(left to
right) Jessica Dawkins, Jan Haussmann, and Elizabeth
Koon
Erskine Awards
Daniel Stinson Bell Scholarships
Jessica Lee Dawkins, Jan Marie Haussmann and
Elizabeth Marie Koon are this year's recipients of
the Daniel Stinson Bell Scholarship awards at Erskine
College. The Daniel Stinson Bell Scholarship Fund was
originally established in May 1984 by Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Bell of Chester to honor and perpetuate the
memory of Dr. Bell's brother, Daniel Stinson Bell,
who graduated from Erskine College in 1931. The
program was expanded recently when Erskine received a
$7.5 million gift from the Bells' estate, the second
largest gift in the institution's history.
According to Erskine Financial Aid Director
Rebecca Pressley, the Daniel Stinson Bell Scholarship
is a full tuition and fees scholarship, with the
selection of three scholars based on Christian
commitment, academic achievement, exceptional
character, and unselfish service.
Dawkins, daughter of the late Mr. Daniel Dawkins
and Mrs. Daniel Dawkins, 731 Carolyn Drive, Clinton,
is a senior at Clinton High School, where she is a
member of the National Honor Society, the Beta Club,
and the Marching Band, and serves as secretary of the
senior class. She attended the National Youth
Leadership Forum on Medicine in Texas last summer,
was a senator at Palmetto Girls' State, and was named
“best trial attorney” in Youth in
Government. A member of Westminster Presbyterian
Church, she was team leader for a home missions trip.
She was named an E.B. Kennedy Semifinalist at
Erskine, and is also a Coker College Fellow, a
Columbia College Scholar, and a USCS Golden Dame
Scholar.
Haussman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J.
Haussman, 201 Hyde Park Lane, Mauldin, is a senior at
Mauldin High School, where she has received two
academic letters, two band varsity letters, is a
member of the National Honor Society and the National
Music Honor Society, and is a member of the Marching
Band as well as the Concert Band. She is a group
leader among volunteers at Hillcrest Hospital, plays
the clarinet in her church's instrumental ensemble,
works with a community soup kitchen and is a Habitat
for Humanity volunteer. She received an editor's
choice award for poetry published by the National
Library of Poetry.
Koon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Koon, Heath
Springs, is a senior at Andrew Jackson High School,
where she is a member of the National Honor Society,
Beta Club, Interact, and Marching/Concert Band
(serving as squad leader). She is an officer in
“First Priority” and plays on the softball
team. She has received the Daughters of the American
Revolution Good Citizen award and the National
Science Merit Award, and has participated in Palmetto
Girls' State, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, and the
Governor's School for Science and Math Summer Science
Program. She is an Erskine Fellow, a Charlotte
Observer Senior of the Year nominee, a Gold Dame
Scholar, a Columbia College Scholar, a Presbyterian
College Scholar, and a Wofford Scholar. She was named
to Who's Who Among American High School Students and
her work was published in Southern Sampler in
1997 and 1999.
In addition to the Daniel Stinson Bell
Scholarship, the Bells established the John
Montgomery Bell Chair in Biblical Studies at Erskine
Seminary in honor of Dr. Bell's father, founder of
the Chester Telephone Company. “With a spirit of
thanks to God for His goodness , a great tribute is
due Dr. and Mrs. Bell for their humility and
contributions to further the cause of Christian
higher education at Erskine College,” said
Erskine President Dr. John L. Carson.
