Thanks to an increase in North Carolina drivers with the specialized Appalachian license plate, seven scholarships, in the amount of $2,000 each, were awarded for the 2011-2012 academic year. These scholarships are renewable for four years based on academic achievement and available funds.

2011-12

• Rachel Ann Ellefson, North Augusta, SC
• Dan Thomas Oliver, Drexel, NC 
• Taylor Lynn Orlando, Wake Forest, NC
• Kelly Loren Patterson, Apex, NC
• Nathanial Elias Routh, Franklinville, NC
• Beatrice Ellen Smith, Boone, NC
• John David Still, Raleigh, NC

2010-11

• Lucy Catherine Ballard, Wilmington, NC
• Courtney Ashton Bauguess of Clemmons, NC
• Shady Grove Kimzey of Raleigh, NC
• Samuel Robert Lineberger of Charlotte, NC
• Davis Mackenzie Roberts of Boone, NC
• Melissa Erin Wyche, Henderson, NC

2009-10

• Kelly Elizabeth Hemmings of Dobson, NC
• Meghan Elyse Kusper of Kannapolis, NC
• Kaley Welch Rivera of Belmont, NC
• Anya Carol Tilly of Key Largo, FL
• Erin Elizabeth Weaver of Morganton, NC

2008-09

• Ashley Denise Gay, Indian Trail, NC
• Riley McNeil Jones, Gastonia, NC
• Garret Alan Kiger, Rural Hall, NC
• Whitney Nicole Snyder, Lexington, NC
• Elle Elizabeth Tallent, Vale, NC

2007-08

• Leah Jane Thompson, Boone, NC
• Karolyn Kaye Huffman, Albemarle, NC
• Caroline Elizabeth Nobles, Asheboro, NC
• Lauren Reid Stamey, Boone, NC
• Jodie Caroletta Ginn, Boone, NC

2006-07

• Courtney Marie Stiles, Thomasville, NC
• Laura Elizabeth Harris, Charlotte, NC
• Michael Holland Walker, Horse Shoe, NC
• Nicolas Alexander Cameron, Whispering Pines, NC
• Meredith Renee Koontz, Weaverville, NC

Spring 2006

• John Robert Harkey, Lawndale, NC (Ostwalt AMS endowment-1 semester)

2005-06

• Aaron Parker Fann, Granite Falls
• Erin Leigh Cobbler, Winston-Salem
• Neal Smith Parnell, Winston-Salem
• William Davenport Windley, Gastonia
• Sarah Holly Hernandez, Lexington , Ky

2004-05

• Amber Marie Clawson, Boone
• Jessica Irene Haywood, Boone
• Lori Anna Farrington, Purlear, NC
• Elisa Lynn Jarrin, Hendersonville, NC
• Michael Tate McKee, Lenoir

2003-04

• Matthew Stephen Barnes, Crumpler, NC
• Leigh Lane Edwards, Matthews
• Anna Leigh Hunt, Boone
• Jordan Dawn Will, Bessemer City, NC
• Bryan Joseph Williams, Morganton

2002-03

• Sarah-Davis Cagle, Goldsboro, NC
• Catie Marie Cain, Hickory, NC
• Adrianna Nicole DiBernardi, Hudson, NC
• Tracey Leanah Ginn, Boone, NC
• William Harward Page, Pfafftown, NC

2001-02

• Joel David Edwards, Vilas, NC
• Jonathan Douglas Kappler, Raleigh, NC
• Natalie Nicole Moretz, Hickory, NC
• Amanda Leigh Randolph, Burnsville, NC

2000-01

• Amari Laura-Lynn Adams, Clyde, NC
• Christopher Kevin Eller, Deep Gap, NC
• Caitlin Marie Keeton, Fayetteville, NC
• Kristen Michelle Lye, Wendell, NC
• Dustin Randolph Taylor, Newland, NC

1999-2000

• Julia Ellen Moore, Statesville, NC
• Amanda Dawn Harris, Shelby, NC
• Lauren Adelia Hastings, Forest City, NC
• Cynthia Rebekah Harper, Statesville, NC
• Adam Nathaniel Desautels, Rural Hall, NC

1998-99

• John Bullins, Mebane, NC
• Shawn Evans, Lumberton, NC

1997-98

• Allison Marie Deal, Nolensville, TN
• Katherine Scott Miller, Laurinburg, NC
• Michael Adam Scherer, Laurinburg, NC

1996-97

• Stacy Bumgarner, Marion, NC

1995-96

• Marcie Overcash, Pinehurst, NC

1994-95

• Amber Whitaker, Charlotte, NC

1993-94

• Andy Pendry, Hays, NC

1992-93

• Jody Matlock, Winston-Salem

1991-92

Insufficient funds - no scholarship given

1990-91

• Heidi Hilderbran, Hickory, NC

1989-90

• Kecia Wilson, Hickory, NC

1988-89

• Jane Elmore, Gaffney, SC