John Krepick Memorial Endowed Scholarship

John Krepick was a lifelong educator who began his career as a high school teacher and coach and ultimately focused his efforts in community college education. He took great pride in helping students reach their potential and be productive members of the community. After serving for many years as Vice President of Orange County Community College in Middletown, NY, he was recruited in 1965 by the State of North Carolina to be the first President of Surry Community College in Mount Airy, NC. When he and his wife, Jean, arrived in western North Carolina there was no college. Surry CC was a true start-up situation and John functioned as architect, builder, fund raiser, recruiter, curriculum developer, and teacher.

After Jean passed away he moved to Southern Pines and returned to part time teaching at Sandhills Community College. He married Dorothy Hill and they lived near the Pine Needles golf course. Besides education, John’s other passion was golf. He always believed that in golf, as in life, you focus on the task at hand and be the best that you can be every day, regardless of the challenges that come your way.

The John Krepick Memorial Endowed Scholarship is awarded to a full-time student accepted in any program with tie-breaking preference given to business or turf management majors. Selection based on student’s integrity, and initiative. Student should have history of participating in community service (with a plus given to Boy or Girl Scouts or equivalent youth group participation), participation in a team sport or activities (i.e., basketball, baseball, golf, dance, debate teams, etc.), and summertime work to help pay own way. Recipient should have a minimum 3.0 GPA in high school and to maintain a 3.0 GPA at Sandhills. Student to provide clearly articulated and well-conceived goals for SCC education.