Scholarship Committee
Past-President: Chair
2012: *Administration
*Postsecondary, Adult & Career Ed, *Agricultural Education, *Business
Education
2013: *Engineering & Technology, *Family and
Consumer Sciences Education, *Guidance and Career Development, *Health
Science Education
2014: *Marketing Education, *New & Related
Services, *Special Populations, * Trade & Industrial Education
2011 Scholarship Winners
Name Division Sponsoring Teacher
School
Alessandra Davey
Agriculture Ben Rutherford Blytheville HS
Chance Cash Business Ed Ann Ware Bald Knob HS
Bryce Crabb FACS Kristen Mote Bald Knob HS
Dakota Weatherly Career & Guidance Karen Qualls Bald Knob HS
Amanda Eddy Health Science Angela Scott Gravett HS
Teryl Robinson
Marketing Sherry Siler Alma HS
Garrett Tuggle Trade & Industrial Lindsey
Johnson Cave City HS
Scholarships
The J. Marion Adams Divisional Scholarships are
awarded in honor of the late J. Marion Adams. Mr. Adams was born on May 19,
1903 in Linty, AR and was a native of Conway County. He received a bachlor's
degree from State Teacher's College (now the University of Central Arkansas
in Conway) and a master's degree from George Peabody College in Nashville,
TN. Mr. Adams then began his career serving as both a teacher and a
principal. Mr. Adams joined the Arkansas Department of Education in 1939. He
was a pioneer in Arkansas' Vocation Education System and served as the State
Director of Vocational Education from 1945-1974, a span of some 29 years.
During his tenure as director, he played an integral role in the formation
of Arkansas' vocational school system. Mr. Adams was a lifetime member of
the American Vocational Association and received that organization's
Outstanding Service Award in 1971. A receipient of many vocational
achievement awards for outstanding service, Mr. Adams dedicated his life to
the education of others.
