By Mary Wilson

Alabama students who will be the state’s next engineers, nurses and teachers — among other business professionals — earned $1,000 college scholarships from the Alfa Foundation.

The 100 scholarship recipients hail from 52 counties and will attend 21 institutions.

“It’s important for young people to get a good education,” said Alfa Insurance President Jimmy Parnell. “These students represent the future of our state, and I’m glad we can support them through these scholarships.”

Scholarships are awarded based on academics, participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience and goals. The program is administered through Scholarship America. 

Throughout its history, the Alfa Foundation Scholarship Program has awarded $850,000 to students studying at Alabama technical schools, colleges and universities. The award may be used toward tuition, fees, books or supplies.

View recipient photos at Facebook.com/AlfaInsurance.

This year’s recipients, listed by county, are:

Autauga County

• Jackson Manning, freshman

Baldwin County

• Madalyn Maurin, freshman, Montevallo

Barbour County

• Leland Anderson, freshman, Auburn

Bibb County

• John Watkins, sophomore, Alabama

Bullock County

• Richard Cochran, freshman, Auburn
• George Cochran, sophomore, Auburn

Butler County

• Samuel Lowery, freshman, Mobile

Calhoun County

• Jacob Lee, senior, Auburn

Cherokee County

• Bryan East, freshman, Gadsden State CC
• Claire Williams, freshman, Gadsden State CC

Chilton County

• Emma Locke, freshman, Auburn

Choctaw County

• Kathryn Wigley, junior, Alabama

Clarke County

• Quentin Brown, senior, USA

Coffee County

• Lougener Wyrosdick, freshman, Huntingdon

Conecuh County

• Avie Etheridge, senior, Troy

Covington County

• Madeline Pugh, senior, UNA

Crenshaw County

• Adam Carlisle, junior, Auburn

Cullman County

• Lillimae Allen, senior, Mobile
• Andrew Conway, freshman, Auburn
• Townley Cornelius, junior, Alabama
• Abigail Kusz, freshman, UNA
• Ben Tankersley, freshman, Auburn

Dallas County

• Elizabeth Adams, senior, Alabama
• Andrew Morris, freshman, Auburn
• Sarah Thomas, freshman, Auburn

DeKalb County

• Hannah Buffington, sophomore, JSU
• David Fischer, freshman, Northeast Alabama CC

Elmore County

• Richard Burleson, freshman, Auburn
• Jackson Hand, junior, Auburn
• Judson Hardin, junior, Auburn
• Abigail Luster, sophomore, Auburn

Escambia County

• Winfred Brittain, sophomore, UAB

Etowah County

• Anna Giles, junior, Birmingham-Southern

Fayette County

• Maggie Hammack, freshman, UAH

Franklin County

• Hailey Cantrell, freshman, Northwest-Shoals CC
• Destiny Deaton, senior, UNA

Hale County

• Conrad Taylor, freshman, Marion Military Institute

Houston County

• Bailey Anderson, senior, UAB
• Gillian Bailey, sophomore, Troy
• Vivian Crump, freshman, Samford
• Laura Meadows, freshman, Alabama
• Addison Reynolds, junior, Troy
• Hannah Seales, sophomore, Auburn

Jackson County

• Lauren Paradise, freshman, Alabama

Jefferson County

• Stella Bell, freshman, USA
• Erin Denenberg, junior, Auburn
• Landon Erbrick, junior, Auburn
• Sydney Gann, freshman, UNA
• Jackson Harris, junior, Auburn
• Lacey Walker, junior, Alabama

Lamar County

• Annalisa Robertson, junior, Samford

Lauderdale County

• Bethany Belue, senior, UNA
• Jenna Mosley, junior, UNA
• Kristen Walker, freshman, Southern Union State CC

Lawrence County

• Katie Jett, freshman, Auburn

Lee County

• Emily Coshatt, sophomore, Auburn
• Riley Curtis, freshman, Auburn
• Kaycie Mashburn, senior, Troy
• Seth Roarke, freshman, Samford
• Seth Walker, sophomore, Auburn

Limestone County

• Olivia Norwood, freshman, Auburn

Lowndes County

• Margaret Holladay, freshman, Auburn

Macon County

• Colby Cox, sophomore, Huntingdon

Madison County

• Parker Johns, freshman, Auburn
• Winton Williams, freshman, Auburn
• Sarah Bates, freshman, Alabama

Marengo County

• Mary Sheffield, junior, UWA

Marion County

• Anna Ary, freshman, UNA

Marshall County

• Jon Royster, junior, Auburn
• Lucas Sanders, freshman, Auburn

Mobile County

• Sarah Campitelli, sophomore, Auburn
• Marc Marquis, sophomore, Mobile
• Hannah Miller, freshman, UAB
• Leah Robinson, freshman, Alabama
• Nicholas Schock, senior, USA
• Ryan Waite, freshman, UAH

Monroe County

• Carly Black, freshman, Auburn
• Madeline Hobbs, junior, Troy
• Ava Hobbs, freshman, Auburn

Montgomery County

• Elizabeth Parker, freshman, Auburn
• Katherine Warren, freshman, Alabama

Morgan County

• Gavin Lee, freshman, Auburn

Randolph County

• Emery Norred, junior, Auburn
• Samantha Yarbrough, junior, Auburn

Russell County

• Georgia-Lee Smith, sophomore, Auburn

Shelby County

• Ross Tolbert, sophomore, Auburn
• Brooks Tolbert, senior, UAH

St. Clair County

• Harper Bell, junior, UAB
• Madison Comans, sophomore, Samford
• Sarah Conaway, freshman, Auburn
• Blakeley Goodgame, freshman, Auburn

Tallapoosa County

• Madison Barnett, freshman, Alabama

Tuscaloosa County

• Madelyn Clary, sophomore, Shelton State CC
• Callie Corley, senior, Alabama
• Rylan Corley, freshman, Alabama
• Bradleigh Taylor, freshman, Alabama
• Joshua Wiggins, senior, Alabama

Walker County

• Sophia Poolos, freshman, USA
• Luke Sparkman, freshman, USA

Winston County

• Emma Nethery, freshman, Bevill State CC