Congratulations to our 2025 Scholarship recipients- Teonna Allen ($1000 scholarship) and Bre’Aun Mack ($750 scholarship). We are excited to recognize these brilliant and outstanding students. Our 2025 Scholarship recipients both attend the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.
Teonna is majoring in Physical Therapy and Bre’Aun is majoring in Accounting with a minor in Finance & Criminal Justice.
Below is the 1st scholarship recipient from 2024, Armondo Williams!! Our scholarship ranges in the amount of $750-$1000. Armondo attends Claflin University with a major in Accounting.
2024 Scholarship Recipient
Our scholarships will be issued in May each year, starting in 2024 to students identified through a selection and review process. We will support students from the community that William Lee Holman grew up around Holly Hill, South Carolina and have identified an initial target high school to support.
Our requirements
Application Process
We identified a local high school, Lake Marion High School in South Carolina. Scholarship applications are available beginning in February 2026. Graduating Seniors that attend Lake Marion High School are eligible to complete applications and return to us at info@williamleeholmanfoundation.org.
Application Window
We are accepting applications from March 1- March 31, 2026. Only applications sent via email will be reviewed. Apply today!
Notification of Scholarships
The high school will be notified of scholarship winners in early May 2026.
Interest in supporting future scholarships
If you like to be a supporter of our foundation and contribute to our scholarship funds, please send contributions by Zelle to info@williamleeholmanfoundation.org or on Givelify at https://giv.li/br1c80.
Supporting future generations of brilliance
Applications for 2026 are available starting Feb. 2, 2026 from the Guidance Counselor at Lake Marion High School in Santee, SC.
Any questions please contact us at info@williamleeholmanfoundation.org
Pictures from Senior Celebration Day at Lake Marion High School in Santee SC in May 2024! Board of Director members: Kaisha McCrea and Dorothy Fulmore presented our 1st scholarship to Armondo Williams! We provided a copy of Life, Love & Legacy Honoring my Father William Lee Holman to our scholarship recipient. We look forward to continuing to support brilliant students and strengthening communities!
We had a wonderful time our 2nd Scholarship luncheon on February 28 , 2026 in Santee, SC! Thank you to our Committee members, Board of Directors and all who joined us to help make this day so special! Special thanks to our sponsors: Growing Perspectives Career Consulting, Class of 1974 from Claflin College (now Claflin University)- King Fogle, Dorothy F. Fulmore, Gerald Mackey, and Brenda Milton. Thank you to our community partner, First National Bank of South Carolina in Holly Hill, SC, for your donation of products.
Save the date- 2027 Scholarship luncheon! Saturday February 27 for our 2027 William Lee Holman Legacy Education & Community Foundation’s Scholarship Luncheon in Santee, South Carolina from 11:30am-1pm.
Our 2026 William Lee Holman Legacy Education & Community Foundation Scholarship luncheon.
We are committed to supporting brilliant students and strengthening communitites!
See pictures from our 1st Scholarship luncheon in February 2025.
William Lee Holman Legacy Education & Community Foundation 