The Scholarship

Brevard Couple Remembers Son through College Scholarship

Daniel Furr

Blue Ridge Community College student Daniel Furr was only 19 when he died unexpectedly in 2008. But family and friends are hoping that his name will live on through the J. Daniel Furr Memorial Scholarship recently established at Blue Ridge Community College. At the time of Daniel’s death, he had completed coursework at the Transylvania County Campus and was a week away from transferring to Western Carolina University.

So far, 116 scholarships have been awarded totaling  $81,600 over the last ten years from 2010 through 2019.  All proceeds were raised from the 10 ANNUAL DANIEL FURR MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENTS .

These scholarships are available to full-time students with financial need who are enrolled in degree programs (grade point average of 3.0 or above) at Blue Ridge Community College. Recipients must also be Transylvania County residents, citizens of the United States of America, and born after 1987. Finally, each recipient must be willing to sign a Pledge of Honor agreeing to abstain from using alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs during the time period that he or she is receiving this scholarship.

Furr Scholarship

Scholarship recipients (L to R) Carissa Lambert, Brandi Anders, Denise Jones, Cole Edwards, Christiana Powell and Tassie Fisher meet with President Parkhill, Joseph and Sandra Furr (center). (photo courtesy of http://dailywaterfall.com)

2013 Scholarship recipients (L to R) Carissa Lambert, Brandi Anders, Denise Jones, Cole Edwards, Christiana Powell and Tassie Fisher meet with President Parkhill, Joseph and Sandra Furr (center).
(photo courtesy of http://dailywaterfall.com)

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

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Blue Ridge Community College President Dr. Molly Parkhill accepts a $10,500 check on February 16th, 2013 from Joseph and Sandra Furr, with five of the eleven 2012 scholarship recipients looking on.  “We established the J. Daniel Furr Memorial Scholarship Fund with the Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation to honor the memory of our son Daniel, who went to be with the Lord on December 27, 2008,” said Daniel’s parents Joseph and Sandra Furr. “The Scholarship provides needed resources for Transylvania County college students in Daniel’s generation who are endeavoring to further their education as full-time students in a degree-seeking curriculum.”