Twenty-four of West Virginia Universitys incoming freshmen �€all former student body presidents at their high schools �€will benefit from a $1,000 Mountaineer Parents Club scholarship this fall.
Awarded annually by the Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund of the WVU Alumni Association, the two-year $1,000 scholarships are awarded to West Virginia high school seniors who served as student body presidents. The scholarship is renewable for the students junior and senior years of college based on certain criteria, such as academics, financial need and involvement in campus activities.
“We are pleased that the Board of the Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund of the WVU Alumni Association has provided funds for scholarships that encourage outstanding West Virginia high school seniors to attend WVU ,”said national Mountaineer Parents Club Chair Susan Hardesty.”These scholarships also enable us to inform parents throughout West Virginia about our organization.”
Parents of scholarship recipients will automatically become members of the Mountaineer Parents Club and receive a complimentary lapel pin. The pin, in the form of the official logo of the Mountaineer Parents Club, is a gold heart surrounding a navy blue”FlyingWV,”meant to symbolize the love of all WVU families for their children and their ties to WVU .
The Mountaineer Parents Club was created in July of 1995 by WVU President David C. Hardesty Jr. and his wife, Susan, under the umbrella of the WVU Alumni Association. The goal of the Club is to establish a network of parents in areas where WVU students reside.
In the six years since its inception, the organization has grown to more than 8,000 families, with 66 local clubs and 14 state chairs coast-to-coast that keep families connected to WVU .
Membership in the Club is free and enables parents to be more actively involved in their student’s education and life at WVU . Local clubs design programs to support student activities, host social events, sponsor activities to welcome new students and their families to the WVU community and provide opportunities for parents to hear guest speakers on topics related to University life.
Other initiatives include a helpline (1-800-WVU-0096), a parents newsletter which is distributed three times a year, a Leisure Reading Library located in a special section of WVU ’s main library and Parent Electronic News, bi-monthly updates sent to parents via email.
For information about this scholarship or joining the Mountaineer Parents Club, call 304-293-2506 or see their web site,http://www.wvu.edu/~parents/.
This years Mountaineer Parents Club Scholarship recipients are:
Berkeley County �€ Jennifer Baker, Musselman High School
Doddridge County �€ Miranda Ash, Doddridge County High School
Fayette County �€ Jason Smith, Mt. Hope High School
Grant County �€Derek Fincham, Petersburg High School
Hancock County �€Paul Littell, Oak Glen High School
Hardy County �€Christina Stickley, Moorefield High School
Harrison County �€Jamie Jo Bailey, Robert C. Byrd High School
Samuel Madia, Notre Dame High School
Jackson County �€ Jeff Isner, Ripley High School
Kanawha County �€ Lynsi Paxton, Herbert Hoover High School
Lewis County �€ Leigh Ann Craig, Lewis County High School
Marion County �€ RJ Carroll, East Fairmont High School
Mingo County �€ Charles Vance III , Tug Valley High School
Monongalia County �€ Krista McMillion, University High School
Ohio County �€ Charles Sines, The Linsly School
Pleasants County �€ Jason Corrigan, St. Mary’s High School
Preston County �€ Ashley Powroznik, Preston High School
Putnam County �€ Grant Clark, Hurricane High School
Raleigh County �€ Valerie Franco, Shady Spring High School
Roane County �€ Joshua Downey, Roane County High School
Tucker County �€ Jessica Gutshall, Tucker County High School
Wetzel County �€ Eric Hayharst, Valley High School
Jonathan”Todd”King, Paden City High School
Wyoming County �€ Kandi Toler, Baileysville High School