Rotating Scholarships

KIMBERLY ANN BARKMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Established by her parents and friends in 1994, this award is given to a female student who displayed outstanding leadership, high moral character, a strong sense of values and the courage of her convictions through her thoughts, words and deeds, and who was committed to enthusiastic participation as a manager, trainer or student coach in women's athletics at Elon.

C.V. "LEFTY" BRIGGS SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1978 by Charlesana Briggs and Mary Briggs Haskell in honor of their father, C. V. “Lefty” Briggs ’30, a member of Elon’s Sports Hall of Fame. Awarded annually to a man or woman who possesses outstanding athletic ability and high moral character. Preference is given to a baseball or softball player.

LUTHER BYRD SCHOLARSHIP
This fund was established in 1980 by friends and former students of longtime history professor and publicist Luther Byrd in honor of his 26 years of service to Elon. It provides an annual scholarship for women’s basketball or sports information.

DWIGHT L. DILLION ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1989 by the family of Dwight L. Dillion, an Elon alumnus from Bassett, Va., to provide scholarship assistance to a football or golf student-athlete, with preference given to an athlete from the Martinsville-HenryCounty area of Virginia.

MASSEY FAMILY ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 2003 by David S. Massey and William H. Massey in honor of the Massey family. This scholarship is awarded annually to a deserving student-athlete.

GRAHAM "DOC" MATHIS ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1979 by former players of Elon coach Doc Mathis to provide annual scholarship assistance to a deserving basketball, football or baseball player.

FLORENCE AND L.G. MATKINS ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1985 by Mrs. Florence Matkins and Mr. and Mrs. John H. Whitlatch Jr. in honor of Mrs. Matkins and in memory of L.G. Matkins. Provides scholarship assistance to a deserving athlete, preferably from Alamance County.

L.J. "HAP" PERRY ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1985 by his sons, L.J. Perry Jr. and William K. “Bill” Perry, for a student who participates in any sport. Preference is given to students from Reidsville or the surrounding area.

RHODES-FORD SPORTS MEDICINE SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1995 by Mr. and Mrs. W.G. “Dusty” Rhodes and Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ford to be awarded to a student trainer or student athletics support person. This recipient is to be selected by the athletics staff.

WILLIAM B. "BILL" TERRELL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP
This scholarship fund was established in 1978 by former students of Elon High School principal W.B. Terrell, who also served as Alumni Secretary at Elon. It provides annual scholarship assistance to a deserving Elon student-athlete.

TRUITT/HAGEN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP
John G. Truitt, Jr. and Dolores Hagen Truitt, who are loyal Elon alumni, established this scholarship in 2003 to provide annual assistance to a deserving student-athlete.

C. "PEAHEAD" WALKER SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1980 by former players to honor the memory of Elon coach D.C. Walker. Provides annual assistance to deserving football, baseball or basketball players.

C. CARL WOODS SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1986 by Elon alumnus C. Carl Woods to provide scholarship assistance to a deserving student-athlete in football or basketball.