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The Floyd County Community Foundation on May 18 presented the Bertee and Rhetta Faye Adkins Scholarship to Betsy Layne High School students Hanna Hamilton, Kata Newsome, Brice Fleenor, Booklyn Rogers, Ethan Roberts and Camerone Pente.
The Floyd County Community Foundation on May 18 presented the Bertee and Rhetta Faye Adkins Scholarship to Betsy Layne High School students Hanna Hamilton, Kata Newsome, Brice Fleenor, Booklyn Rogers, Ethan Roberts and Camerone Pente.
The Floyd County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, recently awarded the Bertee and Rhetta Faye Adkins Scholarship to six Betsy Layne High School students. The scholarships were presented by FCCF board member, Rhonda Clark, during the Betsy Layne High School awards night on May 18.Ā
The Bertee and Rhetta Faye Adkins Scholarship is for graduating seniors at Betsy Layne High School in Floyd County.Ā
When Bert T. (Bertee) Adkins started at Pikeville College in 1949, he didnāt have enough money to ride the bus the 12 miles from his Floyd County home to Pikeville, let alone enough for lunch every day, according to a statement from the Floyd County Foundation, Bertee made the decision to leave Pikeville College and join the Air Force. After a 20-year military career, Bertee went on to obtain his bachelorās and masterās degrees at Eastern Kentucky University. There Bertee enjoyed a long, distinguished teaching career at his alma mater mentoring young students. However, he never forgot his struggle to complete his education. Bertee never wanted another student to have to make the decision between eating lunch or riding the bus when trying to further their education. As a result, Bertee established the Bertee and Rhetta Faye Adkins Scholarship.Ā
This yearās scholarship recipients include:Ā
$1,000 ā Hanna Hamilton
$1,000 ā Kata Newsome
$1,000 ā Brice Fleenor
$1,000 ā Brooklyn Rogers
$1,000 ā Ethan Roberts
$1,000 ā Cameron Pente
The Floyd County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky ā a nationally accredited community foundation serving the Appalachian Kentucky region. Local focus is the driving force of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, and the affiliate community foundation network is an extension of that work. FCCFās mission is to support efforts that build long-term capacity towards improving the quality of life in Floyd County, Kentucky, and address the immediate needs of the community. FCCF board members include Ellen Harris, John Rosenberg, Missy Allen, Joe Campbell, Rhonda Clark, Misha Curnutte, Tim Hatfield, Surehka Maddiwar, Evan Smith, Jim Stewart, and Kathy Stumbo.Ā
If you are interested in leaving a legacy to the Floyd County community by supporting youth through a scholarship fund or by including the Floyd County Community Foundation in your will, visit, appalachianky.org/ways-to-give/, or contact Kathy King Allen, Chief Community Officer at, (606) 439-1357, or, kathy@appalachianky.org.
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