W. Keith Stamey Scholarships
For Wake Forest fans who have attended ACC Tournament games
in the Greensboro Coliseum, or those who made the drive there
for "home" basketball games in the 1980s, the trip
wasn't complete without a stop at Stamey's Barbecue restaurant
across the street. While alumni associate the Stamey name with
barbecue and basketball, current and future students will remember
the late W. Keith Stamey ('59) for creating a major scholarship
program through the largest single gift ever made to the University
by an individual. Stamey left his entire estate, valued at about
$7 million, to endow a need-based scholarship for undergraduates
from the University's "traditional constituency."
The scholarship was first awarded in 2001 to 62 incoming freshmen
and returning students, who received awards from $1,000 to $15,000
depending on need. Applicants should complete a CSS PROFILE by February
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