Davie ECA Scholarship Committee members Linda Dean, Doris Williams and LaTeah Dunn with scholarship recipient Zachary Hill.

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The Davie County Extension and Community Association (ECA) 2025 scholarship winners are Zachary Hill and Zoe Steele.
The scholarships go to Davie Schools graduates who plan to further their education, whether through a technical school, college or university.The scholarship is funded by the ECA’s annual soup fundraiser held each February.
Zachary is the son of Thurston Hill and Elizabeth Hill. He will be attending N.C. State University, where he plans to study biomedical engineering. He hopes to work in ethics within biomedical engineering.
“I want to grow row crops using sustainable agricultural methods and possibly have many blueberry bushes,” Zachary said. A few examples of his leadership include being a tennis team captain, manager of a blueberry farm and being a part of the Christian Education Council. “Whatever I do in the future, I want to lead people in the right direction, no matter our circumstances.”
Zoe is the daughter of Abner Steele and Sonya Hauser Steele. Zoe will be attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she will major in social work. She has a passion for helping others and is planning for a career as a social worker.
Zoe has been a teacher’s assistant at Central Davie Academy for a child development class. She also assists with young athletes at her cheer gym practicing their tumbling and cheering skills.
“Helping people, especially children, is important to me,” Zoe said.
The Extension and Community Association is volunteer based organization working with N.C. Cooperative Extension. Volunteers support their local communities by providing service, attending workshops and leadership development programs, and networking. Volunteers help with youth classes, community outreach and heritage skills workshops.
Interested? Contact Colleen Church, Davie Extension director, 336.753.6100, colleen_church@ncsu.edu.