https://www.cottonscholarships.org/blog daily 0.75 2021-02-01 https://www.cottonscholarships.org/blog/blog-post-four-eylcy monthly 0.5 2019-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1565794519920-7ZV3FNWJON04K3BSJK6A/download.jpeg Blog - Blog Post Four https://www.cottonscholarships.org/blog/blog-post-three-twsdm monthly 0.5 2019-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1565794488032-9XBL84FW5EFN7IJBCXN9/download+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Blog Post Three https://www.cottonscholarships.org/blog/blog-post-two-3xjc2 monthly 0.5 2019-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1565794203166-HK9O5SMXBCPW1RHBM3V5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Blog Post Two https://www.cottonscholarships.org/blog/blog-post-one-3f9dc monthly 0.5 2019-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1565794043606-FK1PV2DOU30VI46WWL09/justice-rising-ECHO-AND-EARL-3.jpg Blog - Blog Post One https://www.cottonscholarships.org/home daily 1.0 2024-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016c255645a930edf9a06e5/1612111953255-8EJYBJ1YZ14USD5G50YQ/IMG_0015%5B1%5D.JPG Home - ACMC Scholarship If you are a high school student in search of scholarship assistance, or a potential donor wanting to make a difference by helping local students achieve their educational dreams, you’ve come to the right place. We are the Aaron & Cliffie Mae Cotton Scholarship Foundation dedicated solely to raising and awarding funds for college scholarships. It is the desire of the foundation to award scholarships to deserving students attending four-year colleges and universities across the country. We are firm believers that education is the key to a brighter future for all of us. Our hope is that one day, with the community’s help, we will be able to achieve our mission - to encourage high school students with the academic qualifications and desire to attend college will be given that opportunity. We hope you will join us in making that mission a reality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016c255645a930edf9a06e5/1612143014513-DC9DBVF1FVXFJI68YBKO/CliffieAaron.jpg Home - The Cotton Family Story The story of the Cotton Family begins with the patriarch Aaron Cotton and the Matriarch Cliffie Mae Cotton joining in holy matrimony to create this wonderful family. Our patriarch displayed great courage and innovation when he, a black man, decided to start a taxi service in the segregated south from the ground up. That same taxi service became known as one of the best taxi companies in the Metro Birmingham area for almost 50 years. The matriarch put on full display her strength by raising seven children and taking in people for refuge. Though, neither had an opportunity to attend college themselves, but the time to educated themselves. They both possessed a fierce thirst for knowledge. They both emphasized to their children the importance of education and encouraged a love of reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016c255645a930edf9a06e5/1612143064013-TL1WMIIA2BKA9OSG3KDF/TonyaCotton.jpg Home - Organization The Foundation is incorporated as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. We are privately funded through personal and corporate contributions, bequests and memorial gifts. Managed by a volunteer Governing Board, we’re dedicated to being good stewards of the scholarship funds entrusted to us. Our endowment portfolio is professionally managed for growth and safety. This continual emphasis on minimizing administrative and portfolio management costs while closely monitoring endowment performance allows us to maximize available scholarship funding for our local students. https://www.cottonscholarships.org/our-vision daily 0.75 2024-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016c255645a930edf9a06e5/1612140051076-D1UB6HGS0783EZHG2S1I/UofHCullenBld.jpg Scholarships - Scholarship The Aaron & Cliffie Mae Scholarship Foundation grants are open to high school seniors or descendants of the founding family planning to attend any accredited college or university on a full-time basis. * Recipients are selected on the basis of academic merit and financial need. Our objective is to identify and make a difference in the lives of the most hard-working and gifted students in our community who exhibit unmet financial need. Unlike many scholarship programs, our awards are renewable and are not restricted to paying for tuition and room and board expenses. Though most frequently used to meet those obligations, our scholarships allow the student the financial flexibility to use their scholarship funds where they’re needed most. This sometimes includes the incidental expenses associated with college life that are often under-funded, and which can sometimes pose an additional barrier to college attendance. Computers, school supplies, travel and personal expenses can all be met through a Scholarship Foundation grant. Or goal is to award an average of 2 new and 2 renewal scholarships a year, averaging $2000 per award. Scholarship expenditures are based upon endowment investment results and our annual fundraising campaign. The number of awards and award amounts can fluctuate