Special Nurse Scholarship
We are offering a special scholarship for a deserving student who is related to a veteran and will be attending college to become a nurse. It's a $5000 scholarship and the money for the scholarship has been donated by our members. For more information, please click on the button below. Deadline for filing is December 1, 2025.
Scholarship Awards
Our largest donation is for awarding scholarships to high school seniors that are continuing their education by going to either college or a trade school after graduating from high school. Each applicant is required to write a 500-word essay on “Why Freedom isn’t Free.” It’s always difficult for the committee to determine the best essays from the many received. If you are interested in submitting a 500-word essay, please click the link below for the form:
2025 Winners
L-R Ella Clem, North Forsyth HS, Medeline Holder, West Forsyth HS and Andrew Garrard, North Forsyth HS. Not pictured: Sabrina Lafferty, South Forsyth HS and Tristan Cohen, Forsyth Central HS.
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Cumming Chapter 1030 of the Vietnam Veterans of America hosted the winners of the tenth annual scholarship competition on June 3rd at the Cumming National Armory.
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Five recent high school graduates were each presented five thousand dollar checks and a certificate with the names and photo of a Georgia serviceman killed in action in Vietnam after whom their scharship was awarded.
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The 2025 awardees are:
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Madeline Holder of West Forsyth High School, who will study biology at the University of Georgia was awarded a scholarship in memory of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Orland Pender of Atlanta.
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Sabria Lafferty of South Forsyth High School, hope to become a diplomat and will begin her college studies at Duke University. Her scholarship was given to honor the service and sacrifice of U.S. Army Sergeant Joh Holt Parham III of Atlanta.
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Andrew Grrard of North Forsyth High School will study Finance at the University of North Georgia. His scholarship was awarded in honor U.S. Army Warrant Officer George Thomas Condrey of Atlanta.
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Tristan Cohen of Forsyth Central High School will seek a degree in Business from the University of Georgia. He received a scholarship presented in the name of US Army Private First Class Claude McCan Jr. of Alpharetta.
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Ella Clem of North Forsyth High School will study Biology at Georgia Tech on her way to become a physician. Her scholarship was to honor the service and sacarifice of US Army Corporal Harry Vaughan of Alpharetta.
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The scholarship committee was able to locate and Vaughan's brothers Andy and Glen who attended the ceremony. According to Chapter President Ed Schoemaker, "our membership is committed to assisting the Community's young people with the cost of their education while simultaneously honoring the memory of those Georgians who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Vietnam War.
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In the last ten years, the chapter has helped to ease the burden of a college education for 26 Forsyth County high school school graduates. .​