The 51st Annual Awards Luncheon

The 51st Annual Awards Luncheon on June 14, 2014, celebrated the 65th year of the Byrnes Foundation and its scholarship program.

Former U.S. Secretary of Education and former Governor of South Carolina Richard Riley presented the keynote address.

Photos are courtesy of Ty Collier, 2004 Scholar, and Dan Sprouse, 1992 Scholar.

The Foundation introduced eight scholarship recipients as its class of 2014. They are:

• Lauren Danielle Owens from Johnsonville, SC, attending Francis Marion University
• Joseph Daniel Kovas from Chester, SC, attending Presbyterian College
• Ni’Asia Angelese Daniels from Spartanburg, SC, attending Wofford College
• John Andrew Redding from Union, SC, attending North Greenville University
• Amber Evett Candice Locklear from Lake View, SC, attending Coastal Carolina University
• Terry Glenn Sweat, II from Columbia, SC, attending University of South Carolina
• Allyson English Walters from Florence, SC, attending Clemson University
• Martie Marie Hiott from Mount Pleasant, SC, attending Presbyterian College

The scholarship is for $13,000. Since 1949 the Byrnes Foundation has awarded 1,090 scholarships.

Scholars from the 2009 and 2010 classes were recognized as graduating seniors. They are:

• Barbara Ball, 2009 Scholar, University of South Carolina
• Henry “Trey” Capps, 2010 Scholar, University of South Carolina
• Kara Marcum - Elam, 2010 Scholar, University of South Carolina
• Sara Hensley, 2010 Scholar,  University of South Carolina
• William “Will” Latimer, 2010 Scholar, Winthrop University
• M. Chris Melton, 2010 Scholar, Clemson University