In 1995, Ed Ganaway (pictured below) from the Class of 1968 died while piloting a commercial airliner (that was destined to crash) in such a way as to save as many passengers as possible.

His classmates decided to raise funds to create a scholarship honoring him (and other deceased classmates), and in 1999 they awarded their first Memorial Scholarship to a deserving RJR senior...that paid $500. This year, the Class of 1968's Memorial Scholarship will pay out $36,000, and the recipient is Luke William Sanders (pictured below).

Luke will attend UNC–Chapel Hill (Honors College) studying neurosciences. He is a stellar student-athlete, captain of the football team, student council vice-president, active in
choral and drama clubs, and emcee of the Follies. His choice of advanced study, to research treatments, therapies and neural healing surrounding brain disorders, springs from personal knowledge and compassion. “This scholarship is not only a huge financial provision in the wake of my father’s death, but a deep encouragement that other people believe in me and are behind me as I enter college and pursue my dreams,” said Luke.

To see (and learn a little about) all of the past scholarship recipients: click here.

Should you wish to support this scholarship, there are two options. To make a credit or debit card donation to the Winston-Salem Foundation (which hosts the endowment funding the scholarship): click onto the following image.

To make a donation via a check: make it out to "W-S Foundation" and write in "RJR Class of 1968 endowment" on the memo-line. Mail it to: The Winston-Salem Foundation * 751 West Fourth Street, Suite 200 * Winston-Salem, NC 27101.