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 ~ RECIPIENTS ~

Iuliana Petre 1999 Army ROTC	Monica Choi 2000 Army ROTC	Amanda Bennett 2001 Air Force ROTC	Nicole Littlejohn 2002 Air Force ROTC

Mei-Ling To Fye 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

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.

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.

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 ~ RECIPIENTS ~
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Kristy M. Wheeler 2001 Air Force ROTC	Rachel L. O'Connell 2002 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

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.

HENRY SMA LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP ~ RECIPIENTS ~

Silvia C. Hooser 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	2012	2013

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.

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 ~ RECIPIENTS ~

Kathryn Stephens 2009	Carolyn Majchszak 2010 Army ROTC

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.

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.

SMA - JOHN DEAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP ~ RECIPIENTS ~
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Crystal G. Mayhew 2001 Niece of Gary Gross, SMA '63	Brandi Bowden 2002

ALVIN ARNALL SCHOLARSHIP ~ RECIPIENTS ~

Laura Dean 2006	Theresia Carrigan 2007

LONGYEAR SCHOLARSHIP ~ RECIPIENTS ~

Dana Clingenpeel 2010	2011