Carrick receives Lucy W. Burgess Scholarship

Toni Carrick

Toni Carrick has been chosen by the Beaufort County Community College Foundation to receive the Lucy W. Burgess Endowment scholarship to attend BCCC this fall.

Carrick, 48, of Grimesland is a student in BCCC’s Human Services Technology Program. A graduate of Hackettstown (N.J.) High School, Carrick works as a habilitation specialist for Life, Inc. She plans to continue her education in social work or psychology after graduating from BCCC. She has four children.

“I am honored and blessed to receive the Lucy Burgess Scholarship and will do my best to uphold and exceed the academic and professional expectations of this scholarship,” she said.

The scholarship is awarded through an endowment established in 1996 as a memorial to Lucy W. Burgess, a former resident of Beaufort County. Burgess dedicated her life to a career in social work and held various positions with the state Department of Social Services. The recipient of the scholarship must have work experience, be committed to obtaining an education and have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher.