The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation announces that it awarded 83 scholarships to students attending the Fall Semester 2016 at Virginia Western Community College. The scholarship application period for the Spring Semester 2017 is open now until October 21. Current and incoming students can learn about available scholarships and apply online at: https://www.virginiawestern.edu/scholarships/
For more information, contact Scholarship Coordinator Carolyn Payne at cpayne@virginiawestern.edu or (540) 857-6371.
The following is the list of Fall Semester 2016 scholarship recipients.
| RECIPIENT | LOCALITY | FALL 2016 AWARD | |
| Laurel Burdette | Alleghany County | Rita Halsey David Radiography Endowed Scholarship | |
| Cristen Walton | Alleghany County | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship | |
| Thea Vanessa Avila | Bedford City | Sallie and Elsie Williamson Endowed Scholarship &
Appalachian Power Endowed Scholarship | |
| Denise Bibby | Botetourt County | Al Pollard Memorial Scholarship for the Culinary Arts Benefiting Second Year Students | |
| Chelsea Broce | Botetourt County | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship | |
| Justin Desai | Botetourt County | Kiwanis Club of Botetourt County Endowed Scholarship | |
| Alexie Jean Jacques | Botetourt County | Shentel Foundation Annual Scholarship &
African-American Railroad Heritage Annual Scholarship | |
| Amina Oulmi | Botetourt County | The John Mathis, MD, and Krista Crawford-Mathis Endowed Scholarship | |
| Shawna Reinhardt | Botetourt County | Barry L. Pendrey Memorial Scholarship &
Alumni Association Annual Book Scholarship | |
| Nicholas Smith | Botetourt County | Pearman Annual Scholarship | |
| Margo Walker | Botetourt County | Dennis L. & Hazel Phillips Blalock Memorial Endowed Scholarship | |
| Ashley Rader | Craig County | Foot Levelers Endowed Scholarship | |
| Abbigail Carter | Franklin County | Nursing Endowed Scholarship | |
| ShaKim Holland-Deskins | Franklin County | Continental Societies Endowed Scholarship | |
| Laura Livingston | Franklin County | Brown & Sons Farm Annual Scholarship | |
| Katty Mancia | Franklin County | Shenandoah Life Annual Diversity Scholarship | |
| Jackson Olsson | Franklin County | Appalachian Power Endowed Scholarship | |
| Megan Perdue | Franklin County | Col. William Preston Chapter NSDAR History Scholarship | |
| Katharyn Seay | Henry County | Alice Becker Hinchcliffe Williams Endowed Scholarship | |
| Amy Saunders | Lynchburg City | Alice Becker Hinchcliffe Williams Endowed Scholarship | |
| Anna Goode | Patrick County | Optical Cable Corporation Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship | |
| Carlitia Coles | Roanoke City | HoneyTree Early Learning Center Endowed Scholarship &
Diana D. Good Memorial Scholarship | |
| Kelly Combs | Roanoke City | Beverly and Leon Harris Teaching and Nursing Annual Scholarship | |
| Erin Coonradt | Roanoke City | Al Pollard Memorial Scholarship for the Culinary Arts Benefiting Second Year Students | |
| Kashi Dangal | Roanoke City | Nursing Endowed Scholarship | |
| Latoria Hancock | Roanoke City | The Flippin Family Endowed Scholarship | |
| Geoffrey Hicks | Roanoke City | Stanard and Betty Lanford Endowed Scholarship &
Nicholas E. Janney Memorial Scholarship | |
| Seoyeong Jang | Roanoke City | McFarland Endowed Scholarship | |
| Anna Liskey | Roanoke City | Walter Darnall Vinyard Endowed Scholarship | |
| Katherine Maness | Roanoke City | Petroleum Marketers, Inc. Endowed Scholarship | |
| Jessica Marine | Roanoke City | Dr. George K. Bowers Youth Haven-Sanctuary Annual Scholarship & Al Pollard Memorial Scholarship for the Culinary Arts Benefiting First Year Students | |
