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Fort Gordon Sergeants Major Association

Scholarship Program

Each year the Fort Gordon Sergeants Major Association awards three $500.00 scholarships to three high school graduating seniors. Two of the scholarships are called the Sergeants Major Strickland / Ivory Scholarship Award, and the third one is called the Command Sergeant Major Wilson Scholarship Award. They are named in memory of the late Sergeant Major Larry Strickland and Sergeant Major Lacey Ivory who were killed during the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 11th 2001, and Command Sergeant Major Jerry Wilson, a native of Thomson, Georgia, who was killed in an ambush in Mosul, Iraq in November 2003.

These are awards in which we are extremely committed to, and we take great pride in assisting young students in the pursuit of furthering their education. We feel that the late Command Sergeant Major Wilson, Sergeant Major Strickland, and Sergeant Major Ivory would be very pleased in the way we are honoring their names for their sacrifices and service to the nation.

The scholarships will be awarded based upon the best-prepared essay. Pages 2 thru 5 of the SMA-Essay Instructions consist of the guidelines and instructions to be followed by the applicants for preparing their essays. The checks will be mailed to the admission or financial aid offices of the college or university where the three students have been accepted and are enrolled.

Fort Gordon Sergeants Major Association Scholarship Program Each year the Fort Gordon Sergeants Major Association awards three $500.00 scholarships to three high school graduating seniors. Two of the scholarships are called the Sergeants Major Strickland / Ivory Scholarship Award, and the third one is called the Command Sergeant Major Wilson Scholarship Award. They are named in memory of the late Sergeant Major Larry Strickland and Sergeant Major Lacey Ivory who were killed during the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 11th 2001, and Command Sergeant Major Jerry Wilson, a native of Thomson, Georgia, who was killed in an ambush in Mosul, Iraq in November 2003. These are awards in which we are extremely committed to, and we take great pride in assisting young students in the pursuit of furthering their education. We feel that the late Command Sergeant Major Wilson, Sergeant Major Strickland, and Sergeant Major Ivory would be very pleased in the way we are honoring their names for their sacrifices and service to the nation. The scholarships will be awarded based upon the best-prepared essay. Pages 2 thru 5 of the SMA-Essay Instructions consist of the guidelines and instructions to be followed by the applicants for preparing their essays. The checks will be mailed to the admission or financial aid offices of the college or university where the three students have been accepted and are enrolled.
Sergeant Major Lacey Ivory Scholarship Award	Sergeant Major Larry Strickland Scholarship Award	Command Sergeant Major Jerry Wilson Scholarship Award