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Davis scholars announced

By Ty Tagami
June 2, 2011

The Davis Family Foundation of Atlanta has announced a dozen recipients of its $21,500 in need-based scholarship grants for the coming school year.

Winners are Jasmyne C. Cannon, Ava A. Davis, Laquitta N. Pearson, Tywanda Nicole Powell, Cherrelle D. Ray and La’Shai Monique Bostic, all from Grady High School;  Anthony Marshall Hand and David Michael Lovelle Smith, of Benjamin E. Mays High; Maurice D. Robinson of Atlanta Metropolitan College; Felicity Renee Witt of The Darlington School in Rome; Martinque Catrice Douglas of the University of Georgia and Jasmine Worthen of Wesleyan College.

About the Author

Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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