Junior Giant Scholarships
The scholarships are awarded to nominated students who demonstrate the essence of a Junior Giant; demonstrated leadership community involvement and impact, academic and athletic accomplishments, or academic achievement/academic progress.
Each year, the Junior Giant Cedric Ward Leadership Scholarship is awarded to a senior student in the Kent Intermediate School District, and the Junior Giant Dr. Patricia Pulliam Leadership Scholarship is awarded to a current college student.
2019 Junior Giant Award Honorees
- Cedric Ward Leadership Scholarship: Jmyrea White
- Dr. Patricia Pulliam Leadership Scholarship: Maya Smith
2019 Giant Award Honorees
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Ethel Coe Humanities Award | Lisa M. Knight |
| Eugene Browning Medical Service Award | Jason Slaikeu MD, MBA |
| Floyd Skinner Justice Award | Not awarded this year. |
| Giant Among Giants | Michael B. Johnson, Sr. |
| Hattie Beverly Education Award | Not awarded this year. |
| H.C. Toliver Religious Life Award |
Bishop Dennis J. McMurray & Dr. E. Jean Lackey-McMurray |
| Martha Reynolds Labor Award | Carrie L. Jackson |
| Milo Brown Business Award |
Troy Yarbrough of Preferred Construction Group |
| Phyllis Scott Activist Award | Cole Williams |
|
Raymond Tardy Community Service Award |
India Manns |
| W.W. Plummer Humanitarian Award | LaSandra A. Gaddy |
| Walter Coe Public Service Award | Mari Beth Johnson-Jelks |
| William Glenn Trailblazer Award | Victoria Ann Upton (Posthumously) |