The Mary Kathryn and David L. Friday, Jr. Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship was established by the Civitan Club of Gastonia in memory of David L. Friday, Jr. who served as the first president of the Gastonia Evening Civitan Club when it was chartered in 1969. Through the years, Mr. Friday advanced in the service of Civitan to be Lt. Governor of Area III and Governor of North Carolina District West. He was a graduate of Dallas High School and Wake Forest University and was president of Gastonia Belting Company. Mr. Friday was a director of the Heart Society of Gaston County and the Flynn Fellowship Home. This annual scholarship is open to a student who has demonstrated good citizenship, community and school contributor, and must be a registered voter.