Ethan and Jacqueline Wingfield

The Wingfield Scholarship for Promising Leaders was established with an initial donation from 28-year old Ethan Wingfield and his wife Jacqueline. Ethan is an A-B Tech alumnus who went on to graduate from Brown University. Wingfield says his goal was to establish a scholarship that attracts students who have academic potential and are committed to giving back to Western North Carolina. It’s somebody with high potential who will go on to earn a college education and over the course of their lifetime really seek to give back and make this community a better place. Wingfield says one of the challenges facing the region is making sure the best and brightest continue to call Western North Carolina home.