WHAT: West Virginia University will announce the five winners of WVU’s most prestigious scholarship during a special ceremony. The award, which provides full tuition to the University for four years and is valued at approximately $70,000 when paired with the state’s PROMISE Scholarship, recognizes student’s leadership and academic potential.

WHO: Gov. Joe Manchin, WVU President James Clements, WVU Foundation President R. Wayne King, Foundation Scholars and their families

WHEN: 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 18

WHERE: Governor’s Reception Room, state Capitol Complex, Charleston

NOTES: A news release and photos will be available at http://wvutoday.wvu.edu at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 18. Photos from the announcement will also be posted online later in the day.

HOMETOWN INFORMATION:

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

  • Tonia Ahmed, Morgantown, Morgantown High School
  • Taylor Bush, Parkersburg, Parkersburg South High School
  • Paul Garton, Jane Lew, Lewis County High School
  • Robert Gerbo, Morgantown, University High School
  • Alex Gray, Fairmont, East Fairmont High School
  • Noelle Hadley, Winfield, Winfield High School
  • Jonathan Hensel, Morgantown, Morgantown High School
  • Priyanka Jagannath, Charleston, George Washington High School
  • Katherine Jarrell, Dry Creek, Liberty High School
  • Catherine Kelly, Vienna, Parkersburg High School
  • Thomas Kyanko, Wellsburg, Brooke High School
  • Lisa Liang, Morgantown, Morgantown High School
  • Nathan Mickinac, New Manchester, Oak Glen High School
  • Bayan Misaghi, Charleston, George Washington High School
  • Nainika Nanda, Daniels, Woodrow Wilson High School
  • Michael Niemann, Huntington, Cabell Midland High School
  • Arpan Prabhu, Morgantown, Morgantown High School
  • Luke Scime, Morgantown, Morgantown High School
  • Madeline Vandevender, Smoot, Greenbrier East High School
  • Amanda Welsh, Wheeling, Wheeling Park High School

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