Stansell named to scholarship program at Georgia Tech

Aaron Payne Stansell, a 2014 Homewood High School gradate, has earned a place in the President’s Scholarship Program at Georgia Institute of Technology.  This highly selective scholarship is for academically driven students who seek to lead and serve, pursuing goals to benefit the world around them.

Tech’s President’s Scholarship Program encourages participants to invest their time and talents in ways that will truly make a difference. As a recipient, Stansell will participate in a special freshman seminar and annual class retreats, including the Fall Leadership Venture. 

At Tech this fall, Stansell said he plans to “explore the academic opportunities available in the fields of engineering and medicine.” 

Aaron is the son of Laura Stansell and Dr. Keith Stansell. He graduated high school with a 4.4 GPA, is an Eagle Scout at Troop 97 and a four-year letterman on the HHS Varsity Golf Team, co-founded of school’s Latin Club, was president of his school’s National Honor Society and played in the school’s band. He was also a member of Homewood High’s math team and the Beta Service Club, and he has a private tutoring business. For his Eagle Scout project, Stansell planned, raised funds and then supervised a group of scouts and volunteers to build an outdoor classroom for a local preschool.