About the Scholarship
Each Greater Wilmington Sports HOF inductee class has the honor of choosing the schools whose children will be awarded the Bill Dooley Scholarship. These school’s administrations base their decisions on who will receive this honor not only on their athletic achievements but on their academic performance, citizenship, leadership skills, and character as well. Maybe you or someone you know will be one of the next recipients of the Bill Dooley Scholarship.
| Inductees | School | Scholarship Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Inductees | ||
| Brethan Barnhill | New Hanover High School Attending Catawba College | William Murphy |
| Maxwell Kerrigan | New Hanover High School Attending Appalachian State University | Al Pastore |
| Kevin Pitarra | UNC Wilmington Attending UNCW | Mark Scalf |
| Saniya Rivers | North Carolina State University Attending NC State University | Eddie Biedenbach |
| Ella Ronner | Laney High School Attending East Carolina University | Jennifer Alley |
| 2019 Inductees | ||
| Steve Dayvault | UNCW | Hunter Bizzell |
| Linwood Hedgepeth | ECU | Dylan Lawson |
| Ruby Sutton | Chowan University | Sabine Felix |
| Kevin Whitted | NC State | Emma Malott |
| 2018 Inductees | ||
| Sam Bowens | Tennessee State University | Brejhe Halls |
| Lawrence Cook | Laney High School | Hunter Garris |
| Louis J. Howard, Jr. | New Hanover High School | Judah Ellis |
| Carithia "Nanna" Rivers | Hoggard High School | Trejan Houser |
| 2017 Inductees | ||
| Dave Allen | UNCW | Megan Johnson |
| Dr. Hubert Eaton, SR. | UNCW | Caleb Mathis |
| Bruce Fleisher | UNC-Asheville | Rebecca Black |
| Quinton McCracken | South Brunswick High School | Abigail Spivey |
| 2016 Inductees | ||
| Gwen Austin | Wallace-Rose Hill HS | Bailey Katharine Davis |
| John Bunting | Topsail HS | Steven Crowell |
| Larry Honeycutt | UNCW | Terrence Connelly |
| Charlie "Barrel" Niven | New Hanover HS | Tyre Speller |
| 2015 Inductees | ||
| Chuck Caree | Saprtanburg Methodist College | Gerald Vargas |
| Mel Gibson | UNCW | Jordan Talley |
| Jim Hebbe | Hoggard HS | Sylvester Smith |
| James E. Moore | New Hanover HS | Cory Everett |
| 2014 Inductees | ||
| Ricky Benton | West Columbus HS | Tanner Wayne Daniels |
| Bob Boyd | Hoggard HS | Emily Rasmussen |
| Alge Crumpler | New Hanover HS | Campbell Margaret Cooper |
| Calvin Lane | UNCW | Jack Ward |
| 2013 Inductees | ||
| Kenny Gattison | NHHS | Jacen Murphy |
| Thell Overman | Wallace-Rose Hill HS | Jauqayle Deonte Robinson |
| "Martin" Glenn Sasser | South Brunswick HS | Dylan Mosley |
| Maggie Will | Whiteville HS | Corie Drew |
| 2012 Inductees | ||
| Isaac B. (Ike) Grainger | NHHS | Lessa Yates |
| Christopher Trot Nixon | NHHS | Sam Foy |
| James R. Dineen, M.D. | UNCW School of Nursing | TBD |
| Lendward (Lenny) Simpson, Jr. | UNCW | Kelly Cameron |
| 2011 Inductees | ||
| Willie Stargell | Hoggard HS | Jevon Genwright |
| Sheila Boles | Hoggard HS | Sara McCullough |
| David Esposito | Wallace-Rose Hill HS | Dawan McKinzise |
| Bill Dooley | UNCW | Justin Bradley |
| 2010 Inductees | ||
| Ben Bourgeois | UNCW | Kosta Blank |
| Terry Holland | Clinton HS | Michael Smith |
| Joe Miller | NHHS | Brandon Young |
| Sherriedale Morgan | 71st HS | Preston Ross, III |
| 2007 Inductees | ||
| Bill Brooks | NHHS | Shanise Blanks |
| Jasper "Jap" Davis | NHHS | Josh Brock |
| Althea Gibson | Ashley HS | Chris Eason |
| Tommy Greene | Whiteville HS | Trey Nye/Charlie Gore |
| Jack Holley | Wallace HS | Evan Cavenaugh |
| 2009 Inductees | ||
| E.A. Spike Corbin | Hoggard HS | Samuel Akiwane |
| Chester McGlockton | Whiteville HS | Chris Ward |
| George Rountree, III | NHHS | Kiarra Brewster |
| Brian Rowsome | Columbia HS | Nikki Pledger |
| Helen Grey Smith | NHHS | Tyler Pinyatello |
| 2008 Inductees | ||
| Wray Carlton | Wallace HS | Jahron Johnson |
| Hoss Ellington | NHHS | Allen King |
| Cathy Johnston Forbes | NHHS | Jared Jones |
| George "Buck" Hardee | NHHS | Aaron Bryan |
| Clyde Simmons | NHHS | Brittney Smith |
