Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia announced it has awarded $180,000 in educational scholarships during its annual scholarship dinner, held at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center on May 9.
The Foundation administers over 60 endowed scholarship funds, and it received over 1,000 applications for scholarships this year. Recipients were selected on a competitive basis using criteria established by donors at the creation of the scholarship endowment.
The following students from Botetourt County received scholarships:
• Lord Botetourt
Jenna Alam – Christi Crutchfield Memorial Scholarship Fund, Michael Dean Guilliams Memorial Scholarship Fund, and The Bettie Nichols Guthrie Scholarship Fund
Jacob Dewease – Lenna E. Etzler Scholarship Fund
• James River
Ethan Whitt – The Bettie Nichols Guthrie Scholarship Fund
River Clonch – The Louise and Sam McGhee Scholarship Fund
Bailey Marshall – The Louise and Sam McGhee Scholarship Fund, Frank W. (Bo) Rogers Scholarship Fund, and Michael David Scott Memorial Scholarship Fund in Honor of the JRHS Class of 2000
