HIGH POINT, N.C., July 16 – Joyce Gomez, an incoming freshman at High Point University, was selected as this year’s recipient of the United Way’s Bob Brown Scholarship.
The scholarship, named in honor of Bob Brown – a distinguished trustee of HPU and a dedicated supporter of the United Way and HPU, was awarded to Gomez during a special event on July 15 at the Ward Street Boys and Girls Club.
The ceremony included Bobby Smith, president of the United Way of Greater High Point; Clarissa Flowers, executive director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater High Point; Bob Brown; and Don Scarborough, vice president for community relations at HPU.
Gomez, a recent graduate of High Point Central High School, has attended the Boys and Girls Club programs – one of the 29 United Way partner agencies – since she was 7 years old. She is a first-generation college student. She plans to study biology at HPU in hopes of someday becoming a pediatrician.
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 50 countries and more than 40 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” The university offers 66 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at www.highpoint.edu. Chris DudleyVice President for [email protected]