The South Georgia Technical College Foundation Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was presented to South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker student Justin Gabriel Densel of Salem, AL, recently.
The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship fund was established and endowed by Georgia Transmission and Aubrey Silvey Enterprises in memory of Kyle Glenn Holcombe, a 23-year old electrical worker who was employed by Aubry Silvey Enterprises in Carrollton, Georgia.
Densel expressed his appreciation to the Holcombe family and to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation for the scholarship opportunity.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to be considered for this scholarship and for the opportunity to be a part of the Electrical Lineworker program here at South Georgia Technical College,” said Densel. “I am gaining valuable knowledge, skills, and abilities to ensure that I will be a successful electrical lineworker. I am passionate about this field of work and see a long-term career and not just a job.”
Densel, who came to South Georgia Technical College from Alabama, did not qualify for the HOPE Career Grant and the HOPE Grant funds, so the scholarship was extra helpful in him reaching his goals to gain valuable training toward a career in the electrical lineworker field.
“Being from Alabama, I had added expenses to attend this program, but words cannot express how much this scholarship opportunity means,” said Densel. “I thank the Holcombe family for implementing this scholarship but I am also very sorry for your loss.”
The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was the first scholarship designated specifically to the SGTC Electrical Lineworker program.
Kyle Glenn Holcombe was born January 21, 1981 at North East Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, Alabama. His parents are Glenn and Joni Holcombe of Fruithurst, Alabama. He was a loving, hard working young man with many hopes and dreams and will be missed by his parents, as well as his sister, Tracy, and her husband Marc Mayfield, and their two children Annsley and Austen.
“We hope this scholarship will have a long lasting impact on the lives of the young men and women who will benefit from this gift,” said Kyle’s mother, Mrs. Joni Holcombe. “Kyle was an extraordinary young man and we hope that this scholarship will be a tribute to his memory as well as provide assistance to other deserving, outstanding students.”
The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship endowment guarantees indefinite educational opportunities and will impact electrical lineworker students at SGTC for many years. Each recipient of the Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship will receive a photo of Kyle and a note from the family congratulating them on their accomplishment as well as give them some background information about the young man for whom the scholarship is named for.
For more information about the Electrical Lineworker Program at South Georgia Technical College contact Tami Blount in the Economic Development Office at 229.931.2040 or visit the SGTC website: www.southgatech.edu.
To learn more about how to establish an endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College contact Su Ann Bird, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at 229.931.2110.