Nath Thompson Scholarship Endowment

Criteria

Boys who wish to attend camp, who have demonstrated good citizenship in their communities, and who have significant financial needs.

About Nath Thompson

In 1946, Nath Thompson got his first summer camp job. There was a nationwide gas shortage, so he set out on his 50-pound single-speed bike and rode 235 miles from Thomaston, Georgia to the mountains of Western North Carolina. With 55 cents in his pocket, he rode for five days. This adventure began his lifelong career and passion for summer camping.

It is his determination and love of camp that has been so important to his family, Camp Carolina, and the larger camp community. 

There have been many changes since Thompson’s first summer at camp, but Camp Carolina still has one defining mission — to be a valuable factor in a boy’s complete development.

Thompson’s family founded the Nath Thompson Scholarship Endowment in honor of this history and of Thompson’s great leadership. Recipients are hand-selected by a board based on their “True Gentleman” character. Thompson’s family hopes all boys who come through this program return home stronger in body, keener in mind, more appreciative of nature, nobler in character and more confident in themselves. Read more about Thompson and Camp Carolina.