Henderson Kiwanis Club endows VGCC Scholarship in memory of club member

The Kiwanis Club of Henderson recently made a donation to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund that will create an Academic Achievement scholarship named in memory of Robert J. Turner. Turner was a longtime member of the club, a former club president and Kiwanian of the Year who passed away last year. A World War II veteran, pilot and crop duster, Turner was described as a true gentleman with an adventurous spirit who was “an inspiration to us all” by Donald C. Seifert, Sr. of Henderson, a Kiwanis Club member and chairman of the VGCC Board of Trustees. The new scholarship will be awarded later this year to a VGCC student. The club previously endowed the Robert B. Harrison/Henderson Kiwanis Club scholarship, which was also named in memory of a former club member.

Above, VGCC President Randy Parker (second from left) accepted the gift from club president Grace W. Vickery (third from left) in February. At left is Donald C. Seifert, Sr. and at right is L. Opie Frazier, Jr. All three Kiwanians are Henderson residents and members of the VGCC Board of Trustees.

The Kiwanis Club of Henderson is part of Kiwanis International, a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, “one community and one child at a time.” The Kiwanis Club of Henderson performs many community service projects in Henderson to help serve children.