Hobbs, NM – On Thursday, July 17, 2025, the JF Maddox Foundation announced that Brynlee Day has been awarded the 2025 Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholarship.
Brynlee is a senior at Hobbs High School this fall. She is the daughter of Jordan and Laura Day. Brynlee is interested in pursuing a degree in occupational therapy at Washington University.
“I am so incredibly grateful to my family, friends, teachers, community, and most importantly the JF Maddox foundation for this scholarship beyond what words can describe,” Day said in speaking about the Scholarship. “It has been a goal of mine for a very long time, and I hope to use this blessing to not only advance my education, but also to inspire and encourage others to pursue higher learning and get involved.”
An independent Selection Committee reviewed 53 comprehensive applications submitted to the Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholarship Program from throughout Lea County, and considered each applicant’s academic achievements, extracurricular activities and written essays. From this applicant pool, the Selection Committee selected 20 semi-finalists for personal interviews. From those semi-finalists, the Selection Committee selected five finalists: Alyna Love (Veritas), Aryahna Rivera (Lovington), Brynlee Day (Hobbs), Cason Wilson (Hobbs), and Mia Amezcua (Hobbs).
With the award of the Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholarship, Brynlee will be able to pursue an undergraduate degree from a college or university of her choice in the continental United States. The Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholarship covers all costs of tuition, fees, textbooks, and room and board for her entire four-year undergraduate education.
The remaining four finalists are all Maddox Scholars and will receive scholarships of $20,000 each ($5,000 per year for four years of undergraduate study) which also may be utilized at any public or private college or university in the continental United States. Additionally, several universities have entered into agreements with the Foundation to match the Maddox Scholarship award with additional scholarships based on their selection as a Maddox Scholar. Those Universities include University of the Southwest, Texas Tech University, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, McMurry University, Hardin Simmons University, Texas Christian University, and Rice University.
This year, the Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholarship Program is celebrating its 30thanniversary. Over the course of the Scholarship Program’s history, the Foundation has provided Lea County high school graduates with more than $5 million in college scholarships. The five Maddox Scholars selected this year will join over 150 Maddox Scholars who have received scholarships since the first class of scholars was selected in 1996.
The Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholarship is named in honor of Jack Maddox, who, along with his wife, Mabel, established the JF Maddox Foundation in 1963 and funded the Foundation from their estates. Since then, the JF Maddox Foundation has funded over $260 million in grants. Some of the recent projects include $6.3 million toward the construction of a new hospital in Hobbs, $10 million toward a career technical education high school, and $27.5 million to the CORE facility.
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