Dooley Award News

The 16th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Scholarships Recipients for School Year 2022-2023

May 18, 2023

Ms. Shriya Garg of Rome High School and Parker Miles of Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School have been named as the two recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year at the College Football Hall of Fame on May 13th. These two recipients will also each receive $500 to donate to the charitable organization of…

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16th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Awards & Scholarships

March 20, 2023

SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS ANNOUNCED! Female Athletes Jackie Dean Allatoona High School Shriya Garg Rome High School Amelia Hardy First Presbyterian Day School Kate McAteer Callaway High School Carden Orr Model High School Shelby Pollock Baconton Community Charter School Elizabeth Shaylor North Cobb Christian School Hailey Todt Brookstone School Abby Whitfield Stephens County High School Kelsey Willingham…

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Athletes for a Better World celebrates the life of Vince Dooley (1932-2022)

October 30, 2022

Athletes for a Better World (ABW) mourns the passing and celebrates the life of Vince Dooley who died at home on Friday, October 28th at age 90, surrounded by wife Barbara and their four children. Dooley was Board Director Emeritus of ABW, and Chairman of the Vincent J. Dooley Awards & Scholarships program begun by…

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The 15th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Scholarships Recipients for school year 2021-2022

May 23, 2022

Ms. Isabel Calimlim of St. Vincent’s Academy and Mr. Matthew Brown of Wesleyan School have been named as the two recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year. These two recipients will also each receive $500 to donate to the charitable organization of their choice. Coach Vince Dooley and the GHSA Executive Director Dr.…

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15th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Awards & Scholarships

March 18, 2022

SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS ANNOUNCED! Our ceremony at the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta will take place from 10AM to noon on Saturday, May 21st, with attendance for all Dooley Award recipients listed below with the Scholarship Finalists (plus their families/coaches/AD). All student-athletes will be notified soon of the online RSVP process to log…

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The 14th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Scholarships Recipients and Finalists for school year 2020-2021

May 12, 2021

Ms. Shemetria Risper of Westside High School and Mr. Andrew Correa of First Presbyterian Day School have been named as the two recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year. These two recipients will also each receive $500 to donate to the charitable organization of their choice. Coach Vince Dooley and the GHSA Executive…

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The 13th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Scholarships plus Recipients and Finalists for school year 2019-2020

March 30, 2020

Ms. Sovi Wellons of The Heritage School with Mr. Quinn Harron of Marist School have been named as the two recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year. These two recipients will also each receive $500 to donate to the charitable organization of their choice. Wellons and Harron were selected from Finalists listed below.…

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The 12th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Awards & Scholarships Recipients for school year 2018-2019

May 13, 2019

Karsen Ochs of First Presbyterian Day School and William McKinley Thompson III of Stratford Academy were named as the recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year by legendary Coach Vince Dooley on May 11, 2019 at a ceremony held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.  The two scholarship recipients will…

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The 11th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Awards and Scholarships Recipients for school year 2017-2018

May 13, 2018

Sadie Frame of First Presbyterian Day School, and Wesley Simpson of Union Grove High School were named as the recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year by legendary Coach Vince Dooley on May 12, 2018 at a ceremony held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.  More than 550 student-athletes and…

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The 10th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Awards and Scholarships Recipients for school year 2016-2017

May 1, 2017

Anna Katherine Cates of Darlington School, and Noah Shepard were named as the recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year by legendary Coach Vince Dooley on April 29, 2017 at a ceremony held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.  Nearly 300 student-athletes and guests attended the event which featured inspirational…

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