The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation announces that it awarded $207,406 in general scholarships to 133 students attending the spring 2023 semester at Virginia Western Community College. Fall 2022 and spring 2023 scholarship recipients were honored April 27, 2023, at the Annual Scholarship and Awards Ceremony in Whitman Theater.
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.
| Recipient | Locality | Spring 2023 Scholarship |
| Chloe Eckard | Bedford County | Alice Becker Hinchcliffe Williams Endowed Scholarship |
| Olivia Pittman | Bedford County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Sandy Saul | Bedford County | Beverly and Leon Harris Occupational/Technical Annual Scholarship |
| Hannah Thompson | Bedford County | Educational Foundation General Scholarship |
| Trisha Whittaker | Bedford County | Michael E. Warner Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Riley Beard | Botetourt County | Mike Bassett Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
| Jacob Berry | Botetourt County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Jalielle Curtis | Botetourt County | Martha and William Adams Trust Scholarship |
| Jared Foutz | Botetourt County | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship & Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Lauren Gentry | Botetourt County | Shentel Foundation Annual Scholarship |
| Sydney Harris | Botetourt County | Donald Willson Memorial Scholarship & Kiwanis Club of Botetourt County Endowed Scholarship |
| Logan Patterson | Botetourt County | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship & Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Rebecca Perkins | Botetourt County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Gabrielle Pickle | Botetourt County | Katherine Futrell Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
| Brianna Pigeon | Botetourt County | David L. Nickerson Honorary Endowed Scholarship |
| Jessica Kimball | Craig County | Michael E. Warner Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Abigayle Price | Craig County | Dr. J. Andrew Archer Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Duane Wente | Craig County | Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Matthew Charles | Craig County | Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Erica Bain | Floyd County | Richfield Living Annual Nursing Scholarship |
| Cindy Tueller | Floyd County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Amanda Bayer | Franklin County | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Teresa Carroll | Franklin County | Brown & Sons Farm Annual Scholarship |
| Sierra Hamilton | Franklin County | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Michael Jones | Franklin County | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Jessica O’Neal | Franklin County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Eliza Quesenberry | Franklin County | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Jennifer Rider | Franklin County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Lindsey Smith | Franklin County | Beverly and Leon Harris Teaching and Nursing Annual Scholarship |
| Aaliyah Torres | Franklin County | Construction Management Certificate Program Scholarship |
| Marcus Quinn | Franklin County | Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Malory Fisher | Halifax County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Hugo Rodriguez | Henry County | John Morris Roslyn Educational Scholarship |
| Leah Chada | Madison County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Jenna Carawan | Martinsville County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship & Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation Endowed Scholarship |
| De’Ja McCain | Martinsville County | Alice Becker Hinchcliffe Williams Endowed Scholarship & Orrin Clifton Annual Scholarship |
| Hannah Martin | Pittsylvania County | Business, Technology & Trades Annual Scholarship in honor of Deborah A. Yancey |
| Ashley Rodriguez | Prince William County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Bobby Bell | Pulaski County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Caleb Anders | Roanoke City | The Berty Mae Educational Opportunity Grant BEOG (Basic Educational Opportunity Grant) |
| Yasir Babiker | Roanoke City | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Melissa Bittner | Roanoke City | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship & Nursing Endowed Scholarship |
| Gia Calloway | Roanoke City | Lorraine Pleasants Memorial Annual Scholarship & Virginia Western BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Annual Scholarship |
| Geidy Cobas | Roanoke City | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Tulasha Dahal | Roanoke City | Walter Darnall Vinyard Endowed Scholarship & Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Alexandra Decker | Roanoke City | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Leilani Dibble | Roanoke City | Dr. Kevin Conway Endowed Scholarship & The John Mathis, MD and Krista Crawford-Mathis Endowed Scholarship |
| Tiffany Dodson | Roanoke City | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Sarah Dotson | Roanoke City | Friendship Annual Scholarship & Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Troy Fitzgerald | Roanoke City | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Trinity Gray | Roanoke City | Al Pollard Memorial Foundation Scholarship for the Culinary Arts |
| Amy Haley | Roanoke City | Michael E. Warner Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Andrik Mendez Ayala | Roanoke City | Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Alliance Foundation Endowed Scholarship |
| Deepak Monger | Roanoke City | Prabhat Jain Engineering/Technical Scholarship (Virginia Transformer Corporation) |
| Holly Mosconi | Roanoke City | Martha and William Adams Trust Scholarship & Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Serenity Mullins | Roanoke City | Dr. J. Andrew Archer Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Emma Pallotti | Roanoke City | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Rebecca Pelaez | Roanoke City | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Sona Rahmani | Roanoke City | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Negina Rasoli | Roanoke City | Refugee and Immigrant Scholarship |
