him.
His life provides a powerful inspiration for today’s students. He taught us that when the economy fails, you innovate; when a tool doesn't exist, you build it; and when a challenge arises, you meet it with discipline and persistence
This award is intended for a student who, like John Duke, possesses an "adventurous streak" and the "stamina" to turn a vision into reality. We seek to support those who are not afraid to work with both their hands and their minds to build a future for themselves and their community. "He was a taskmaster, a craftsman, and a pioneer—a man who proved that with intelligence and industry, one can truly build a life out of the hills of Scobey."
The Nancy Maxey Lippincott Memorial Scholarship:
Honoring a Legacy of Love and Dedication
We are proud to announce the Nancy Maxey Lippincott Memorial Scholarship, dedicated to a woman whose life was defined by resilience, quiet strength, and an extraordinary commitment to service. Raised as a farm girl in the Mississippi foothills, Nancy navigated the hardships of the Great Depression with a "pioneer" spirit, balancing the demanding roles of wife, mother to five children, and the manager of a local grocery store. Her dedication to her community reached a new milestone at age 56, when she became a certified nurse’s aide, spending the next 24 years nurturing newborns at Grenada Medical Center. This scholarship embodies her faith in God, her tireless work ethic, and her compassionate heart, which sought to heal and support those around her.
This award is intended for students who mirror Nancy’s grit and desire for excellence. The ideal candidate is a local youth who seeks to a career in healthcare. A person who demonstrates a commitment to serving underserved populations, particularly within the medical field. "By supporting individuals who aspire to become the next generation of 'silent saviors' in rural Mississippi, this scholarship ensures that Nancy’s legacy of love and resilience will continue to thrive."
The Bastiaan Schouten Memorial Scholarship:
Honoring a Legacy of Intellect, Industry, and Commitment
We are proud to announce the establishment of the Bastiaan Schouten Memorial Scholarship, a tribute to a man who dedicated 31 years to the U.S. Foreign Service and the tireless pursuit of economic justice. Born in Delft, The Netherlands, Bastiaan emigrated to the U.S. in 1950. His own experience as an immigrant child deeply influenced his lifelong commitment to helping others find opportunity.
Known as a visionary architect of international development, Bastiaan's work -- from the Peace Corps in Honduras to transforming the economy in Costa Rica -- was always guided by a simple belief: that human capital is a community's greatest asset.
By investing in the next generation of leaders, we ensure that Bastiaan’s lifelong mission of creating opportunity where it is needed most continues to flourish in the land he called home—the United States of America.
The Dulce Deinken Memorial Scholarship:
Honoring a Legacy of Love, Dedication, and Perservance
We are proud to announce a memorial scholarship in honor of Dulce Marie Deinken. She was born in Honduras, lived part of her youth in the United States, and returned home in the late 1970s. It was in Honduras that Dulce met her husband, Peter. They became a family and started a journey in the Foreign Service, raising three sons in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the USA.
Dulce endured a rough battle with pancreatic cancer, and as she had helped the sick and the troubled, she was in turn the recipient of love and support from her international 'tribe" of friends. The testimony of the love that Dulce shared and received is never more evident than in the annual donations made in her memory, which funded almost half of our scholarships in 2025.
People loved Dulce, and they remember her by helping others. Dulce's spirit lives on in these scholarships going to Hispanic, Black and white youth from underserved communities.
The Christopher James Goughnour Scholarship
Honoring a Legacy of Service and Dedication
Chris was born in Brazil and lived with his U.S. Foreign Service family in several countries prior to graduating from high school and moving to the United States.
As a dual U.S.-Brazilian citizen, Chris cherished his international background but also took enormous pride in serving the United States in both the Navy and – after college – the Army. Chris served with distinction in Afghanistan as a highly decorated Army Ranger.
Chris was taken from this world in 2018, having suffered a heart attack while pursuing one of his greatest passions, deep-water diving. His memory lives on with his family, friends and the comrades in arms.
The Ruby Carpenter Jones Scholarship
Honoring a Legacy of Dedication
Ruby Carpenter Jones was born on the O'Keefe Place just outside Winona, Mississippi, 101 years ago. She was a bright child who set her sights on going to college and becoming a teacher despite being the child of a sharecropper family.
With the help of her family, Ruby went to a community college for two years and then earned a teacher's certificate from Delta State University. She was motivated and a hard worker. Her first job was in a school where her brother, Howard Carpenter, taught.
It was about this time just after World War II that she met a young soldier returning from the battles fought across Italy. His name was Bud Jones. They married and raised a family in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The determination and commitment that Ruby Jones demonstrated in her life should be an example to all of us.
