Celebrating the 2025 Pullen Scholarship Recipients

Each year, the Pullen community supports students pursuing their academic goals through the Pullen Scholarship, awarded by the Gifts, Endowments, Memorials, and Scholarships (GEMS) Committee.

We’re thrilled to announce that Ciara Gurganus and Porter Neiley are the recipients of the 2025–26 Pullen Scholarship, each receiving $1,000 to support their education.

Meet the Recipients:

Porter Neiley

Porter is the son of Shannon and Kevin Neiley and is a student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, majoring in physics. His interests include research, data analysis, and nuclear physics, and he looks forward to a career in a physics-related field.

Ciara Gurganus

Ciara is the daughter of Kathleen McQuaid and Steve Gurganus and attends Appalachian State University, where she studies Sustainable Development with a concentration in Environmental Studies. She plans to pursue a career in sustainability, either in agriculture or education.

Please join us in congratulating Ciara and Porter on their achievements and wishing them the best in their future endeavors!

Congratulations to our 2025 recipients!