Hanover, Jamaica….[Adventist Review]
Antonio Buddington, 18, of Hanover, Jamaica, has been offered 52 United States college scholarships, half of which are full scholarships.
Recently, he accepted a $100,000 full scholarship to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. The funds will cover tuition, books, meals, and accommodation for the next four years.
Nigel Darmanie, chief executive officer for 4E, the organization sponsoring the March 12 scholarship awards ceremony, said that so many scholarship offers for one student was probably a record in Jamaica’s history.
An active member of the Hopewell Adventist Church in Hanover, Buddington acknowledged that “God has blessed me.” He is presently enrolled at Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) and was also recognized as one of 45 firstplace winners in a Caribbean Examinations Council exam last year, tying in first place with another student in the Mathematics Unit 1 section of the Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examinations.
Buddington serves as associate youth leader for his church, Sabbath school teacher, and a volunteer mathematics tutor. At MBCC he is president of the Ecology Club, PR officer for the University and College Christian Fellowship, and a member of the cricket and football teams.
While not sure of his major (perhaps engineering or computer studies), Buddington is happy that his best friend and fellow Adventist, Davoy Murray, will also attend Morehouse with scholarship funds.
Antonio’s parents, Antonio Sr. and Yvonne Buddington, are self-employed. An adult sister lives in the United States.
