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DeMayo Law Offices Award 20+ Scholarships in 11 Counties

More than $50,000 was awarded in the 20th Annual Michael A. DeMayo Scholarship Program

DeMayo Law Offices, LLP is pleased to name 20 recipients of the 20th Annual Michael A. DeMayo Scholarship Award. The number of recipients increased this year from 15 to 20 in recognition of the program’s 20th year of awarding $2,500 scholarships. Additionally, a half scholarship honorable mention was also awarded.

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Michael A. DeMayo (Photo: Business Wire)

Michael A. DeMayo (Photo: Business Wire)

The annual Michael A. DeMayo Scholarship Program provides high school seniors an opportunity to win a competitive scholarship toward their college education. As of this year, the scholarship program has awarded more than $700,000 in scholarships and checks have been sent to all recipients.

Emma Rhyne Lincolnton High School
Addisyn Keen Jesse C. Carson High School
Andrew Neal Kirkpatrick Gaston Day School
Makayla Gathers Myers Park High School
Ijeoma Eziri Providence Day School
Virginia Plettner Charlotte Christian High School
Sonya Eason Hopewell High School
Phoebe Brannan Providence Day School
Spring Griffin Corvian Community School
Brandon Singletary Olympic High School
Torie Starnes Rock Hill High School
Alexis Wolgemuth Fred T. Foard High School
Belle Merlo Lumberton High School
Aiyana Oxendine Fairmont High School
Shannen Horan Saint Stephens High School
Nathan Ladimir Porter Ridge High School
Riley Fecker Central Academy of Technology & Arts
Chloe Kelley South Rowan High School
Koen Ifill Hickory Ridge High School
Molli Cranford Richmond Senior High School
 

Honorable Mention:

Addie Wolfe

Hickory Ridge High School

The winners are from Cabarrus, Catawba, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Richmond, Robeson, Rowan, Union, and York /Rock Hill (SC) counties. The scholarship recipients will attend Appalachian State University, Coastal Carolina University, Harvard University, James Madison University, Marshall University, North Carolina A&T State University, NC State University, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of South Carolina.

The 2022 applicant class represents a variety of ethnic and cultural communities. Paired with their firsthand observations of addiction and impaired driving within the Charlotte and surrounding communities, they provided invaluable insights into unlocking preventative solutions. This is the first year that billboard designs were selected as winners along with essays, pamphlets and Tik Toks.

"On behalf of the entire DeMayo Law team, I want to congratulate each winner for his/her exceptional commitment to academic excellence, extracurricular participation, and unparalleled insights into drunk driving prevention. I deeply appreciate your patience as our Scholarship Committee evaluated an unprecedented number of outstanding submissions. We wish you continued success in your future academic and professional goals,” stated Michael A. DeMayo, CEO and Founder.

About DeMayo Law Offices, LLP

DeMayo Law Offices was founded in 1992 by Michael A. DeMayo. The offices have grown to over 120 attorneys and legal professionals focused and dedicated exclusively to the representation of individuals who have been seriously injured or who have died as a result of the negligence of another in North and South Carolina.

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