The Albemarle County Democratic Party
 is pleased to offer four $500.00 scholarships in the names of James and Nellie Butler to honor their contributions to the community and specifically their support of public education. The annual scholarships will be awarded to one Albemarle County public high school senior at each of the County high schools, who is planning to attend college and has demonstrated a determination to contribute to his or her community as the Butlers have done.
Scholarship application can be downloaded by clicking either of the links on the left.
The James and Nellie Butler Scholarship Committee of the Albemarle County Democratic Party congratulates the 2008 scholarship winners:
- Lisa Zhang from Albemarle High School. She will attend Virginia Tech.
- James Young III from Monticello High School. He will attend Virginia Commonwealth University.
- Holly Albertson from Western Albemarle High School. He will attend the University of Virginia.
We had multiple applicants from Albemarle (6), Monticello (4), and Western Albemarle (5). The applicants were active and often had leadership roles in school activities, sports and community service, and held down jobs or had other demanding family responsibilities as well. They all had outstanding academic records, wrote very engaging essays and demonstrated ambitious, community-focused life goals. Altogether, this is a VERY accomplished group of high school graduates. We feel proud to be in a position to support them!
Since the creation of these scholarships by the Albemarle Democratic Party to honor James and Nellie, we have provided over $15,000 to county high school students to help defray some of the costs of college.
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