Vulcan Scholarships, Inc.

Vulcan Scholarships, Inc. is a private, nonprofit Foundation fully funded by Vulcan, Inc., which is headquartered in Foley, Alabama. Vulcan has awarded 77 scholarships since 1985, and currently has 12 Vulcan Scholars majoring in engineering colleges and universities across the nation.

Mission

To influence qualified Foley, Gulf Shores and Robertsdale High School students’ career paths by providing financial assistance in the pursuit of study in a qualified engineering curriculum.

History

Vulcan Scholarships, Inc. was founded by Mr. Cater Lee in 1984 to provide financial aid to Foley and Robertsdale High School students who elected to pursue an engineering career.  In 2001 Gulf Shores High School students also became eligible for the scholarship awards. The scholarship awards seek to espouse his belief that . . ."No one makes it all alone, no one is successful without help from someone, somewhere along the line". By providing financial support to engineering students it is his wish that during the course of their professional careers they might make a meaningful and lasting contribution to society.

2010 Vulcan Scholarship Recipients

Left to right: Jim Stewart, Emily Brett, Andrew Slaughter, Marco Lemus, Tommy Lee