Scholarships
 SMA Alumni Association
Leadership Scholarship
The SMAAA Leadership Scholarship is a perpetual $2,500 scholarship awarded annually to the Mary Baldwin College - Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership (VWIL) cadet completing her junior year and entering her senior year who exhibits strong leadership qualities, high academic standards, is committed to completion of one of the military service Reserve Office Training Candidate (ROTC) programs, plans to commission is the U.S. Armed Forces upon graduation and who will best represent the SMA legacy and traditions.
Beginning in 2008, this scholarship was modified to award two $1,000 scholarships each year. One is awarded to a rising senior and the other to a rising junior that meet the same criteria as above.
The scholarship is endowed by SMA Alumni Association. Recipients of this scholarship are determined by VWIL in consultation with the SMA Alumni Association.

SMA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP
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1999
Army ROTC
2000
Army ROTC
Air Force ROTC
2002
Air Force ROTC
2003
Army ROTC
Patricia Nadeau
2004
Air Force ROTC
Julia Cochran
2005
Navy ROTC
Whitney Jorgensen
2006
Army ROTC
Christian Romeo
2007
Jasmine Bailey
2008
Summer Mason
2008
Carolyn Majchszak
2009
Army ROTC



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Sarah McFarland
2009
Ana Espinoza
2010
Jenna Ritchie
2010
Army ROTC

2011


Help Preserve the SMA Legacy
. . . please make your tax deductible scholarship fund contributions by downloading and sending the following form:
The following additional scholarships have been established by an individual alumnus and/or groups of alumni to honor and help preserve the SMA name and legacy. These scholarships are either fully or sufficiently funded.
No additional contributions are being solicited.
 Henry Scholarship Honoring SMA
The Henry Scholarship Honoring Staunton Military Academy is a perpetual $2,500 scholarship awarded annually to the Mary Baldwin College - Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership (VWIL) cadet completing her junior year and entering her senior year who exhibits strong leadership qualities, high academic standards, is committed to completion of one of the ROTC programs, plans to commission is the U.S. Armed Forces upon graduation and who will best represent the SMA legacy and traditions.
The scholarship is endowed by Hunter W. Henry, Jr., SMA ‘46. Recipients of this scholarship are determined by VWIL in consultation with the SMA Alumni Association officer designated as the administrator of the scholarship on behalf of Hunter W. Henry, Jr.

See LINK for additional information.
Kristy M. Wheeler, VWIL '01
Captain, USAF Reserves
BRONZE STAR

Captain Wheeler received the Bronze Star for her service in Iraq. For six months in 2006, Kristy Wheeler led agents in a combat zone at Baghdad International Airport, running complex informant operations. Her efforts allowed coalition members and combat equipment to move safely through mortar and rocket attacks. Wheeler was the cadet commander of the VWIL corps of cadets while in college at MBC and the first VWIL recipeint of the Henry Scholarship Honoring SMA.

HENRY SCHOLARSHIP HONORING SMA
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2001
Air Force ROTC
Army ROTC
Stacey Berg
2003
Air Force ROTC
Sonia Loureiro
2004
Air Force ROTC
Megan Zeigert
2005
Air Force ROTC
Jennifer Wilde
2006
Air Force ROTC
Christina Moore
2007
Danielle Gardiner
2008




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Sarah Duffy
2009
Manuela Besler
2010
Army ROTC

2011

2012

 Henry SMA Legacy Scholarship
The Henry SMA Legacy Scholarship is a perpetual $2,500 scholarship awarded annually to the Mary Baldwin College - Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership (VWIL) cadet completing her sophomore year and entering her junior year who exhibits strong leadership qualities, high academic standards, is committed to completion of one of the ROTC programs, plans to commission in the U.S. Armed Forces upon graduation and who will effectively represent the SMA legacy and traditions.
The scholarship is endowed by Hunter W. Henry, Jr., SMA ‘46. Recipients of this scholarship are determined by VWIL in consultation with the SMA Alumni Association officer designated as the administrator of the scholarship on behalf of Hunter W. Henry, Jr.

See LINK for additional information.

HENRY SMA LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP
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2002
Daughter of
John Hooser, SMA '73
Patricia Nadeau
2003
Air Force ROTC
Ashley Jackson
2004
Air Force ROTC
Valerie Martinez
2005
USMC ROTC




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Laken B. Hopkins
2006
Air Force ROTC
Janaire Jackson
2007

Jessica Tait
2008
Air Force ROTC
Jael Cooper
2009

Kandi Vaughn
2010
Army ROTC
2011

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Alvin Arnall Scholarship
The Alvan Arnall Scholarship is sponsored by Mr Alvin Arnall, a 1956 graduate of Staunton Military Academy, and established to honor that class. The $2,500 scholarship recipient is chosen by the VWIL administration and presented at the April SMA-VWIL Review during the association's reunion.

ALVIN ARNALL SCHOLARSHIP
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Laura Dean
2006
Theresia Carrigan
2007

Don Reid Windley, SMA '70, Truth-Duty-Honor Scholarship
The Don Reid Windley Truth-Duty-Honor Scholarship is sponsored by Mrs. Don Windley, widow of Don Windley, a 1970 graduate of Staunton Military Academy, and established to honor her husband and the SMA principles of Truth-Duty-Honor. The $500 scholarship recipient is chosen by the VWIL administration and presented at the April SMA-VWIL Review during the association's reunion.

DON REID WINDLEY, SMA '70,
TRUTH-DUTY-HONOR SCHOLARSHIP
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Kathryn Stephens
2009
Carolyn Majchszak
2010
Army ROTC

Longyear Scholarship
The Longyear Scholarship is sponsored by Mr. Barry Longyear, a 1960 graduate of Staunton Military Academy, and established to award a VWIL Cadet that has made the most improvement in her leadership development within the VWIL Corps of Cadets. The $1,000 scholarship recipient is chosen by the VWIL administration and presented at the April SMA-VWIL Review during the association's reunion.

LONGYEAR SCHOLARSHIP
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Dana Clingenpeel
2010

2011

 Staunton Military Academy - John Deal
Education Scholarship
The Staunton Military Academy - John Deal Education Scholarship at the Florida State University College of Education is a perpetual endowment that represents for all SMA alumni and posterity the educational legacy of SMA and the spirit of John Deal to keep it alive.

See LINK for additional information.

SMA - JOHN DEAL
EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
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2001
Niece of Gary Gross, SMA '63
Brandi Bowden
2002