Preston C. Blakney and Emerson W. Blakney Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund

Established by the late Preston C. Blakney through an estate bequest. Scholarships from this fund are awarded to deserving students from the Reform and Gordo communities who need some financial help to attend college. Priority of consideration to graduating high school seniors from these two communities, whose academic records, college entrance examination scores, character, motivation, and leadership indicate a high probability of outstanding performance as students at The University of Alabama and financial need, though not necessarily defined by federal guidelines.