Six earn Johnny Lowe scholarships

By Jan Griffey (Contact) | Shelby County Reporter

Published Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Six students were awarded Johnny Lowe Academic Scholarships at the June 4 South Shelby Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon.

Lowe, a former mayor of Columbiana, was a founder and first president of the South Shelby Chamber, which was founded in 1993. Lowe passed away in 2002.

Photo by Daniel Holmes

From left, 2009 Johnny Lowe Academic Scholarship recipients, presented by the South Shelby Chamber of Commerce, Joshua Ray Dunnaway, Jillene Elaine Horton, Emily Megan Spates, Monica Michelle Blackwell and Brittny Nicole Waldroup. Not pictured is Stephen Corey DeLoach.

Scholarship recipients included:

• Emily Megan Spates, a graduate of Coosa Valley Academy, plans to continue her education by studying nursing at Central Alabama Community College.

• Joshua Ray Dunnaway, a graduate of Cornerstone Christian Academy, plans to study engineering at Auburn University.

• Brittny Nicole Waldroup, a graduate of Chelsea High School, plans to study nursing at Jefferson State Community College.

• Stephen Corey DeLoach, a graduate of Vincent High School, plans to study architecture at Birmingham Southern.

• Jillene Elaine Horton, a graduate of Shelby County High School, plans to attend the University of Montevallo.

• Monica Michelle Blackwell, a graduate of Shelby County Institute of Technology, plans to attend Lawson State.

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