This scholarship is dedicated to her life and legacy -- one of dedication and love, with the hope that the recipient will have the same zeal for the Lord, for their community, and for their family that Ruby has demonstrated in over a century of life.
The Dilian Deal Scholarship
Honoring a Legacy of Love, Service, and Dedication
Dilian was the wife of Michael Deal, a retired Senior Foreign Service Officer, and the mother of Michael, Derick, and Andrew. She was an artist who could capture a moment in her watercolors, showing how our frantic activities melt away in time, while the memory of a place or person stays with us.
Dilian was a mother, wife, and the quintessential Foreign Service spouse. As the foundation of a family serving their country, she provided the care and nurturing needed for everyone to thrive.
This scholarship honors her legacy and dream of a better future for young people everywhere.
The Buddy Thompson Scholarship
Honoring a Legacy of Dedication and Commitment
Growing up in Grenada, Mississippi, Buddy was the only name I knew to call him. He was older than me and was a serious person. When I started a small business many years later, Buddy was one of the first customers. Buddy had built his own small business, a photography studio, and knew what I was going through. I always thought that was a kind gesture, reflecting the kind of man he was -- a good man.
This scholarship is dedicated to Buddy's memory and is a testament to his legacy. His friends and family made this scholarship possible. There was a genuine love for Buddy that you could see in the community. Someone once said that it is not what a person said that matters -- what matters is how they made you feel. You couldn't help but see that Buddy had a positive impact on many people.
This scholarship stands as a remembrance honoring Buddy Thompson. May the recipient understand the importance of dedication and hard work, as well as know the value of being a good neighbor and friend.
The Dave & Elena Bathrick Scholarship
Honoring a Legacy of Service and Dedication
Dave and Elena Bathrick were the quintessential Foreign Service family. They met when Dave was assigned to Peru with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). They served for over 23 years with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Peru, Bolivia, Thailand, and Nicaragua.
In 1991, they returned to Northern Virginia, and Dave continued development work for nearly two decades in 15 other Asian, African, and Latin American countries. Through it all, Elena was by his side, raising their two boys, Ryan and Derrick, and keeping a household together.
David was a one-of-a-kind family man and friend who cherished his relationships and nurtured lifelong connections. He will be greatly missed for his optimism, his great sense of humor, and his thoughtful and caring nature
Elena was a loving partner, mother, and friend. There was a strong commitment between them that only grew stronger when Elena fought a long battle with cancer. Dave was by her side until the end. A testament to Elena's character was that the miracle needed to save her was instead to go to the children. Elena and Dave were a great team.
This scholarship is dedicated to their memory -- a legacy of love, commitment, and dedication. They both loved their international life and their more settled later years in Alexandria. May the recipient of this scholarship share their love for adventure, for learning, and for helping.
The Jack Maxey Scholarship
Honoring a Legacy of Dedication and Love
If you listen to my mother's testimony of the hard times her family endured during the Great Depression, you will learn that she met my father, Andrew Jackson "Jack" Maxey II when they lived on the Worthy Place in Webster County, Mississippi.
The times were incredibly hard, and working as sharecroppers, they depended on the grace of God and the honesty of Mr. Worthy. He was a good man and provided a means for my family to survive. When my mother was eighteen years old, she married my father. They left the Worthy Place, going first to the coal mines in Alabama and then, after World War II, settling in Grenada, Mississippi.
My father worked in a factory, the Binswanger Mirror Company, and made a living for his family. He missed the fields and woods he had grown up in, but never complained. He did the needful to make sure we were well fed and lived comfortably. When I was five years old, he died of cancer. He was 39 years old. I remember that my mother's eyes would light up when she talked of my father, as she recalled stories from the past. She died loving him.
This scholarship is dedicated to his memory and the example he set for my brothers and me. He fought until the end -- he never gave up, and he set the example for me of what a man was supposed to be -- dedicated, disciplined, responsible, fair, and a man of his word.
The Bo Hunter Scholarship
Honoring a Legacy of Warmth & Love
Although Bo passed away almost sixty years ago, friends still remember him fondly, and their stories speak to the warmth and sincere care he showed throughout his life.
We don't know the Lord's will or why things happen as they do, but we need to remember that our legacy lies in our friends' minds. How they remember us, in many ways, determines who we really were. Bo is remembered as a good and caring friend.
A dedicated student, Bo, started law school at Ole Miss in the Fall of 1966 and had a successful first semester. He dreamed of being a lawyer. We hope the recipient of this scholarship has the same dreams of reaching higher, of building a better future.
