Hearn Scholarship Fund

Leadership Winston-Salem has reached a major milestone by raising $100,000 for the Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. Scholarship Fund! Thanks to The Winston-Salem Foundation for their matching grants and to all who contributed so generously. A special note of appreciation goes to Ed Pleasants, one of Leadership Winston-Salem’s founders, for leading this special initiative.

Leadership Winston-Salem, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization, ensures each class represents a cross-section of the community, including business, government, health care, arts, nonprofit, and community organizations, as well as diversity in gender, age, race, and ethnicity.

Named for one of our founders, Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr., the Hearn Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund provides partial scholarships to eligible class members who could not otherwise attend. Founded in 2010 with the generous assistance of additional program co-founders C. Edward Pleasants and Julius H. Corpening, the fund is maintained at The Winston-Salem Foundation.

Leadership Winston-Salem is grateful for The Foundation’s Endowment Match Program, which provides $5,000 in matching funds up to a maximum of $20,000 during the endowment’s first year.

Help us continue to grow this important Fund by donating here or contact our Development Director, Linda Ward, at developmentdir@leadershipws.org.

Founding Donors:

Chancellor's Circle ($10,000+)
John W. Burress, III	Nancy & Ed Pleasants
The BB&T Charitable Foundation
President's Circle ($5,000+)
Flow Lexus	John A. Taylor
Trustee's Circle ($2,500+)
Claire & Hudnall Christopher	Paul Fulton
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Ward
Dean's Circle ($1,000+)
Bruce M. Babcock	Weston P. Hatfield
Frank L. Blum Construction	Laura W. Hearn
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Douglas, III	Ruthlee & Glenn Orr
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Driscoll	Quality Oil Company, LLC
Marvin D. Gentry, Villace Point, LLC	Elizabeth L. Quick
Jim & Holly Grobe	Scott Richardson, Village Tavern, Inc.
Professor's Circle (up to $999)
Sandra Boyette	Beth N. Hopkins
Dr. Sharon B. Covitz	Arthur T. King
Bill & Betty Gray Davis	Gilmour Lake
Nancy Dunn	J. Walter McDowell
Douglas L. Edgeton	Minta McNally
Lynn & Barry Eisenburg	Danny R. Newcomb
Mr. & Mrs. McDara P. Folan, III	Lloyd G. & Gwendolyn C. Walter, Jr.
Kathryn W. Garner	John C. Whitaker, Jr.
Donna H. Hamilton	Paul Wiles
Charles H. & Susan Hauser
Leadership Winston-Salem would like to give special recognition to the following donor: Ben Sutton