R. Gilmer Wagoner Baseball Endowed Scholarship

The R. Gilmer Wagoner Baseball Endowed Scholarship was established in October 2019 by the Nita P. Wagoner Trust in memory of her husband, R. Gilmer Wagoner, a member of the High Point University Class of 1939. The Reverend Wagoner was a United Methodist minister who served in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church for many years. Mrs. Wagoner was a school teacher and school librarian in various locations where her husband served churches. The Wagoners retired to Taylorsville, North Carolina. The Reverend and Mrs. Wagoner wished to perpetuate the benefits of a High Point University education, most especially preparation for the critically important fields of medicine, the ministry, and public school teaching. Likewise, R. Gilmer Wagoner played baseball while in College, treasured the experience, and understood how valuable the student athlete experience is for many University students, past, present, and future. Accordingly, the Nita P. Wagoner Trust provided for two separate scholarships at High Point University, a scholarship for students playing baseball, and a scholarship for students enrolled in pre-medicine, pre-ministry, or leading to certification as a public school teacher. The R. Gilmer Wagoner Baseball Endowed Scholarship will be given to a recipient selected on the basis of financial need from eligible undergraduate students as determined by the High Point University Office of Financial Planning. First preference will be given to a student who is a member of the men’s baseball team. This Scholarship may be renewable upon the successful completion of the previous year’s academic work.