VWCC announces Fall Foundation Scholarships recipients
Virginia Western Educational Foundation announces fall scholarship recipients
ROANOKE – The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation announces that it awarded $108,965 in general scholarships to 76 students attending the Fall Semester 2021 at Virginia Western Community College.
| For information on donating to or establishing a scholarship at Virginia Western, contact DonorRelations Coordinator Amanda Mansfield at (540) 857-6962 or amansfield@virginiawestern.edu. |
| Recipient | City/County | Fall 2021 Award(s) |
| Lillian Briedis-Ruiz | Albemarle | Alice Becker Hinchcliffe Williams Endowed Scholarship & Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation Endowed Scholarship |
| Jissel Cuellar | Bedford | Dr. Elizabeth W. Payne Endowed Scholarship |
| Sandy Saul | Bedford | Alumni Association Annual Book Scholarship & Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Riley Beard | Botetourt | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
| Jacob Berry | Botetourt | ITT Exelis Endowed Scholarship & Nicholas E. Janney Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
| Mark DeHart | Botetourt | Kiwanis Club of Botetourt County Endowed Scholarship |
| Julia Desai | Botetourt | George T. Wade Memorial Annual Scholarship & Smith Mountain Lake Garden Club Annual Scholarship |
| Ivy Mordick | Botetourt | Dr. J. Andrew Archer Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Logan Patterson | Botetourt | J.K. and Donna Speas Annual Scholarship |
| Sarah Ryder | Botetourt | LewisGale Medical Center Endowed Scholarship |
| Kara Surgeon | Botetourt | Gordon C. and Jean Willis Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
| James Van Curen | Botetourt | BB&T Endowed Scholarship |
| Zachary Van Curen | Botetourt | Bank of Botetourt H. Watts Steger, III Annual Scholarship & Shentel Foundation Annual Scholarship |
| Kayla Bryant | Carroll | Walter Darnall Vinyard Endowed Scholarship |
| Lisa Daniels | Floyd | Barry L. Pendrey Memorial Scholarship & Lorraine Pleasants Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Lisa Anthony | Franklin | Al Pollard Memorial Scholarship for the Culinary Arts & Garnett E. and Patsy T. Smith Endowed Scholarship |
| Austin Behrendt | Franklin | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship & John Morris Roslyn Educational Scholarship |
| Kayla Boyce | Franklin | Michael E. Warner Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Mackenzie Coombs | Franklin | Al Pollard Memorial Scholarship for the Culinary Arts & Brown & Sons Farm Annual Scholarship |
| Autum Foley | Franklin | Michael E. Warner Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Kristen Myers | Franklin | Brown & Sons Farm Annual Scholarship & The Neall Family Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Zoey Wood | Franklin | John Morris Roslyn Educational Scholarship & Mr. & Mrs. Emanuel Payne Endowed Scholarship |
| Emma Pallotti | Fredericksburg | Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation Endowed Scholarship |
| Amanda Chrisley | Montgomery | Al Pollard Memorial Scholarship for the Culinary Arts & VWCC Culinary Scholarship |
| Chris McDonough | Montgomery | Construction Management Certificate Program Scholarship |
| Brittany Soucek | Montgomery | Walter Darnall Vinyard Endowed Scholarship |
| Sherri Baldwin | Rappahannock | Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation Endowed Scholarship & Orrin Clifton Annual Scholarship |
| Isaac Aguero | Roanoke City | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
| Nathan Austin | Roanoke City | Nursing Endowed Scholarship |
| Obadiah Baker | Roanoke City | Trane Endowed Scholarship |
| Sapana Baniya | Roanoke City | Petroleum Marketers, Inc. Endowed Scholarship |
| Jason Cain Jr. | Roanoke City | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Gia Calloway | Roanoke City | Bridging the Gap Endowed Scholarship & Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Sarah Dotson | Roanoke City | Gerry Montgomery Meador Endowed Scholarship |
| Courtney Harmon | Roanoke City | Judy Hackworth Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Oliver McKeon | Roanoke City | The Elizabeth and Harry Sellers Annual Scholarship |
