Grady High Graduate Wins $8,000 Georgia-Pacific Scholarship

ATLANTA — Margot McLaughlin, a recent graduate of Grady High School, has been selected as a recipient of a Georgia-Pacific Foundation Employees’ Children Scholarship. Margot is the daughter of Douglas and Carolyn McLaughlin. Douglas is an application lead for Georgia-Pacific. At Grady High School, Margot was a member of the National Honor Society, an active member of the Model U.N., a member of the 500 Women Scientist Club. This fall, Margot will attend the University of Georgia with plans to transfer to Georgia Tech the following year to study industrial design.

The Georgia-Pacific Foundation Scholarship Program for Employees’ Children awards $2,000 per year for up to four years of full-time college undergraduate study or until baccalaureate degree requirements are completed, whichever occurs first, for a total maximum award of $8,000. This year, Georgia-Pacific awarded $384,000, which will be distributed to 48 students across the country.

Since the scholarship program began in 1988, Georgia-Pacific has awarded nearly 1,600 scholarships totaling more than $12 million. The program is administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation and is open to children of all active, full-time employees of Georgia-Pacific in the United States. More than 200 applications were received this year.

“Georgia-Pacific is very proud to offer this scholarship program to our employees’ children,” said Curley M. Dossman, Jr., president of the Georgia-Pacific Foundation. “The students’ hard work, academic achievements and perseverance are a reflection of their promising futures – we wish them continued success in the next phase of their academic careers.”