LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.--Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation has announce the recipients of its 2025 Scholarship Program.
This year, the C.A.R.E.S. Foundation awarded $277,000 in scholarships and educational grants to outstanding high school students, professionals seeking career advancement, and educational organizations throughout Georgia and South Carolina. These scholarships reflect Peach State’s ongoing commitment to education, community development, and empowering the next generation of leaders.
“We’re honored to support these exceptional students,” said Ryan Hawk, Peach State’s Executive Director of Business Development and Community Outreach and Foundation President. “Each one represents the bright future of our communities, and we’re proud to help them take the next step in their education.”
The Career Advancement Scholarships were established to honor the visionaries who founded Peach State and their belief in the power of education, hard work, and community support:
- Ashley Bailey, Jackson County
- Kyla Brown, McCormick County
- Tanisea Coleman, DeKalb County
- Thuy Dao, Gwinnett County
- Crystal Gipson, Richmond County
- Lisa Holmes, Richmond County
- Anastasia Klukowski, Clarke County
- Bradley Lesley, Clarke County
- Sara McGee, Greenwood County
- Drew Miles, Gwinnett County
- Eric Pearson, Walton County
Wilma Widmer Career Advancement Scholarship
- Addie Pitts, Habersham County
- Kashonna Pressley, Stephens County
- ShaSavia Reed, Jackson County
- Angela Richardson, Gwinnett County
- Lashalla Roberson, Richmond County
- Anitra Smith, Clarke County
- Jasmine Taylor, DeKalb County
- Chinesia Thompson, Clarke County
- Kea Williams, Gwinnett County