FOOD LION, COCA-COLA AND CIAA ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF ESSAY CONTEST
Nineteen winners to receive a total of $35,000 in Scholarship Grants
Food Lion, together with Coca-Cola and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association® (CIAA) are proud to announce the winners of the 2014 Food Lion Essay Contest, part of the 2014 CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament. Four grand prize winners will receive $5,000 scholarships and 15 first place finishers will each receive $1,000.
The Grand Prize $5,000 Scholarship Winners are:
• Mariah McKesson of Winston-Salem State University
• Karitta Conyers of Chowan University
• Pierre Salomon of Fayetteville State University
• Tiffanie C. Adair of Virginia State University
The First Place $1,000 Scholarship Winners are:
• Sophia Rickard of Fayetteville State University
• William Jones of Chowan University
• Zoie Forster of Livingstone College
• Latarryl Hall of Chowan University
• Tobechi Nwamara of Elizabeth City State University
• Vanessa Gyamfi of Bowie State University
• Ashley Jones of Johnson C. Smith University
• Nicole Smith of Virginia State University
• Naveen Vinukonda of Winston-Salem State University
• Olivia Stinson of Winston-Salem State University
• Tanesha Dudley of Virginia State University
• Taylor J. Beckett of Bowie State University
• Taylor Daniels of Livingstone College
• Will Johnson of Winston-Salem State University
• Kristen Williams of Bowie State University
Contest participants submitted a 500 to 700 word essay answering the question – How does my CIAA school impact my community? The 2014 winners were selected by a panel of third-party judges from Dream Builders Communications.
Food Lion has been the Official Supermarket Partner of the CIAA for more than 20 years and is a proud sponsor of the CIAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
