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
