The Irene Hugine Scholarship Program began in 1987. The program is named in honor of Irene Hugine who taught in the public schools of Colleton County for 37 years. Additionally, she was very active in her church, Jerusalem AME, now White Hall AME, as a class leader, president of the missionary society, Sunday School Teacher, and member of the Steward Board and choir. In the community she was a member of Colleton County NAACP, the National Council of Negro Women and Worthy Matron of White Hall Chapter NO. 13, order of the Eastern Stars. She was married to Rev. Andrew Hugine, Sr.
Upon her death, her friends, family members, and former students made contributions to establish the Irene Hugine Scholarship Program. The Program annually provides scholarship to students in the lower Colleton County and continuing support for students at White Hall AME that are pursing postsecondary education. In 2025, the Scholarship Program began a 501 (c)(3) Foundation.
On July 25, 2026, the organization will be celebrating the 40th Scholarship Program with a banquet at the Green Pond Community Center, 371 Ivenia Brown Road, Green Pond, South Carolina. The public is invited and additional banquet information will be forthcoming.
The past recipients of the scholarship program are listed below. The Program is especially interested in their attendance at this celebration. Additionally, we want to include them with their recent information in the program. If you are a recipient or if you know the whereabouts of any of the persons listed, please have them provide the following information via email to:
The Irene Hugine Education Foundation
Name:
Mailing Address:
Telephone Number:
Email:
Degrees received:
Current Occupation
Past Scholarship Recipients
1987--Dr. Audrey Hamilton-Rushin
1988--Ms. Shana Drayton
1989--Mr. Robert Farmer
1990--Ms. Angela M. Gilliard and Ms. Tonya Brown
1991--Ms. Patrice Gerideau
1992--Ms. Benqueshya Octavia Milligan and Mr. Andrew Hugine, III
1993--Ms. Louise Davis
1994--Ms. Adrian Seleste Smalls and Dr. Errol L. Fields
1995--Ms. Deborah Mitchell
1996--Ms. Tarisha Smith and Ms. Adrian Hamilton
1997--Ms. Elizabeth Blue and Mr. Antoni Aiken
1998--Ms. J’Gaya Behling and Ms. Katrina Aiken
1999--Ms. Linda Aiken;
2000--Dr. Akilah Hugine-Elmore and Ms. Esther Adams
2001-- Mr. Joseph Hamilton
2002--Mr. Joshua Adams and Mr. Tyrone Aiken
2003-- Ms. Deidre Bartley, Mr. Theodore Hamilton, Jr. and Mrs. Krystal Marcena Edwards Mills
2004—Dr. Julie Fields and Ms. Ebone Edwards
2005- Ms. Quanesha Lane and Ms. Latina Washington
2006 -Mr. Elijah Jerome Mikel and Mr. Trenton Billie
2007—Ms. Chasity C. Gilliard
2008-Ms. Debra Bartley
2009-Ms. Sierra Jenkins-Aiken
2010-Mr. Eric Anthony Hamilton, II
2011- Ms. Joi Lashai Hamilton
2012—Ms. Sharmaine Regina Ford
2013- Mr. Matthew James Lee Ward
2014 -Ms. Shericka Jarido
2016-Mr. Malcolm Jamar Goodwin
2017-Treana Murray and Jasmine Salley
2018 – MyAsia Ancrum and Shadell Frasier
2019- Brionna James
2020- Sarah Ward and ShaQuenta Kelly
2021-Jassmine Callaway
2022-Nakayla Childress
2023- Jabari Washington and Kendall McMillon
2024-Kaliyah Johnson and Michael Lane, II.
2025-Marquez Kirkland-Taylor Ford
2026—Taylor Ford, Marquez Kirkland, and ShaQuenta Kelly
