Dr. C. T. Battle Jr. Scholarship Fund 

ABOUT DR. CHARLES T. BATTLE, JR.

Dr. Charles Tecumseh Battle, Jr., a native of Mobile, Alabama, was the eldest of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Battle, Sr.'s five children. He received a B.S. degree from Alabama State University where he was a charter member of the Beta Upsilon Chapter. He was an educator for several years in the Mobile Public School System until 1950 when he pursued his Doctor of Medicine degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dr. Battle and his family moved to Seneca, South Carolina in July 1954, where he began and continued his practice in medicine until his retirement in 1992. He became a member of St. James United Methodist Church - which later merged with John Wesley and Trinity United Methodist Church to form New Harmony United Methodist Church - where he held several church offices.

He was very active in his local community and became recognized on a statewide level for his dedicated service to South Carolina citizens.

Dr. Battle joined the staff of Oconee Memorial Hospital in 1956 and was named staff emeritus in January, 1997. He was designated a Palmetto Gentleman by Governor David Beasley who bestowed upon him the Order of the Palmetto, the highest honor accorded a private citizen of South Carolina.

He actively served as a member of numerous professional and service organizations, including:


Dr. Battle died in 1998 at the age of 79, but his memory and dedication to the community lives on through the annual scholarship established in his name by Rho Delta Lambda. 

SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA & INFORMATION

ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IS CONFIDENTIAL.

2023-24 C.T. Battle Jr. Scholars

Kenadee Allen

Westside High School


Micah Branton

Crescent High School

Mikhi Dacus

Belton Honea Path High School

Jaylen Telley

Westside High School

2022-23 C.T. Battle Jr. Scholars

Nicholas Boseman


Mekhi Gibson

Taylor Noble

Caleb Williams

2021-22 C.T. Battle Jr. Scholars

Caleb Brown

Westside High School

Christian Myles Cooley

Belton-Honea Path High School

Shekinah Dixon

Westside High School

Yaminah Ragwar-Hayes

Seneca High School