| Sherelle Paige | Roanoke City | Down Syndrome Association of Roanoke Annual Scholarship & Lorraine Pleasants Memorial Annual Scholarship | |
| David Powell | Roanoke City | Encore Capital Group Inc. Community College Scholarship | |
| Brandi Rogers | Roanoke City | Beverly and Leon Harris Occupational/Technical Annual Scholarship | |
| Mohammad Sabbagh | Roanoke City | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship | |
| Monica Saunders | Roanoke City | Friendship Retirement Community Registered Nursing Program | |
| Dorothy Smith | Roanoke City | Dr. George K. Bowers Youth Haven-Sanctuary Annual Scholarship | |
| Andreson Timothe | Roanoke City | William Frank Burton Jr. Annual Scholarship &
The Flippin Family Endowed Scholarship | |
| Elias Vance | Roanoke City | Al Pollard Memorial Scholarship for the Culinary Arts Benefiting First Year Students | |
| Rachel Waddell | Roanoke City | Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Alliance Foundation Endowed Scholarship | |
| Hope Yearout | Roanoke City | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship | |
| Ross Allison | Roanoke County | David L. Nickerson Honorary Endowed Scholarship &
Donald Willson Memorial Scholarship | |
| Sean Barger | Roanoke County | Dr. & Mrs. Abe Jacobson Annual Scholarship | |
| Danielle Dennis | Roanoke County | Garnett E. and Patsy T. Smith Endowed Scholarship &
Employee Family Scholarship | |
| Antonia Douchi | Roanoke County | Judy Hackworth Memorial Annual Scholarship | |
| Jeffry Fisher | Roanoke County | Fralin & Waldron, Inc. Endowed Scholarship In Memory of
Craig E. Via | |
| Yasmin Griswold | Roanoke County | Valley Bank Endowed Scholarship | |
| Savanna Gross | Roanoke County | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship | |
| Madeleine Hallberg | Roanoke County | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship | |
| Haley Holdren | Roanoke County | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship | |
| Blythe Aidean Ignacio | Roanoke County | Mike Bassett Memorial Endowed Scholarship & Walter Darnall Vinyard Endowed Scholarship | |
| Tammy Kalb | Roanoke County | LewisGale Medical Center Endowed Scholarship | |
| Malora Kingery | Roanoke County | Employee Giving Annual Scholarship | |
| Jason Kretzer | Roanoke County | Katherine Futrell Memorial Endowed Scholarship | |
| Vera Kulyabina | Roanoke County | Orrin Clifton Annual Scholarship & Alumni Association Annual Book Scholarship | |
| Steven McClure | Roanoke County | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship | |
| Lauren Nepper | Roanoke County | Foot Levelers Endowed Scholarship | |
| Kimberly Simmons | Roanoke County | Encore Capital Group Inc. Community College Scholarship & Barry L. Pendrey Memorial Scholarship | |
| Lyndsey Switzer | Roanoke County | Lakeland Masonic Lodge Annual Scholarship in Honor of David K. Mays | |
| Ehlawlah Taw | Roanoke County | Odasz Annual Scholarship & Walter Darnall Vinyard Endowed Scholarship | |
| Jash Vaidya | Roanoke County | Nicholas E. Janney Memorial Scholarship | |
| Caleb Bedwell | Salem | Al Pollard Memorial Scholarship for the Culinary Arts Benefiting Second Year Students | |
| Robert DeSouza | Salem | Petroleum Marketers, Inc. Endowed Scholarship | |
| Rachel Freshwater | Salem | Friendship Annual Scholarship | |
| Carrie McKnight | Salem | Dr. Donna Harpold Memorial Annual Scholarship | |
| Britney Patsel | Salem | Gertrude Light Hubbard Annual Scholarship | |
| Gerardo Sanchez | Salem | Dennis Spaulding Memorial Developmental Scholarship | |
| Julie Taylor | Salem | Richfield Living Annual Nursing Scholarship |
