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James Walmsley congratulates scholarship recipients Kaitlyn Stiles, left, and Wade Gargan at Roane County High School’s graduation.
June 7, 2017
Shannon and James Walmsley, DDS, of James D. Walmsley Cosmetic & Family Dentistry of Kingston have established a $4,000 scholarship fund to benefit Roane State Community College students.
Four eligible students will receive $1,000 scholarships. To be eligible for the James Walmsley, DDS Scholarship, a student must be a resident of Roane County and have a minimum 2.75 GPA.
In addition, priority will be given to first generation college students, single working parents, and traditional students with financial hardships.
“We feel blessed to make a difference by giving people the opportunity to be able to provide for their families one day and therefore increase their self-worth and quality of life for themselves and their family,” the Walmsleys said. “Education does just that! It is a platform that can provide options, opportunities, self-respect, personal fulfillment, and hope by providing a path to a career. Being able to help offer that to someone that otherwise may not have the possibility, is a blessing for us as well as Roane County as a whole.”
Dr. Walmsley is a graduate from Midway High School and has been practicing General, Cosmetic, and Implant Dentistry for over 20 years in Kingston.
“We both feel called to make a difference in people’s lives in and out of the office,” he said. “We are busy with three teenagers and a foreign exchange student so we may not always have the time to put in to a cause but believe we can all make a difference by the way we treat people, one experience and interaction at a time. Regardless of whether it is putting a smile on a face, warmth in a heart of a patient in our office, or by someone we meet on the street or talk to on the phone, we all have the power to make someone's day a little brighter and warmer by the way we treat them.”
For more information on how to provide scholarships to Roane State students, contact the Roane State Foundation at (865) 882-4507.
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