Scholarship
The Coach Bob Pittard Scholarship
The Coach Bob Pittard Scholarship Fund invests in Apex, North Carolina high school athletes who are pursuing a full-time undergraduate education leading to a Baccalaureate Degree. This investment is made possible through a Trust Agreement between former Apex High School teacher and coach, Robert Ray Pittard, and WakeEd Partnership.
Robert “Bobby’ Ray Pittard was born October 21, 1934, in the Carpenter community of Wake County. He was a graduate of Apex High School and NC State University and was a veteran of the NC Army National Guard. He started his education career at Moncure High School and eventually retired from Apex High School in 1976 where he was a math and science teacher and a basketball coach.
When he passed away in November 2016, Mr. Pittard left in his will the financial capability and direction to establish a sustainable college scholarship fund for student-athletes in Apex, North Carolina. He entrusted WakeEd Partnership with $2.7 million from his estate to establish and facilitate this program. The first eleven scholarships were awarded to students in 2018.
The Coach Bob Pittard Scholarship Fund is available to those graduating seniors from Apex High School and Green Hope High School, located in Wake County who, during their high school years, earned a varsity letter for participation in a full season in a varsity sport. The value of the scholarship(s), which may be renewable for an additional three years, will be for a maximum of $12,500 per academic year.
2025 Applications are open!
The Coach Bob Pittard Scholarship will open on November 11, 2024, and close on February 28, 2025 at 11:59pm EST. All applications must be submitted online via Submittable. No mail-in applications will be accepted.
Applicants should expect to submit a short answer response, written or video essay response, two letters of recommendation, a transcript, and a resume.
To learn more about the application process, view the slideshow and video below.
Past scholarship recipients
Justin Jackson, Green Hope High School
Liesl Tran, Green Hope High School
Ryan Pigora, Green Hope High School
Sarah Bess Eskridge, Apex High School
Sydney Chappell, Apex High School
Chloe Mayes, Apex High School
Sarah Puertollano, Apex High School
Sydney Morgan, Green Hope High School
Michael Lu, Green Hope High School
Polyna Uzun, Green Hope High School
Nathan Herrick, Green Hope High School
Julia McGowan, Apex High School
Eli Smith, Apex High School
Cole Yunker, Apex High School
Alexa Bernard, Green Hope High School
Siri Chenna, Green Hope High School
Julia McGowan, Apex High School
Sarah Puertollano, Apex High School
Eli Smith, Apex High School
Ethan Sturdivant, Green Hope High School
Cole Yunker, Apex High School
Owen Zalc, Green Hope High School
Kiernan Kovac, Apex High School
Nathan Herrick, Green Hope High School
Sydney Morgan, Green Hope High School
Polyna Uzun, Green Hope High School
Reeva Kandel, Green Hope High School
Alexandra McLaughlin, Apex High School
Adam Sulaiman, Apex High School
Abbie Gold, Apex High School
Jackie Wu, Green Hope High School
Jonathan Taylor, Apex High School
Rahul Pradhan, Green Hope High School
Kiernan Kovac, Apex High School
Nathan Herrick, Green Hope High School
Sydney Beyer, Apex High School
Alexandra McLaughlin, Apex High School
Michael Lu, Green Hope High School
Sydney Morgan, Green Hope High School
Logan Siege, Green Hope High School
Polyna Uzun, Green Hope High School
Reeva Kandel, Green Hope High School
Kendall Brockman, Apex High School
Sarah Masters, Green Hope High School
Sydney Morgan, Green Hope High School
Zander Selleseth, Green Hope High School
Logan Siege, Green Hope High School
Polyna Uzun, Green Hope High School
Adam Kaakati, Green Hope High School
Reeva Kandel, Green Hope High School
Demaree Persson, Apex High School
Erin McIndoe, Green Hope High School
Mary Wasilak, Green Hope High School
Kevin Conroy, Apex High School
Ryan Kemper, Green Hope High School
Adam Kaakati, Green Hope High School
Reeva Kandel, Green Hope High School
Demaree Persson, Apex High School
Jesse Ssengonzi, Green Hope High School
Nikhita Tsambasis, Green Hope High School
Abby Welch, Apex High School
Erin McIndoe, Green Hope High School
Jenna Pedersen, Apex High School
Ashley Rager, Green Hope High School
Mary Wasilak, Green Hope High School
Morgan Johnson, Apex High School
Ryan Kemper, Green Hope High School
Simon Griggs, Apex High School
Matthew Hayes, Green Hope High School
Erin McIndoe, Green Hope High School
Jenna Pedersen, Apex High School
Ashley Rager, Green Hope High School
Mary Wasilak, Green Hope High School
Kevin Conroy, Apex High School
Morgan Johnson, Apex High School
Ryan Kemper, Green Hope High School
Pascal Le, Apex High School
Rebecca Ssengonzi, Green Hope High School
Kevin Conroy, Apex High School
Ares Epps, Green Hope High School
Brittany Ford, Green Hope High School
Catherine Holbrook, Green Hope High School
Anna Jackson, Apex High School
Morgan Johnson, Apex High School
Matthew Kehn, Green Hope High School
Ryan Kemper, Green Hope High School
Lucas Laszacs, Green Hope High School
Pascal Le, Apex High School
Rebecca Ssengonzi, Green Hope High School