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Sylvester Scholarship Winner: Darius Heppard

Heather Conner

We are proud to present to you the Sylvester Scholarship Winner, Darius Heppard!

Mr. Darius Heppard: Sylvester’s 2018 receipient of the Crawford Johnson III and Walker Johnson Jones Scholarship

Who Is Darius Heppard?

Darius is the son of Daryn and Shanan Heppard. He has one brother, Dariun.

Darius is a 2018 Graduate of Dougherty High School in Albany, Georgia. His current plans include attending HBCU Edwards Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida, to obtain a teaching degree and a minor in audio and music.

L-R Dion Hale (Area Sales Manager LG Store), Darius Heppard (Recipient), Daryn Heppard (Darius’ father and Sylvester Merchandiser), Jeff Carr (On- Premise BDM), and Chris Elliott (Key Account Manager)

While his future plan is to become an English teacher, Darius has other passions, too, including reading, listening to music, and making music videos. Darius’s father, Daryn Heppard, has been with Coca-Cola for the last 14 years and is currently a large store merchandiser with the Sylvester branch.

L-R: Eddie Johnson (Principal at DCHS), Dion Hale (Area Sales Manager LG Store), Darius Heppard (Recipient), Daryn Heppard (Darius’ father and Sylvester Merchandiser), Jeff Carr (On- Premise BDM), Chris Elliott (Key Account Manager), and Elizabeth Gibson (Instructional Coach)

Congratulations from Coca-Cola UNITED!

The Sylvester branch is proud to present Mr. Darius Heppard with this $3,000 scholarship that will be renewable to him for the next 4 years. Congratulations, Darius!