Area students awarded Alfa Foundation scholarships

MONTGOMERY — Several area students will have their college financial burden a little lightened, thanks to scholarships from the Alfa Foundation.

The students each received $1,000 to use toward tuition, fees, books or supplies.

Since 2014, the Alfa Foundation has awarded $1,050,000 to deserving students through its scholarship program, which is administered by Kaleidoscope. This year’s recipients hail from 44 counties and will attend 29 institutions.

• Griffin Emerson of Meridianville is a freshman at the University of Alabama majoring in management.
• Annalee Allen of Cullman is a freshman at Wallace State Community College majoring in poultry science.
• Micheal Clark of Athens is a sophomore at Jefferson State Community College majoring in funeral services.
• Juliana Brannon of Cullman is a freshman at the University of Alabama majoring in communicative disorders.
• Charity Bowers of Athens is a freshman at Faulkner University majoring in health science.
• Bentley Black of Priceville is a freshman at the University of Alabama at Birmingham majoring in biomedical sciences.
• Kason Jeffreys of Danville is a freshman at Highlands College majoring in pastoral ministry.
• Drew Conway of Cullman is a junior at Auburn University majoring in civil engineering.

“We are proud to support this outstanding group of students as they further their education within the state of Alabama,” said Alfa Insurance President Jimmy Parnell. “It’s important to us as an organization to invest in our young people, and we are happy to do so through the Alfa Foundation Scholarship Program.”

Scholarships were awarded based on grade point average, participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience and future goals. To qualify, students must be enrolled – or planning to enroll – in a full-time accredited program at a two-year or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school in Alabama.