29 Jul 2016 Betty Martin honored with scholarship

Posted at 11:55 AMh in News by

The family of Betty T. "Nanga" Martin recently hosted a community-wide birthday party to celebrate her 90th birthday. At the party Martin received a surprise when it was announced that the Martin Family has donated $10,000 to establish a single parent scholarship in her honor.   

Martin was a public school teacher for 50 years and raised her son, Tom, as a single parent. The Martin Family has donated $10,000 to the White County Single Parent Scholarship Fund for the purpose of awarding a Betty T. "Nanga" Martin Scholarship for each of the next 10 year to students pursuing a degree in education.

The White County Single Parent Scholarship Fund, Inc. awards scholarships to single parents of minor children who are pursuing a post-secondary education for the purpose of gaining skilled employment. The mission of WCSPSF, Inc. is to provide hope and change lives through education.

Since its beginning in 1999, WCSPSF has awarded 522 scholarships with a combined value of $295,011.50.  

For more information, contact executive director Dan Newsom at 501.230.2414 or [email protected].