The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation announces that it awarded $198,111 in general scholarships to 121 students attending Virginia Western Community College.
In 2024-25, the Educational Foundation also established these new general scholarships:
- Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Scholarship in Honor of Rich Crites
- Lottie G. & Roy E. Flora Annual and Endowed Scholarships
- Rizgar Shawkat and Enaas Abdullah Shawkat Endowed Scholarship
- Trees Virginia Annual Scholarship
“A Voice for All Students: Virginia Western’s Student Ambassador Program” is a short film that features the stories of Virginia Western scholarship recipients as they lead campus tours and orientations all while building new leadership skills. 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.
| 2025-26 Recipient | Scholarship Award(s) |
| Ashton Abajace | Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship |
| Zakaria Al – Bahlani | David L. Nickerson Honorary Endowed Scholarship |
| Alexandra Algeier | Beverly & Leon Harris Occupational/Technical Scholarship |
| Melissa Andersen | J. David and Mary Ann Wine Endowed Scholarship |
| Joan Anthony | Brown & Sons Farm Annual Scholarship and Continental Societies Endowed Scholarship |
| Maureen Arthur | Glenna H. Hall Memorial Endowed Scholarship for Women in Business, established by Edwin C. Hall and Virginia Western to Virginia Tech Start Up Scholarship |
| Teresa Baker | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
| Bryan Barger | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Elise Barnes | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
| Adam Beecher | Garnett E. & Patsy T. Smith Endowed Scholarship |
| Mikayla Belanger | Petroleum Marketers, Inc. Endowed Scholarship |
| Emmaline Bell | Gordon C. and Jean Willis Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
| Dylan Bender | J.K. and Donna Speas Annual Scholarship |
| Brahim Benhammou | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Tigist Sophia Blaszak | Bridging the Gap Endowed Scholarship |
| Emma Bowman | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Savannah Brewbaker | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Cole Brunelli | The Neall Family Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Ashlyn Burke | Beverly & Leon Harris Teaching and Nursing Scholarship |
| Naclaya Burnett | Dr. Donna Harpold Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Emma Caldwell | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Julianna Carpenter | Judy Hackworth Memorial Annual Scholarship and William and Yolanda Salyers, Sr. Memorial Scholarship |
| Merissa Casey | James Mark Mitchell Memorial Art Endowed Scholarship and Virginia Western BIPOC Annual Scholarship |
| Brittany Cole | Al Pollard Memorial Endowed Scholarship for the Culinary Arts |
| Zachary Conklin | American Sign Language Endowed Scholarship and The Neall Family Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Cassandra Counts | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Hollie Craig | Katherine Futrell Memorial Endowed Scholarship and The Charlotte Woolwine Scholarship Fund for Sole Caregivers of Minor Dependents |
| Josephine Crowder | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Olivia Davidson | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Sarah Davies | Gertrude Light Hubbard Endowed Scholarship and Mike Bassett Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
| Zavier Isaac DiStefano | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Davis Dixon | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Sheridan Dooley | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Mayson Duncan | John Morris Roslyn Educational Scholarship |
| Nataizsha Earnest | Lorraine Pleasants Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Caelyn England | Trees Virginia Annual Scholarship |
| Jennifer Espino | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Milla Farrington | Dennis R. Cronk Endowed Scholarship |
| Lena Ferrell | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Courtney Freeland | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Laurel Freeman | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Esaias Galford | Business, Technology & Trades Annual Scholarship in honor of Deborah A. Yancey and Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Haley Gott | Walter Darnall Vinyard Endowed Scholarship |
| Madeline Graboyes | Appalachian Power Endowed Scholarship and Stanard & Betty Lanford Endowed Scholarship |
| Zachariah Graham | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Gabrielle Greimel | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Connor Hall | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Payton Hall | The Louise R. Lester Foundation Annual Scholarship at Virginia Western |
| Aidan Hardy | Fralin & Waldron, Inc. Endowed Scholarship in Memory of Craig E. Via |
| Keegan Harnish | Brooke Ferguson Memorial Scholarship |
| Anatacia Harris | Lewis-Gale Medical Center Endowed Scholarship |
| Savannah Hart | Sallie & Elsie Williamson Endowed Scholarship |
| Tabitha Hartman | The Neall Family Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Kathryn Hayes | John Mathis, MD & Krista Crawford-Mathis Endowed Scholarship |
