The Michael and Carla McMahan Scholarship

Michael (Mick) and Carla McMahan are lifelong residents of Gaston County. They met in the eighth grade at the old Dallas School, started dating in high school, and were married at age 19 when Mick was in the UC Army. In 1970 they moved to Chapell Hill with their two-year-old daughter, Anna, where Mick attended the University of North Carolina. Carla worked in Trust Funds for the University. For many years Mick and Carla owned and managed McMahan Financial in Gastonia. After Carla retired, Mick sold the company and established a new venture, Gaston Capital in Belmont. Mick and Carla want to provide scholarships to Gaston College to help deserving students attend at little or no expense so they can move on to a four-year college or into a career in a better financial position.