Centennial High Graduate Wins $8,000 Georgia-Pacific Scholarship

ROSWELL, GA —Emily McDonough, a recent graduate of Centennial High School, has received a Georgia-Pacific Foundation Employees' Children Scholarship. She will receive $2,000 per year for up to four years of college.

Emily is the daughter of Dan and Angela McDonough. Dan is a sourcing director for Georgia-Pacific. At Centennial High School, Emily earned the President's Award for the National Charity League, was captain of the JV girls tennis team, and was a member of the National French Honor Society. Emily will attend Auburn University to study accounting.

The Georgia-Pacific Foundation Scholarship Program for Employees’ Children awards $2,000 per year for up to four years of full-time college undergraduate study or until baccalaureate degree requirements are completed, whichever occurs first, for a total maximum award of $8,000. This year, Georgia-Pacific awarded $384,000, which will be distributed to 48 students across the country.

Since the scholarship program began in 1988, Georgia-Pacific has awarded nearly 1,600 scholarships totaling more than $12 million. The program is administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation and is open to children of all active, full-time employees of Georgia-Pacific in the United States. More than 200 applications were received this year.

“Georgia-Pacific is very proud to offer this scholarship program to our employees’ children,” said Curley M. Dossman, Jr., president of the Georgia-Pacific Foundation. “The students’ hard work, academic achievements and perseverance are a reflection of their promising futures – we wish them continued success in the next phase of their academic careers.”

Education is a cornerstone of Georgia-Pacific’s community investment. Across the country, the company supports a wide array of community-based educational programs including ones that boost literacy, inspire children to pursue STEAM fields and train educators so they can take their skills to the next level.