| Gissell Hernandez-Zuniga | Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation Endowed Scholarship and Orrin Clifton Annual Scholarship |
| Shannon Hoey | Dr. Elizabeth W. Payne Endowed Scholarship |
| Regina Huff | Michael E. Warner Memorial Annual Scholarship |
| Gabriel Ingraham | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Caedyn Irvin | Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Alliance Foundation Endowed Scholarship |
| Katherine Jones | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
| David Kasperski | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship and John Morris Roslyn Educational Scholarship |
| Lauren Kelley | Lucian Y. & June B. Grove Honorary Endowed Scholarship |
| Haley Killian | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Judith King | Connie Stephens May Scholarship and Walter Darnall Vinyard Endowed Scholarship |
| Siobhan King | Down Syndrome Association of Roanoke Annual Scholarship and Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Payne Endowed Scholarship |
| Rosie Klakamp | Lewis-Gale Medical Center Endowed Scholarship |
| Ayden Knowles | Kiwanis Club of Botetourt County Endowed Scholarship |
| Lily Kroese | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Makalyn Lam | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Griffin Land | Dolores Martin Skelly Endowed Scholarship and The Flippin Family Endowed Scholarship |
| Talicee Landes | The Louise R. Lester Foundation Annual Scholarship at Virginia Western |
| Caitlin Laughlin | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Juan Leon | Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Rachel Little | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Cecilia Maiolo | Elisabeth “Liz” Reed Carter Educational Annual Scholarship and Employee Family Scholarship |
| Alexis McGuire | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Steven Mckee | Roanoke Electric Steel Corp. Endowed Scholarship |
| Jessica Meadows | Foot Levelers Endowed Scholarship |
| Mishawn Merchant | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Mackenzie Morris | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Cassidy Moss | Nursing Endowed Scholarship |
| Nargis Noorzad | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship and Dr. Betty Turner Shepherd Nursing Endowed Scholarship |
| Dominick Ostrander | Gerry Montgomery Meador Endowed Scholarship |
| Lauren Overfelt | The Neall Family Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Laine Pennylegion | The Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Scholarship in Honor of Rich Crites |
| Raymond Perez | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Sierra Peters | Madeline Brown Dearing and Gertrude Brown Logan Endowed Scholarship |
| AJ Poe | ITT Exelis Endowed Scholarship |
| Kaitlyn Pressley | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship and Second Chance Annual Scholarship |
| Amber Puckett | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Miyah Riley | Martha & William Adams Scholarship Trust |
| Roni Rincon – Osorio | William Milton Meador Endowed Scholarship |
| Julia Roadcap | Alice Becker Hinchcliffe Williams Endowed Scholarship and Martha & William Adams Scholarship Trust |
| Adriana Sanchez-Popoca | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Rylie Schmidt | Alice Becker Hinchcliffe Williams Endowed Scholarship and Delta Dental Endowed Scholarship for Dental Hygiene |
| Kevin Schulz | John Hall and Chris Tucker Honorary Endowed Scholarship |
| Blake Shaner | Martha & William Adams Scholarship Trust and SunTrust Community Service Endowed Scholarship |
| Uzair Sheikh | Employee Giving Annual Scholarship and McFarland Endowed Scholarship |
| Cody Shelton | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Rachel Smith | Martha & William Adams Scholarship Trust |
| Kaylynn Sowder | Friendship Annual Scholarship |
| Avrie Stevens | Rita Halsey David Radiography Endowed Scholarship and Shentel Foundation Annual Scholarship |
| Lisa Szczesniak | Bent Mountain Center Annual Scholarship and Virginia Restaurant Lodging and Travel Association Foundation Scholarship |
| Noah Tillman | Martha & William Adams Scholarship Trust |
| Sara Trent | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
| Danielle Velkoff | Diana D. Good Memorial Scholarship and Educational Foundation Textbook Scholarship |
| Jasmine Ware | Peter and Roseta Skelly Endowed Scholarship and The Charlotte Woolwine Scholarship Fund for Sole Caregivers of Minor Dependents |
| Laine Wegener | Beverly Day Williamson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Drew Whitson | Dr. J. Andrew Archer Memorial Annual Scholarship and Second Chance Annual Scholarship |
| Michael Wilborne | Richard J. Gaynor Memorial Scholarship |
| Elise Wright | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Elliott Yearout-Patton | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Kimberly Young | Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship |
| Hagar Youssef | Lottie G. & Roy E. Flora Annual Scholarship |
| Asma Yousufzai | Fred Whitaker Company Annual Scholarship |
