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Pictured from left to right are Jodi Burgess, DSLCC Educational Foundation; Pat Winston, Board Member Emeritus, The Alleghany Foundation; Dr. John Rainone, President, DSLCC; Jonathan Coleman, Alleghany Foundation Commonwealth Legacy Scholar; John Jimenez, Valley Proteins Fellow; Elaine Nelson, 1st Vice President, DSLCC Educational Foundation; Ward Robens, President, DSLCC Educational Foundation; Rachael Thompson, Director, DSLCC Educational Foundation.



Dozens of Scholarship Recipients Honored During Special Ceremony

 
RICHMOND – Fifty-seven students representing Virginia’s 23 community colleges were honored Tuesday, November 18, at a luncheon in honor of scholarships they received.

Shawn Boyer, chairman of the board of Snagajob and keynote speaker for the luncheon, told students to “throw the word failure out of your vocabulary.”

“You are going to make lots of errors," he said. "Don't let that start affecting your psyche.” Boyer founded Snagajob in 1999 and in 2008 he was named Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. In 2013, he moved from CEO to chairman of the board at the hourly employment network. He told students not to be afraid to try new things, to find a path that is true to them, and to learn and grow from mistakes instead of being paralyzed by them.

The Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE) distributed more than $350,000 in scholarships this year to students from across the Commonwealth.

The Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship Program, with 25 recipients this year, was established in 2006 through the generosity of longtime partners Wells Fargo and Dominion. The scholarships recognize students from across the Commonwealth who have demonstrated academic excellence during high school as well as a commitment to developing leadership skills. Each scholarship bears the name of one of many philanthropy leaders who support Virginia’s Community Colleges.

Nineteen scholars received additional scholarships in honor of special philanthropists and friends who further the mission of Virginia’s Community Colleges, and 13 students were honored as participants in two prestigious Fellows Programs: Valley Protein Fellows and Potomac Health Foundation Fellows. Dabney S. Lancaster Community College was present and proud to celebrate the achievements of Mr. Jonathan Coleman, Alleghany Foundation Commonwealth Legacy Scholar, and Mr. John Jimenez, Valley Proteins Fellow.

Commonwealth Legacy Scholars

Sarah Clark, Blue Ridge, Augusta Health Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship
Kyle Templeton, Blue Ridge, Sentara RMH Medical Center Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Dalton King, Central Virginia, The Sonny Merryman Family Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Jonathan Coleman, Dabney S. Lancaster, Alleghany Foundation Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Meredith Meissner, Danville, Danville Regional Medical Center Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Thomas Molter, Eastern Shore, Jeff Holland Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Andrea Gayle, Germanna, Spotsylvania County Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Michael Fare, Reynolds, Metropolitan Health Foundation Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Ali Muslem, John Tyler, The Cameron Foundation Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Kyle Hanson, Lord Fairfax, William Holtzman Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Alexis Potter, Mountain Empire, Martha J. Rhoton Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Megan Mercer, New River, Paul Duncan and Gary Duncan Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Renee Ordoobadi, Northern Virginia, Volkswagen Group of America Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Travis Maxey, Patrick Henry, Gary and Susan Collins Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Bonnie Newsome, Paul D. Camp, Smithfield Foods Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Spencer Clem, Piedmont Virginia, Julie Heyward Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Kendra Yates, Rappahannock, Children of Charles and Elizabeth Ryland Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Delilah McCall, Southside Virginia, Halifax Regional Health System Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Hunter Newton-Meade, Southwest Virginia, Consol Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Jeremy Collins, Thomas Nelson, Sentara Healthcare Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Nevin Voors, Tidewater, Robert C. Nusbaum & Linda S. Laibstain Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Jessica Moret, Virginia Highlands, C. B. Hale Memorial Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Alexie Jean Jacques, Virginia Western, