ROANOKE – The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation has announced that it awarded $152,436 in general scholarships to 142 students attending the fall 2024 semester at Virginia Western Community College.
In 2023-24, the Educational Foundation established 11 new general scholarships:
- Bent Mountain Center Annual Scholarship
- Margaret and Benton Clear Endowed STEM/STEM-H Scholarship
- Margaret and Benton Clear Endowed Fund for VWCC CCAP
- Brooke Ferguson Memorial Scholarship
- Cornerstone Building Brands Annual Scholarship
- Joseph Alexander Bostian Memorial Fund for CCA
- Laurens Sartoris Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship for Nursing Students
- Linda French Cecil Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Michael Smith Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship
- Richard & Caroline T. Gwathmey Memorial Trust
- Virginia Restaurant Lodging and Travel Association Foundation Scholarship
“Work and School: Finding the Delicate Balance” is a short film that features the stories of five Virginia Western scholarship recipients as they navigate academics, family life and a job. View it at virginiawestern.edu/foundation.
For information on donating to or establishing a scholarship at Virginia Western, contact Philanthropy Director Amanda Mansfield at (540) 857-6962 or amansfield@virginiawestern.edu.
Fall 2024 Recipient | Scholarship Award(s) |
Youssef Abdelkader | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Dakota Adams | Friendship Annual Scholarship |
Evelin Argueta | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Preston Arnold | Kiwanis Club of Botetourt County Endowed Scholarship |
Heidi Austin | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Johnathan Austin | The Louise R. Lester Foundation Annual Scholarship at Virginia Western |
Bryan Barger | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
Jennifer Barry | Michael E. Warner Memorial Annual Scholarship |
India Best | Second Chance Annual Scholarship |
Colton Black | J.K. and Donna Speas Annual Scholarship |
Sydney Blewett | Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Alliance Foundation Endowed Scholarship |
Andrew Boothe | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
William Bowles | Brown & Sons Farm Annual Scholarship |
Savannah Brewbaker | Alice Becker Hinchcliffe Williams Endowed Scholarship |
Chelsea Brown | James Mark Mitchell Memorial Art Endowed Scholarship |
Cole Brunelli | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
Ashlyn Burke | Richard J. Gaynor Memorial Scholarship |
Marc Caldwell | Virginia Restaurant Lodging and Travel Association Foundation Scholarship and VWCC Culinary Scholarship |
Julianna Carpenter | HoneyTree Early Learning Center Endowed Scholarship |
Laneley Carper | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Sarah Carroll | Judy Hackworth Memorial Annual Scholarship |
Hollie Carter | Petroleum Marketers, Inc. Endowed Scholarship |
Christopher Chalk | Down Syndrome Association of Roanoke Annual Scholarship |
Samuel Christian | The Flippin Family Endowed Scholarship |
Ana Chubik | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
Abagail Coe | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Emily Cook | The Elizabeth and Harry Sellers Annual Scholarship |
Hannah Cooper | Madeline Brown Dearing & Gertrude Brown Logan Endowed Scholarship |
Catherine Couvrette | Dr. J. Andrew Archer Memorial Annual Scholarship and Raymond & Melvin Hubbard Annual Scholarship |
Levi Crouch | Sallie and Elsie Williamson Endowed Scholarship |
Ryan Crouch | Gerald Pace Textbook Scholarship for Salem CCAP Students |
Josephine Crowder | Michael E. Warner Memorial Annual Scholarship |
Sarah Davies | Walter Darnall Vinyard Endowed Scholarship |
Hannah Dean | Peter and Roseta Skelly Endowed Scholarship |
Kaitlyn Deeter | Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation Endowed Scholarship and Orrin Clifton Annual Scholarship |
Kerrianne Desai | BB&T Endowed Scholarship |
Bakari Deskins | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
Riccy Discua Amaya | Refugee and Immigrant Scholarship |
Ross Dixon | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Caelyn England | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
Jazavier Ezekiel | Employee Giving Annual Scholarship |
Alyssa Fadorick | Accounting Annual Scholarship for Adult Learners |
Emma Francis | Shentel Foundation Annual Scholarship |
Grace Freeland | Rita Halsey David Radiography Endowed Scholarship |
Jordan Gearhart | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Carlie Glenn | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
Madeline Graboyes | Fall 2024 Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship |
Raychel Hahn | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Rylee Hall | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Ella Hambrick | McFarland Endowed Scholarship |
Allen Harris | Construction Management Certificate Program Scholarship |
Andrew Harshbarger | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
Kate Harvey | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Jordan Hawkins | Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation Endowed Scholarship and Orrin Clifton Annual Scholarship |
Joshua Hawks | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Alicia Hughes | Beverly and Leon Harris Teaching and Nursing Annual Scholarship |
Hope Hutchins | Glenna H. Hall Memorial Endowed Scholarship for Women in Business established by Edwin C. Hall |
Damarion Jackson-Lipscomb | George T. Wade Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
Shamicka Joseph | Mr. & Mrs. Emanuel Payne Endowed Scholarship |
Gabriel Kaczor | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
David Kasperski | John Morris Roslyn Educational Scholarship |
Conner Katerba | Elisabeth “Liz” Reed Carter Educational Annual Scholarship |
Audrey Keister | Employee Family Endowed Scholarship and Nicholas E. Janney Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
Simon Kinsinger | LewisGale Medical Center Endowed Scholarship |
Ayden Knowles | Stanard and Betty Lanford Endowed Scholarship |
Sofia Kouser | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Lily Kroese | Cornerstone Building Brands Annual Scholarship at Virginia Western |
Robert LaPrad | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
Caitlin Lawson | Walter Darnall Vinyard Endowed Scholarship |
Ellen Lee | Garnett E. and Patsy T. Smith Endowed Scholarship |
Alma Lewis McLeod | Archibald Carter (Chip) Magee Memorial Annual Scholarship for Paralegal Studies |
Holden Lovern | Gertrude Light Hubbard Endowed Scholarship |
Melissa Loving | LewisGale Medical Center Endowed Scholarship |
Ezekiel Luebeck | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Cecilia Maiolo | The William Bernard Alphin Annual Scholarship |
Shawn Mantey | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Dillon Marlowe | Walter Darnall Vinyard Endowed Scholarship |
Kathryn McConchie Carter | Katherine Futrell Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
Alexis McGuire | The Louise R. Lester Foundation Annual Scholarship at Virginia Western |
Mishawn Merchant | Michael E. Warner Memorial Annual Scholarship |
Jacob Meza | Petroleum Marketers, Inc. Endowed Scholarship |
Blake Miller | Michael E. Warner Memorial Annual Scholarship |
Logan Milton | Gerald Pace Textbook Scholarship for Salem CCAP Students |
Deepak Monger | Brooke Ferguson Memorial Scholarship |
Harley Morgan | ITT Exelis Endowed Scholarship and The Neall Family Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
Serenity Mullins | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
Thanh Nguyen | William Milton Meador Endowed Scholarship |
Karlie Nichols | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Dominick Ostrander | Stanard and Betty Lanford Endowed Scholarship |
McKayla Panza | The Neall Family Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
Kaylee Pauley | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Demetrice Peerman-Forrest | Petroleum Marketers, Inc. Endowed Scholarship |
Sierra Peters | African-American Railroad Heritage Annual Scholarship |
Brian Peterson | Appalachian Power Endowed Scholarship |
Robert Phillips | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Kaitlyn Pressley | Foot Levelers Endowed Scholarship |
Amber Puckett | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
Jessica Reed | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
Micah Richards | Bent Mountain Center Annual Scholarship |
Teresa Richards | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Melissa Rickman | Al Pollard Memorial Endowed Scholarship for the Culinary Arts |
Anna Rider | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Samantha Roche | Archibald Carter (Chip) Magee Memorial Annual Scholarship for Paralegal Studies |
Rebecca Rose | Dr. George K. Bowers Youth Haven-Sanctuary Annual Scholarship |
Haden Ross | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
Callie Ruley | Employee Giving Annual Scholarship |
Elena Sable | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Austin Say | Fralin & Waldron, Inc. Endowed Scholarship in Memory of Craig E. Via and Raymond & Melvin Hubbard Endowed Scholarship |
Blake Shaner | Gordon C. and Jean Willis Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
Mauri Shaver | Virginia Western BIPOC Annual Scholarship |
Sadie Sheppard | Rita Halsey David Radiography Endowed Scholarship |
Eric Shifflett | Construction Management Certificate Program Scholarship |
Kelly Silva | Al Pollard Memorial Annual Scholarship for the Culinary Arts |
Alicia Slawson | Pearman Annual Scholarship |
Haden Smith | Lucian Y. and June B. Grove Honorary Endowed Scholarship and John Morris Roslyn Educational Scholarship |
Owen Snead | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Kaylynn Sowder | Dr. Kevin Conway Endowed Scholarship and John Hall and Chris Tucker Honorary Endowed Scholarship |
Melissa Spangler | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
Sarah Spradlin | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Darien Stanton | SunTrust Community Service Endowed Scholarship and Barbara Watts Endowed Scholarship |
Heather Stophel | Alice Becker Hinchcliffe Williams Endowed Scholarship |
Lisa Szczesniak | Al Pollard Memorial Annual Scholarship for the Culinary Arts |
Olivia Thacker | Suzanne Hanks Paralegal Endowed Scholarship |
Amy Trent | Dr. Donna Harpold Memorial Annual Scholarship |
Hannah Trent | Dennis L. & Hazel Phillips Blalock Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
Onaca Umak | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Destinnee Vance | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
Hailey Vanover | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Kallie Vaughn | Valley Bank Endowed Scholarship |
Mishelle Vickers | The Charlotte Woolwine Scholarship for Sole Caregivers of Minor Dependents |
Garrett Wade | Virginia Western to Virginia Tech Start Up Scholarship |
Chester Ward | American Sign Language Endowed Scholarship in Memory of Laura Knight Schowe and Al Pollard Memorial Endowed Scholarship for the Culinary Arts |
Devonte Wiley | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
Devin Wilson | Gerry Montgomery Meador Endowed Scholarship |
Darryl Wilson III | Lorraine Pleasants Memorial Annual Scholarship |
Zoey Wood | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Leeanne Wrenn | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
Amanda Wright | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
Penelope Young | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
Whitney Young | Beverly and Leon Harris Occupational/Technical Annual Scholarship |
Zhou Zhuang | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
-The Salem Times-Register