The family of late Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Dan Peace Winn has established a second scholarship at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC).

The family’s newly-established Dan Winn Adult Education Scholarship will support Adult Education students on the Polk County Campus for years to come. Manuel De Jesus Alonso, the scholarship’s first recipient, is enrolled this semester in GNTC’s Gas Metal Arc Welder Technical Certificate of Credit program while he pursues his General Educational Development® (GED®) diploma; his scholarship will cover educational expenses, such as tuition, fees, books and tools.

“Education was important to our father,” said Darice Winn Lewis, who retired from GNTC and continues to serve as an adjunct faculty member. “We know he would be proud to provide this type of opportunity to the Polk County community he loved so much.”

Lewis and siblings Frank, Nick and Nila Winn established an endowed scholarship through the GNTC Foundation in December 2020.

The endowed scholarship established in Winn’s name will earn interest and over time will fund future scholarships for Polk County GNTC students or GNTC students with a strong Polk County connection, said Lauretta Hannon, executive director of Institutional Advancement at GNTC.

“The Winn Family is continuing their father’s legacy in such a beautiful manner. This scholarship is yet another way they have chosen to help Polk County residents,” said GNTC President Dr. Heidi Popham. “Georgia Northwestern Technical College is grateful for this support.”