| Mohamed Sankoh | Roanoke City | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Nadia Schuld | Roanoke City | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Marjan Sharifi | Roanoke City | Refugee and Immigrant Scholarship |
| Shahin Sharifi | Roanoke City | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Amber Sturms | Roanoke City | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Bandana Sutar | Roanoke City | Walter Darnall Vinyard Endowed Scholarship |
| Erika Wekony | Roanoke City | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Destiny Wray | Roanoke City | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Jessica Wintringham | Roanoke City | Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| James Litherland | Roanoke City | Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Taylor Hodgson | Roanoke City | Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Damian Rebollar-Reyes | Roanoke City | Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Alexandra Bailey | Roanoke County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Donald Brown | Roanoke County | Al Pollard Memorial Foundation Scholarship for the Culinary Arts |
| Rebecca Cervelloni | Roanoke County | Rita Halsey David Radiography Endowed Scholarship |
| Bunlee Chem | Roanoke County | Martha and William Adams Trust Scholarship |
| Hannah Cooper | Roanoke County | African-American Railroad Heritage Annual Scholarship |
| Tiffany Epperly | Roanoke County | Connie Stephens May Scholarship & The Charlotte Woolwine Scholarship for Sole Caregivers of Minor Dependents |
| Abigail Estrada | Roanoke County | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Shellie Falls | Roanoke County | The Flippin Family Endowed Scholarship |
| Justine Fizer | Roanoke County | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Jordan Gearhart | Roanoke County | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Noah Hartson | Roanoke County | Brenda D. Roberts Memorial Annual Scholarship & SunTrust Community Service Endowed Scholarship |
| Christina Haynes | Roanoke County | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Alison Henson | Roanoke County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Julia Hrysenko | Roanoke County | The Elizabeth and Harry Sellers Annual Scholarship |
| Bethany Kellam | Roanoke County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Haaris Khan | Roanoke County | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
| Christopher Kunc | Roanoke County | John Hall and Chris Tucker Honorary Endowed Scholarship |
| Carrie Lawson | Roanoke County | Nursing Endowed Scholarship |
| Robert Linsenman | Roanoke County | Accounting Annual Scholarship for Adult Learners |
| Joshua Long | Roanoke County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Jordan Martin | Roanoke County | Educational Foundation General Scholarship |
| Sean McGhee | Roanoke County | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Kasey McKee | Roanoke County | William Milton Meador Endowed Scholarship |
| Mishawn Merchant | Roanoke County | George T. Wade Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Eeshan Mushtaq | Roanoke County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Aayusha Neupane | Roanoke County | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Nathan Patrick | Roanoke County | Al Pollard Memorial Foundation Scholarship for the Culinary Arts |
| Christopher Perdue | Roanoke County | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Challen Pineda | Roanoke County | VWCC Culinary Scholarship |
| Ashley Poff | Roanoke County | Martha and William Adams Trust Scholarship |
| Hannah Puskar | Roanoke County | Educational Foundation General Scholarship |
| Teressa Ransone | Roanoke County | Martha and William Adams Trust Scholarship |
| David Richardson | Roanoke County | Madeline Brown Dearing and Gertrude Brown Logan Endowed Scholarship |
| Kimberly Richardson | Roanoke County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Jackson Simmons | Roanoke County | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Jessica Simmons | Roanoke County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship & Rita Halsey David Radiography Endowed Scholarship |
| Alicia Slawson | Roanoke County | Beverly and Leon Harris Occupational/Technical Annual Scholarship & Employee Giving Annual Scholarship |
| Dylan Smith | Roanoke County | Educational Foundation General Scholarship |
| Brandon Snead | Roanoke County | The Berty Mae Educational Opportunity Grant BEOG (Basic Educational Opportunity Grant) |
| Naomi Suhr | Roanoke County | McFarland Endowed Scholarship |
| Laneley Taylor | Roanoke County | Linda French Cecil Memorial Scholarship & Martha and William Adams Trust Scholarship |
| Nickole Toler | Roanoke County | Martha and William Adams Trust Scholarship |
| Madison Williams | Roanoke County | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship & Martha and William Adams Trust Scholarship |
| Briana Wood | Roanoke County | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Hannah Young | Roanoke County | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Aubrey Wilcher | Roanoke County | Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Andrew Kroese | Roanoke County | Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Joshua Grubb | Roanoke County | Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Xavier Callaway | Roanoke County | Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Summer Blevins | Salem | Martha and William Adams Trust Scholarship |
| Ryan Crouch | Salem | Richard J. Gaynor Memorial Scholarship |
| Nicolette Foss | Salem | Dr. Donna Harpold Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Ellen Hartley | Salem | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Cordell Haynes | Salem | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
| Rose Joy | Salem | Nicholas E. Janney Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
| Regan Laughlin | Salem | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Sean Laughlin | Salem | Down Syndrome Association of Roanoke Annual Scholarship & John Morris Roslyn Educational Scholarship |
| Kyleigh Smithey | Salem | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Chandler Sutphin | Salem | Martha and William Adams Trust Scholarship |
| Adam Warren | Salem | J.K. and Donna Speas Annual Scholarship |
| Todd Blankenship | Salem | Hal & Lorraine Jones Memorial Annual Scholarship |