year-to-year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016c255645a930edf9a06e5/1612140468009-DVSF75KMRBCM8L2KG6GR/PrudueUniversity1.jpg Scholarships - Minimum Requirements Must have a GPA of 2.5 or above on a 4.0 scale Must provide an official academic transcript from their school. (Needs to come directly from the school via mail or email) Must be an incoming freshman. Must have a declared major. Must be accepted by an accredited 2 or 4 year college or university. Must provide at least 2 letters of recommendation attesting to the character of the applicant (teachers, pastors, guidance counselors, mentors, community leaders, etc. No personal friends or family members) Must write an essay of 700 to 1000 words on the assigned topic 2022 Essay Topic Applicant must write an essay of no less than 700 word and no more than 1000 words on the importance of character in todays society and at least one examples of how good character is displayed. https://www.cottonscholarships.org/donate daily 0.75 2022-05-02 https://www.cottonscholarships.org/our-team daily 0.75 2021-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016c255645a930edf9a06e5/1633302400964-WK0MH9U8E2O7CJO6H4TC/Adr.png Our Executive Board - Dr. Adrienne Madison Dr. Adrienne Madison is a native of Fairfield, Alabama. She is the daughter of Vickie and Larry Madison and the eldest grandchild of the late Aaron and Cliffie Mae Cotton. Dr. Madison is currently the Chief of the Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention and Protection Team at the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory in Fort Rucker, Alabama. In her current role, she oversees injury biomechanics research aimed at ensuring that the helmets and helmet systems Soldiers wear in military environments do not contribute to decreased mission performance or increase the risk of neck/back injuries. Adrienne is a biomechanical engineer by training and was first introduced to this union of medicine and engineering through her grandmother Cliffie’s diabetic complications. Her interests in prosthetic devices and artificial organs led her to the University of Tennessee-Knoxville where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Materials Science and Engineering. Dr. Madison holds the honorable distinction of being the first graduate from University of Georgia's newly established College of Engineering in 2013, where she earned her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Her doctoral research focused on the development of novel applications using medical imaging and computational modeling to simulate and predict the biomechanical behavior of muscle, bones, tissues, and organ systems in animals and humans. Amongst her many accolades, Dr. Madison has been honored as a UGA Amazing Student (2013) and a member of the 2019 class of UGA's 40 under 40. Most recently, she was featured in the Centennial Anniversary edition of Georgia Magazine, the official magazine of the University of Georgia. Lastly, Dr. Madison is passionate about opportunities and initiatives that allow her to engage and give back to the community. For almost 20 years, she has been committed to providing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) focused mentoring to minority and underrepresented students from elementary to collegiate levels. Adrienne is also a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and is using her recent appointment as the Kappa Pi Omega Chapter’s Target 2 Chairperson as a platform to promote health and wellness awareness within communities of color throughout the Wiregrass (Southeast AL) area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016c255645a930edf9a06e5/1633302012201-YE0QDKOKWS2P7RW60ECR/Vic.jpg Our Executive Board - Vickie Renee Madison Vickie Renee Madison, of Fairfield, Alabama is the third child of Aaron and Cliffie Mae Cotton. After graduating from Shades Valley High School in 1978, she attended the University of Alabama to study nursing. During her junior year of college, she was accepted to the Capstone School of Nursing, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. After graduation, she immediately started her nursing career as an ICU registered nurse at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and later at St. Vincent’s Hospital. With a nursing career expanding almost 40 years, she has worked on several different medical units and did travel nursing for over 15 years. In 2012, Vickie started working as a traveling IT consultant. Several years later in 2016, she founded her own LLC, Reliable Healthcare IT Consulting, where she trains healthcare workers on Electronic Medical Records (EMR). She is married to Larry Madison and had two daughters, Adrienne and Candace Madison. Vickie is still currently working in healthcare and helping the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016c255645a930edf9a06e5/1633279496309-JOTKQFWQW2YJ4UO5O9FO/LilDeck.jpg Our Executive Board - Derrick Dewayne Cotton Jr. Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016c255645a930edf9a06e5/1633304458864-NO3P7GI8FJX8BE5QGILA/Lisa+professional+photo.jpeg Our Executive Board - Lisa Marie Cotton-Woodall Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://www.cottonscholarships.org/application-page daily 0.75 2024-02-03