Recipients must remain in good academic standing to receive this scholarship. R.C. Robbins Memorial Scholarship - This scholarship is awarded annually to deserving students whose character, attitude, and financial need will be taken into consideration. Priority given to students from Watauga, Avery, Burke, and Caldwell Counties of North Carolilna. Durwood Roberts Scholarship - This scholarship is awarded annually to a student in good academic standing who demonstrates financial need. Katherine F. Shapard Scholarship - This scholarship is awarded annually to a deserving and promising junior or senior Performing Arts student in good academic standing.
Priority is given to students from the High Country of North Carolina.
Selected by the President upon recommendation by the Financial Aid Scholarship Committee. Norma Shiring Scholarship - This scholarship is awarded to a deserving student and selected by the Financial Aid Scholarship Committee. Clifford Halsey Shirley Scholarship - This scholarship is awarded to students from the Appalachian region who show academic promise, interest in serving society, and who are enrolled in the Summer Studies program. O'Dell Smith Scholarship - The O'Dell Smith Residence Life Scholarship is awarded annually to an individual who has excelled in the position of Resident Assistant during the previous year and who plans to continue in that position for the coming year. Robert Street Memorial Scholarship - Given in memory of Robert Street, this scholarship is available to any student regardless of geographic origins.