Eve Marie Carson scholarship names new 2010-11 director

Junior Katherine Novinski has been named the new director of the Eve Marie Carson Scholarship for the 2010-11 school year.

The scholarship provides half the estimated cost of in-state attendance at UNC to two juniors, as well as up to $5,000 for a summer experience for both.

The scholarship was created to honor the life of former Student Body President Eve Carson, who was killed in March 2008. Carson was committed to the idea of creating a merit scholarship for juniors.

Novinski will lead a committee in directing the future of the scholarship and selecting next year’s recipients.

Senior Elinor Benami was named the first scholar, and juniors Caroline Fish and Chase Jones were recently named the scholars for the 2010-11 school year.

Current director, senior Thomas Edwards, said he’s excited to have picked Novinski to lead the program.

“I’m very excited about it, and I think she’ll do an awesome job,” he said.

Edwards said the two are working together to transition the leadership, which they hope to complete by early April.