Marc Whitehead & Associates Law Firm awarded $67,500 in scholarships over the 2022-2019 academic year. Scholarships are awarded based on the originality, merit, and substantive quality of the essay. Essays are evaluated by attorney Marc Whitehead along with an outside panel of judges comprised of (2 to 6) veteran advocates.
2022 Veteran Scholarship Recipient
Lance Bokinskie
Lance Bokinskie began reading at four years old. Homeschooled by his mother through the seventh grade, Lance recognizes how during these early educational years, his mother awakened in him a thirst for knowledge, a love of literature, and the drive to succeed that serves him to this day…,get to know Lance.
2021 Veteran Scholarship Recipient
Eva Palmer
Eva Palmer spent her childhood traveling across the country as a military brat; now, she wants to dedicate her career to traveling to those who need help most — just as her father did. Eva is the oldest sibling with three younger brothers and the daughter of a U.S. Navy veteran and Air Force military member…,learn more about Eva.
2020 Veteran Scholarship Recipients
Raia Potter
Raia Potter completed her senior year of high school in May. She’s been accepted to the University of Mississippi’s School of Pharmacy Early Entry Program as a Provost Scholar. She is extremely active in the Interact Club for community service and was recently invited to the National Art Honor Society…,get to know Raia.
Paige Langum
Paige Langum is a student at Texas A&M studying landscape architecture and minoring in urban planning and psychology. “Studying landscape architecture converges my love of nature’s aesthetic beauty, art, and STEM,” Paige wrote in her essay…,learn more about Paige.
Simeon Salia
Simeon Salia is a member of the Army National Guard. In his time in the Guard, he has answered the call of duty numerous times, first serving in Georgia after Hurricane Irma hit, serving a deployment in Afghanistan, and more recently, helping to sterilize facilities to limit the spread of COVID-19…,get to know Simeon.
2019 Veteran Scholarship Recipient
CJ Cruz
CJ Cruz is attending Duke University, where he’s double majoring in psychology and theater, as well as working toward a certificate in documentary studies. CJ is grateful to Marc Whitehead and Associates for making education a sustainable reality for him. “It’s so amazing and helpful,” he says of the scholarship….,learn more about CJ.
Terms and Conditions:
Entry materials will not be returned to you. By submitting an entry for the Frances & Earl Perry Memorial Veterans Scholarship, you acknowledge that if you become a scholarship recipient, Marc Whitehead & Associates will own all rights to publish and promote the submission.
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Marc Whitehead & Associates’ RIGHT TO MODIFY, SUSPEND OR TERMINATE. In the event Marc Whitehead & Associates is prevented from continuing with the Scholarship Program by any event beyond its reasonable control, then Marc Whitehead & Associates shall have the right in its sole discretion to modify or terminate the Scholarship Program.