SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – The Springfield Garden Club is pleased to announce the winner of the Sandy MacGillivray Scholarship for 2025. Caleb Carroll, a graduate of Springfield High School and student at River Valley Technical Center (RVTC), is this year’s winner. This scholarship of $1,000 is given to one River Valley Technical Center student each year in remembrance of former teacher, Springfield Garden Club member, and outstanding citizen of Springfield Sandy MacGillivray. Sandy taught business courses at the tech center and at Springfield High School for many years. She loved to work with students, and to encourage and guide them in any way she could into living productive lives.
Carroll shared on his scholarship essay, “Both the River Valley Technical Center and Mr. Christopher Gray, instructor of the Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Program at RVTC, have helped me tremendously. Manufacturing was a trade that wasn’t even on my radar until I had gotten into the Intro AM&E class, and the opportunity to take the Engineering Bridge program at VTSU Randolph through the tech center made my choice a no-brainer.”
The Springfield Garden Club is delighted to award this scholarship to this outstanding young adult. “We look forward to seeing him achieve his dreams, and we are happy to be able to support the efforts of Caleb,” says Barbara Riotte, Springfield Garden Club treasurer. Sandy’s husband Peter MacGillivray was also on hand to present the scholarship to the deserving student.
Written by Sandy Peplau, SGC Scholarship Chair.