Nancy Blankenship Grant-in-Aid Recipients




2020 School Year - Four $500 Nancy Blankenship Grant-in-Aid Awards were presented to. from left to right, Ellen Denning, Faith Nickole Heisler, Hailey Kaye Stroud and Heidy Labra-Franco. Nancy Blankenship was a charter member of the Gamma Chi Chapter before her death in 2010. These awards are made possible by the Blankenship family in memory of their mother.
Josephine Myrick Grant-in-Aid Recipient

2020 School Year - Mila Alston received the $500 Josephine Myrick Grant-in-Aid Award. The award is named for Josephine Myrick, the mother of member Dr. Sylvia Alston. Each year Myrick makes and donates a crocheted afghan for the members to raffle in order to raise money for the Gamma Chi Scholarship and Grant Fund. Mila, who has received Gamma Chi awards for undergraduate study, is attending graduate school at NC Central University.
Gamma Chi Professional Development Grant Recipient

2020 - Aimee Cooper, who is a Gamma Chi member, received a Gamma Chi Professional Development Grant to provide funding for her to attend Telehealth & Anxiety Treatment Certification Training through Professional Education Systems Institution, Inc.