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Wednesday, August 8, 2001 Builders give scholarships Recipients of the annual scholarships funded by the Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia1s Scholarship House program were recognized at a June meeting held at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center. The gathering was also the first joint meeting ever help by the home builders group and its Sales & Marketing Council. Area students each receiving a $1,000 scholarship included Amber D. Turney and Alexander Manuel Adan, Newnan High School; Dustin Graves, Starr's Mill High School; Kelly Michelle Butcher, East Coweta High School; Cassie Brooks and Ashley Hightower, Sandy Creek High School; Lome Pienaar, McIntosh High School; Samantha Schneller, Tonga Ellis and Heather White, Griffin High School; and Megan Troesken, home school. The association's Scholarship Program annually provides scholarships toward paying for the freshmen year in college for several students from the area served by the home builders group. Since the program was created 19 years ago, the association has awarded 136 scholarships totaling $198,500. Speaking at the meeting was Tom Carty, Peachtree City building official, who gave an update on building codes. Accompanying him to the meeting were Ursula Todd, building field inspector; Tammy Babb, code enforcement; and John Dailey, fire marshal. During the business portion of the meeting, it was announced that the association had gained 17 new members during May. The Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia, which serves builders in Fayette, Coweta, Spalding, Heard and Meriwether counties, currently has around 461 members. More information about the association, including information about the upcoming meeting, can be obtained through the association office by calling the association office at 770-716-7109.
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