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Grace (“Gracie”) Cohen, daughter of Seth Cohen and Stephanie Bourland of Elon, and a senior at The Burlington School, was awarded the James R. Copland, Jr. and Lillian G. Copland Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The scholarship recognizes the life and work of one of Burlington’s most respected business leaders and his wife. Along with his father, James R. Copland, Sr., Mr. Copland founded Copland Fabrics and Copland Inc., which he long served as board chairman, president, and treasurer. Mrs. Copland also served as a long-time director.
The Copland Scholarship, which is solely merit-based, is given to one Alamance County student annually. Candidates are selected based on academic excellence, physical vigor, leadership potential, and moral force of character from among the county’s semifinalists and finalists for the Morehead-Cain Scholarship, of which Mr. Copland’s son and grandson were recipients.
The Copland Scholarship is valued at $50,000. It includes an $11,000 stipend per academic year, which may be applied to tuition, fees, or any other University charges or expenses. In addition, the Copland Scholarship provides a one-time benefit of $6,000 for a University-approved summer, semester or year-long study abroad program during your enrollment at Carolina. Recipients of the scholarship are automatically enrolled in the university’s Honors Program.
At The Burlington School, Miss Cohen has served as the president of the student body. Her accomplishments in student government include developing a suicide prevention program and a presentation for Jewish History Month. Gracie has followed her passion for law and politics outside the school walls as a page in the North Carolina Senate, North Carolina House, and for the North Carolina Governor. She has been an active participant in local theater and has served as president of the Junior Board for the Studio 1 Community Theater. She is active in stage combat training, dance, and competitive swimming.
