Announcing the 2025 Pullen Scholarship Recipients
Ciara Gurganus and Porter Neiley are recipients of the 2025-26 Academic Year Pullen Scholarship from the Gifts, Endowments, Memorials and Scholarships (GEMS) Committee. Each student received a $1,000 scholarship to help with their education expenses.
Ciara, daughter of Kathleen McQuaid and Steve Gurganus, is a student at Appalachian State University where she studies Sustainable Development with a concentration in Environmental Studies. Ciara is slated to graduate in May 2026 and plans to pursue a career focused on sustainability in agriculture or becoming an educator in this field.
Porter, son of Shannon and Kevin Neiley, is a student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he is studying physics. Porter is interested in working in a physics-related field such as research, data analysis, or nuclear physics.
Congratulations to these Pullen students!
