Lydia O'Neal |
Claude Piles |
Two
Business Division students – Lydia O’Neal and Claude Piles. – have been awarded
the David C. Lee Scholarship awarded by the Beaufort County Community College
to attend BCCC this fall.
O’Neal,
55, of Belhaven, a student in BCCC’s Medical Office Administration Program, has
been chosen for the award. O’Neal is a graduate of John A. Wilkinson High
School in Belhaven. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Satchell of
Belhaven and is married to Henry L. O’Neal. After graduating from BCCC, O’Neal
plans to get a job in the medical field.
“This
scholarship will help me focus more on my studies as I will not have to think
of the finances required for my degree,” she said. “I hope that the love these
donors have shown me will help me in the future to help others in achieving
their goals.”
Piles,
49, is a student in BCCC’s Automotive Technology Program. A graduate of
Washington High School, Piles is a veteran of the U.S. Army. He plans to work
in an automotive dealership after completing his studies at BCCC. Piles and his
wife, Karen, a 2014 graduate of BCCC’s Associate Degree Nursing Program, live
in Washington and have two children.
David C. Lee |
“I
am humbled and honored to be a recipient of the David Clifton Lee, Jr.,
Scholarship,” he said. “I think the donors for helping me have a second
chance.”
The
scholarship was established by David Clifton Lee Jr.’s wife, Betty, of
Washington, and children―Steve and David H. Lee of Washington, Debra Lee Perry
of the Woodard’s Pond community, Larry Lee of the Pungo Creek community and
Amanda Lee Sawyer of Belhaven.
A
native of Beaufort
County , Mr. Lee was born
in 1927 and died in 2003. He was a graduate of Pantego
High School and attended Mars Hill
College . In 1970, Lee
founded Lee Chevrolet, Inc. in Washington, now Lee Chevrolet-Pontiac-Buick,
Inc., which continues to be owned and operated by his family. Mr. Lee was active
in the automobile business in Beaufort
County for over 50 years
and in civic affairs throughout his life, including service on the Beaufort
County Board of Education for a number of years.
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