The Reverend L.G. Elliott &
​Rosa Harris Elliott Scholarship Fund

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To honor the memory of Reverend L.G. Elliott and Rosa Harris Elliott who believed in the importance education; and to honor Bobby Harris who served on the boards of several educational organizations, including a 14-year term on the Person County School Board, The Harris Family has established the
​ Reverend L.G. and Rosa Harris Elliott Scholarship Fund.

​This $1,000 scholarship is available to Person High School graduating seniors planning to attend a community college, private college, or university and interested in considering teaching, and other avenues within the field of education.  Applicants will complete an application and interview process where community service, leadership, and financial need are considerations. 

Elliott Scholarship fund Criteria

​The Reverend L.G. Elliott and Rosa Harris Elliott Scholarship Fund has been established to encourage a graduate of Person High School to pursue furthering his/her post-secondary education at a community college, private college, or public university.  This student should exhibit:

• A career within the educational field
• Financial need
• Community service
• Leadership
• Academic standing

history 

​Reverend Elliott overcame many struggles and obstacles to obtain his divinity degree from Furman University in South Carolina.  After obtaining a Master of Theology Degree from Southern Seminary, he pastored churches throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, and Indiana. Before coming to Roxboro, he was Pastor of First Baptist Church in Waynesville, North Carolina.  Reverend Elliott was a Pastor of Roxboro Baptist Church from 1950-1968 where he was affectionately called “Pappy”.   In 1984 he was named Pastor Emeritus of Roxboro Baptist Church, where the fellowship hall has been named in his honor.  Reverend Elliott believed that hard work and determination was important at every stage of life.  He believed in lifelong learning and was constantly looking for ways to improve.  
 
Rosa Harris Elliott’s love of children and belief in the importance of early education led to her leadership of a kindergarten program at Roxboro Baptist Church.  Established in 1948, the program pre-dated North Carolina’s public school kindergartens. Her son, Bobby Harris, was a student in her first class.  Rosa continued her love for teaching kindergarten until her retirement in 1968.  In 1971, Rosa’s program was directed by the Roxboro Baptist Church as an official Preschool Kindergarten and continues today as a preschool for three and four-year-old children.  Her dedication to education has left a lasting impact in education and throughout history.  

Elliott Scholarship Recipients

2019 - Madison Singleton
2020 - Cameron Whitman
2021 - Nolea Hatchett-McGhee
​2022 - Sarah Alcantara
​2023 - Hannah Evans