The Linda Walters Larke Endowed Scholarship in Math Education

The Donors wish to honor the memory of Linda Walters Larke by endowing this scholarship.  Linda Mae Rising Larke was born in Robeson County on May 13, 1947.  She was the daughter of a local farmer and homemaker.  She was the first of eight children to attend college.  She attended Pembroke State University and worked hard to pay her way through school.  She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics with a minor in English.  She was offered an opportunity to teach at Magnolia High School, prior to completing her student teaching, because of the shortage of math teachers.  She agreed to a pay cut, for one year, to satisfy her student teaching requirement.  She worked for the public schools of Robeson County for thirty years.  She taught math at Magnolia High School, Orrum High School and Littlefield High School.  She earned her Master of Arts in Guiding and Counseling from Campbell University and became the school counselor at Littlefield and Fairmont High School.  In her last years, she was the Tech Prep Coordinator for the Public Schools of Robeson County.  She had a passion for student learning and career planning.

The recipients of the Linda Walters Larke Endowed Scholarship in Math Education will have a declared major in Math Education and maintain the University standard minimum GPA. Recipients must be full-time students in their junior year when they receive the scholarship and must be residents of Robeson County. Recipients must have demonstrated financial need.