The Albany Alumni Association has revealed the recipients of the Octa Gillogly 2023 Memorial Scholarships.
Each student will be awarded $1,000. This year’s recipients are Jacob Avery Gillogly, Lauren O. Mansfield, and Kennedi Rae Powers.
Gillogly is the son of David and Tobe Gillogly, as well as the grandson of John Gillogly, an Albany graduate from 1957 and distant relative of Octa Gillogly. He formerly attended Alexander High School and is now enrolled in Quaker Digital Academy.
Mansfield is the daughter of Amy and Mark Mansfield and the great-granddaughter of Albany graduate Erma Lucille (Barnhouse) Guess. She is a student of Alexander Technique.
Powers attends Lowndes County High School in Valdosta, Georgia. She is the daughter of Amittie and Brandon Powers, as well as the great-granddaughter of Russell and Anna Tenny, both Albany High School graduates in 1959; great-uncle Glenn Tenney, a 1960 graduate; and great-uncle Ronald Sanders, a 1965 graduate.
To be eligible to receive the scholarship, the graduating student must be a descendant of an Albany High School graduate or a student that went to Albany School up to the senior year but did not graduate for some reason.
The scholarships are to honor the memory of Octa Gillogly who taught at Albany for many years.
Any graduating student, regardless of school, is eligible to apply for the scholarship. So long as they are the descendant of an Albany graduate or a long-term student prior to 1966. The alumni congratulate these three students, as well as all graduates, the best of luck in their future educational endeavors.