* WHO :* WV Gov. Joe Manchin, WVU President David C. Hardesty Jr. and WVU Foundation President F. Duke Perry

* WHAT :* An event to announce the recipients of WVU ’s top academic scholarship

* WHEN :* 11 a.m., Thursday, May 11

* WHERE :* Governor’Reception Room, State Capitol, Charleston

* NOTE :* At the ceremony, five of the state’s outstanding high school seniors will be named Foundation Scholars, an honor reserved exclusively for West Virginians . The award, valued at approximately $50,000, pays for four years of educational and living expenses, plus additional funds for study abroad, internships or other educational experiences. It is supported by the WVU Foundation Inc.  

* FOR TV STATIONS :* WVU Television Productions will provide taped copies of press conference highlights to stations that cannot attend. Call Bill Nevin, assistant director, 304-293-5562, to request a copy of highlights from the ceremony.

* HOMETOWN INFORMATION * : The scholarship winners will be chosen from the following 20 finalists who were recently offered Neil S. Bucklew Scholarships to attend WVU :

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  Liz Banta, Morgantown High School , Morgantown , Monongalia County

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  Laurel Beatty , Pendleton County High School , Upper Tract, Pendleton County

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  Brandon Benchoff , University High School , Morgantown , Monongalia County

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  Steven Brooks , Parkersburg High School , Parkersburg , Wood County

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  Whitney Burns , Moorefield High School , Fisher, Hardy County

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  Andrea Garton , Lewis County High School , Jane Lew, Lewis County

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  Elizabeth Godown , Wheeling Park High School , Wheeling , Ohio County

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  R.J. Jacobs , Parkersburg High School , Vienna , Wood County

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  Jennifer Knipe , Martinsburg High School , Martinsburg, Berkeley County

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  George Lovegrove III , Academy at Mountain State University , Daniels, Raleigh County

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  Anne Mallow , Pendleton County High School , Upper Tract, Pendleton County

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  Lydia McDowell , Tucker County High School , Davis , Tucker County

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  Anthony Palma , Wheeling Park High School , Wheeling , Ohio County

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  Shilpa Ramesh , Hurricane High School , Hurricane, Putnam County

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  Derek Rhodes , Ripley High School , Statts Mills, Jackson County

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  Isaiah Richie , Tyler Consolidated High School, Middlebourne, Tyler County

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  A.B. Stump III * , Parkersburg South High School , Parkersburg , Wood County

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  *Joseph Widmeyer , Hedgesville High School , Martinsburg, Berkeley County

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  Allison Willingham , Keyser High School , New Creek, Mineral County

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  Colin Wood , George Washington High School , Charleston , Kanawha County