NCFA Pamlico Auxiliary Chapter Awards 2001 Scholarship

The NCFA Pamlico Auxiliary Chapter Scholarship was recently awarded to London Williamson of Lowland, NC.

The scholarship is awarded each year to a student whose family is involved in the commercial fishing industry, who has earned one or more athletic letters and exhibits leadership in and outside of his or her athletic field. Recipients must also demonstrate good character, outstanding reliability, enthusiasm and an admirable academic record.

Williamson has also earned the UNC Wilmington Scholarship for Academic Excellence, the William B. Harris Memorial Scholarship and the Pamlico County High School Drink Machine Scholarship.

Williamson will begin seeking a degree in Business Management at UNC Wilmington in the fall. She is the daughter of Phillip and Vicki Williamson.

What Commercial Fishing Means to Me 
An Essay by London Williamson

Having been raised in a commercial fishing family, I have grown up with the utmost respect for the men and women who put their lives at risk for their livelihood. I know first hand the privileges, and the hardships commercial fishing affords you. My father spent 30 years working the waters from New Foundland, to the Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico. 

I believe fishermen are a rare breed of people, whose hard work, integrity, pride, and sacrifices sets their industry apart from others.

Watching my father through his years of being a commercial fisherman has taught me to be disciplined, determined, appreciative, confident, and above all humble. These are the qualities I see in my dad, as well as other fishermen I know.

Commercial fishing means learning to make the most of the limited time you have to spend with your loved ones. Treasure the quality time, and somehow make each day last in your heart and memory, until the end of the trip!

Thank you,

London Williamson

Congratulations to Pamlico High School Graduate London Williamson.