Media Advisory: WVU to introduce 2010 class of Foundation Scholars at state Capitol
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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