Two Wilmington College students received $1,000 scholarships tied to their leadership and civic engagement roles on campus and in the community. The family of Emeritus Professor Bill Kincaid funded the awards, which were conferred at the College’s Martin Luther King Day program in January. Also, Kincaid and his wife, Penny, received the College’s Diversity Impact Award at the ceremony.
The awardees are senior Hanna Anderson, who received the VOICE (Vision of Inclusive Change & Engagement) of Change Scholarship, and freshman Kaylah Jackson, the recipient of the Eleanor Harris Community Action Scholarship.
Anderson is majoring in social work with a minor in sociology. The Goshen, Ohio, resident serves as president of the Indigenous Student Assn. and vice president of WC’s chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS). After her graduation from WC, she plans to attend graduate school at Aurora University for dual master’s degrees in social work and public administration.
The VOICE of Change Scholarship is awarded to students with a strong academic background who exemplify exceptional leadership in the areas of diversity and inclusion.
Jackson, from St. Louis, Mo., is majoring in exercise science with a minor in Spanish. She is a member of NSLS, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Black Student Initiative, WC Mentors/Mentees and Scholars of Promise. She also has participated in College diversity service trips to Chicago and Detroit.
The Eleanor Harris Community Action Scholarship is awarded to students who exemplify on-campus or off-campus community leadership. It is named in honor of longtime Wilmington resident, Eleanor Harris, the executive director and co-founder of Wilmington’s Harvest of Gold. She has held community leadership roles involved with reading, tutoring, after school and summer recreation programs for local youth.
PICTURED are, from the left, Kaylah Jackson, Hannah Anderson, Chip Murdock, director of diversity and programming, and Penny and bill Kincaid.