Gail Riddle, Vice Chair of the foundation’s board of directors and chair of the Robert H. Shorts Scholars Committee, said, “These twenty-one students are outstanding. We know that Bob Short would be so pleased. We take stewardship of his generous scholarship gift very seriously. His original $10 million gift has grown to $15 million and has distributed over $4.5 million in scholarships. That is the amazing legacy of Bob Short.”
Additional scholarships are available by application through March 23, 2022. Visit
www.cumberlandcf.org and click on
Scholarships to learn more about the
Community Scholarship Prog
ram, read how to apply, and receive a link to the online application for the remaining $355,000 in awards available.
Established in 1980, Cumberland Community Foundation is a nonprofit charitable foundation that accepts donations and administers endowments for the benefit of the community. The foundation manages 575 individual charitable funds totaling over $128 million. The community foundation awards grants to 501(c)3 charitable organizations according to the charitable purpose designed by the donors.
For more information go to
www.cumberlandcf.org or call (910)483-4449.
The 2022 Robert H. Short Scholars:
Recipient |
High School Attending |
College/University –
Not yet final |
Abraonna T. Williams |
E. E. Smith High School |
Undecided |
Alyssa M. Chavis-Wanson |
Gray’s Creek High School |
Dartmouth College or UNC - Charlotte |
Anaya J. Forte |
Gray’s Creek High School |
N. C. Central University |
Anayah N. Butler |
Jack Britt High School |
UNC – Charlotte |
Annessa D. Best |
Cumberland International Early College High School |
Fayetteville State University |
Brittney M. Santamaria-Cortez |
E. E. Smith High School |
N. C. State University |
Charles C. Morris II |
Pine Forest High School |
UNC – Charlotte |
Christopher B. Ewart |
Fayetteville Academy |
UNC – Chapel Hill |
Evan A. Isenbarger |
Terry Sanford High School |
N. C. State University |
Fabian T. Horton |
Home School |
N. C. State University |
Holley R. Johnson |
E. E. Smith High School |
Fayetteville State University |
Jaylyn X. Gore |
Reid Ross Classical High School |
East Carolina University |
Jazlyn N. Jones |
Reid Ross Classical High School |
UNC - Charlotte |
Josiah R. Boyd |
Seventy-First High School |
N. C. State University |
Justus T. Olsen |
Freedom Christian Academy |
N. C. State University |