Medgar and Angela Scott Foundation awards a total of $15,000 in scholarships to four local graduates

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — The Medgar and Angela Scott Foundation recently awarded $15,000 in scholarships to recent local high school graduates. The recipients are Jannah Archer, Lauren Cooley, Cameron Nailor, and Dion Adkins. There are two $5,000 scholarships and two $2,500 scholarships.

All four students excelled in high school and did great things before graduating. Archer was a member of the Big Blue band at Warren Central High School. Cooley was a Warren Central High School cheerleader. Nailor played football and soccer at Vicksburg High School. Adkins graduated 4th in his class at River City Early College.

About the Medgar and Angela Scott Foundation:

The Medgar and Angela Scott Foundation is the philanthropic initiative of Angela Scott to give back to the Vicksburg community what the native town gave to her and her husband Medgar as youngsters. 

The city of Vicksburg’s community leaders, programs, sports, and educational activities were the catalysts to their aspirations and goals of pursuing a brighter future. Access to information and conversations with community leaders gave them knowledge, wisdom, and facilitated decisions that propelled their lives individually and as a married couple. Medgar had a successful career as Vice President of Human Resources and Angela, as a successful Mechanical Engineering Manager. Their love for the Vicksburg community and their desire to make it a better place to live and work for its citizens sparked the desire to start this 501c3 non-profit charity. 

Although Medgar and Angela moved away from Vicksburg in 1995, and Medgar passed away on November 27, 2020, it was always their desire to do something special in the Vicksburg community.