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Scholarship set up to honor retiree

2018-02-22
Black & white photo of Sybil Reed taken from SCC's 1975 yearbook.
A scholarship has been set up at Southwestern Community College in memory of Sibyl Reed, a former Sylva-Webster High School English instructor who later worked at Southwestern.

The first graduating class of Sylva-Webster High School (1961) is establishing a scholarship through the Southwestern Community College Foundation in honor of former educator and administrator Sibyl Reed.

Reed, who passed away on Feb. 7, taught English at Sylva-Webster from 1960-69. She then worked at Southwestern for 18 years, serving as an instructor and occupational education director before retiring as an associate dean in 1989.

Prior to her time at Sylva-Webster High, Reed taught seventh grade at Sylva Elementary.

Two of her former students, Alan Allman and Ann Melton, are spearheading the effort to set up the scholarship in Reed’s memory. They are seeking contributions from others Reed taught over the years.

“I am one of the countless lives Mrs. Reed touched through her years in education,” Melton said. “I had her for five years – seventh grade and all four years of high school. Most of us (in the class of ’61) did. She was fabulous; she taught us the mechanics of writing and gave us a deep appreciation for poetry and great literature. We’re setting up this scholarship because she meant so much to us, and we hope everyone who remembers her fondly will help us.”

The scholarship will be awarded to a full-time college transfer student from Jackson County with financial need.

 “We’re pleased that the Sylva-Webster Class of 1961 is working to set up this scholarship in Mrs. Reed’s memory,” Woods said. “She served the people in our community well for many, many years, and this scholarship is a wonderful way to continue helping students in her name.”

Contributions to the Sibyl M. Reed Scholarship Fund can be made by contacting Brett Woods, director of the SCC Foundation, at 828.339.4241 or b_woods@southwesterncc.edu.

For more information about the SCC Foundation, visit www.southwesterncc.edu/Foundation.

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