Hendersonville High School Alumni Association Scholarships  

The Hendersonville High School Alumni Association is proud to offer four scholarships to graduating seniors at HHS.  These scholarships are made possible solely through the continued generosity of HHS alumni, administration, parents and friends. 

HHS Alumni Association Scholarship

The HHS Alumni Association Scholarship, started in 1999, is awarded to a graduating senior who is a direct decendent of an HHS graduate.  It is a one year, $1000 scholarship.

Recipients

1999 - Nicole Jenkins                                2000 - Sarah Massagee

2001 - Christi Sheiry                                 2002 - Theresa Garren

2003 - Michael Merrill                                2004 - Jeff Wilkins

2005 - Barbara Few                                  2006 - Sydney Bailey 

2007 - Megan Bakke

HHSAA John Brooks Williams Memorial Scholarship

The Hendersonville High School Alumni Association John Brooks Williams Memorial Scholarship was formed in 2005 after the receipt of a $50,000 donation from the estate of Mr. Williams, a 1938 HHS graduate.  This scholarship was established as a $1000, two-year renewable scholarship presented to a graduating senior of HHS who has shown academic potential, personal motivation and high goals for their future.

Early in 2006, the HHSAA received an additional $50,000 donation from the John Brooks Williams estate.  This donation allowed the HSSAA to increase the scholarship to $2000 per year, renewable for a second year upon satisfactory completion of the first year studies. 

Brooks earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from UNC (CH) and an MBA from Harvard.  He continued his education with a Law degree from Columbia University.  Brooks was in Houston, Texas for a number of years where he successfully owned and operated Markel Steel Company.  After his death in 2004, Mr. Williams left most of his sizable estate to various educational entities, including Blue Ridge Community College and the HHSAA.

The HSSAA is most grateful to Mr. Brooks Williams and his executor, Mr. John H. Bauer, for this opportunity to serve the higher educational needs of the graduates of Hendersonville High School.

Recipients

2005 - Michael Lance                                2006 - Melissa Mel

2007 - Matthew Alexander

HHSAA John Brooks Williams Scholarship II

Late in 2006, the HHSAA received an additional donation from the estate of John Brooks Williams for $100,000.  In 2007, the HHSAA board voted to establish a second scholarship in honor of Mr. Williams.  It is a $1250 per year, four year renewable scholarship given to a graduating senior who has attended HHS for three consecutive years and demonstrated solid academic performance along with participation in school activities and community service.

Once again the HHSAA is extremely grateful to Mr. Brooks Williams and his executor, Mr. John H. Bauer for allowing us to assist so many HHS graduates in their pursuit of higher education.

Recipients

2007 - Carly Stoneman

Luther N. & Kate R. Garrison Scholarship

In 2007, the HHSAA received notification from relatives of the Garrisons that their estate was donating approximately $80,000 to establish a scholarship for HHS students.  The Garrison scholarship was established in 2008 and is a $1500 per year, four year renewable award.  It is given to a graduating senior who has attended HHS for three years and demonstrated participation in school activities, community service, employment history and a reasonable education plan.