| Holly Mosconi | Roanoke City | Elisabeth “Liz” Reed Carter Educational Annual Scholarship & Shenandoah Valley Organic Annual Scholarship |
| James Shanklin | Roanoke City | Glenna H. Hall Memorial Endowed Scholarship for Women in Business established by Edwin C. Hall |
| Melissa Spangler | Roanoke City | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship & Kaylee Nicole Hopkins Second Chance Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Mohammed Aladnani | Roanoke Co. | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship & Refugee and Immigrant Scholarship |
| Thomas Althoff | Roanoke Co. | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Mary Barnett | Roanoke Co. | Dennis Spaulding Memorial Developmental Scholarship |
| Christopher Bohmer | Roanoke Co. | Al Pollard Memorial Scholarship for the Culinary Arts & VWCC Culinary Scholarship |
| Xiaoyan Cao | Roanoke Co. | Virginia Western to Virginia Tech Start Up Scholarship |
| Casey Carty | Roanoke Co. | Rita Halsey David Radiography Endowed Scholarship |
| Sada Charlemagne | Roanoke Co. | African-American Railroad Heritage Annual Scholarship |
| Anthony Corazza | Roanoke Co. | Construction Management Certificate Program Scholarship |
| Chandlor Desper | Roanoke Co. | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Jace Fallon | Roanoke Co. | Barry L. Pendrey Memorial Scholarship & Dr. George K. Bowers Youth Haven-Sanctuary Annual Scholarship |
| Whitney Goodwin | Roanoke Co. | Beverly and Leon Harris Occupational/Technical Annual Scholarship |
| Rafael Hammond | Roanoke Co. | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Noah Hartson | Roanoke Co. | Employee Giving Annual Scholarship & Stanard and Betty Lanford Endowed Scholarship |
| Alison Henson | Roanoke Co. | Alice Becker Hinchcliffe Williams Endowed Scholarship |
| Shannon Hoey | Roanoke Co. | Friendship Annual Scholarship & Valley Bank Endowed Scholarship |
| Mary Hougasian | Roanoke Co. | Dr. Donna Harpold Memorial Annual Scholarship & LewisGale Medical Center Endowed Scholarship |
| Jacob Johnson | Roanoke Co. | Appalachian Power Endowed Scholarship |
| Haaris Khan | Roanoke Co. | Employee Family Scholarship |
| Jason Kroeger | Roanoke Co. | Al Pollard Memorial Scholarship for the Culinary Arts & VWCC Culinary Scholarship |
| Lexi Lawrence | Roanoke Co. | Beverly and Leon Harris Teaching and Nursing Annual Scholarship & Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Zachary Moore | Roanoke Co. | Dr. George K. Bowers Youth Haven-Sanctuary Annual Scholarship |
| Nathan Patrick | Roanoke Co. | Al Pollard Memorial Scholarship for the Culinary Arts & VWCC Culinary Scholarship |
| Chinh Pham | Roanoke Co. | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship & The Neall Family Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Ariana Pineda | Roanoke Co. | VFCCE Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship |
| Elise Saunders | Roanoke Co. | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Parker Schemm | Roanoke Co. | Business, Technology & Trades Annual Scholarship in honor of Deborah A. Yancey |
| Enaas Shawkat | Roanoke Co. | Developmental Math Scholarship & Refugee and Immigrant Scholarship |
| Alicia Slawson | Roanoke Co. | Employee Giving Annual Scholarship & Virginia Western BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Annual Scholarship |
| Nickole Toler | Roanoke Co. | Continental Societies Endowed Scholarship |
| Amar Vugdalic | Roanoke Co. | Appalachian Power Endowed Scholarship |
| Kayla Witt | Roanoke Co. | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship & Judy Hackworth Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Haley Mundy | Rockbridge | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Emma Chamberland | Salem | The Edwin C. Hall Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship & Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
| Nicolette Foss | Salem | Michael E. Warner Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Regan Laughlin | Salem | LewisGale Medical Center Endowed Scholarship |
| Analia Moreira | Salem | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Priya Patel | Salem | SunTrust Community Service Endowed Scholarship |
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–Josh Meyer VWCC Communications
