Dooley Award News
The 2024 Vincent J. Dooley Scholarship winners were announced at the Athletes for a Better World (ABW) Awards ceremony, which was held at North Atlanta High School on May 4th, 2024. The female winner was Mary Rozier of Eagles Landing High School and this year we had two male winners, Nathan Hayes from Effingham County…
Read MoreAthletes for a Better World (ABW) is thrilled to announce the top 10 male and female finalists for the prestigious Vincent J. Dooley Scholarships! These exceptional student-athletes represent the very best of Georgia High School athletics, excelling in their chosen sports and demonstrating outstanding character, teamwork, leadership and commitment to their communities. The Vincent J.…
Read MoreMs. 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…
Read MoreSCHOLARSHIP 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…
Read MoreAthletes 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…
Read MoreMs. 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.…
Read MoreSCHOLARSHIP 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…
Read MoreMs. 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…
Read MoreMs. 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.…
Read MoreKarsen 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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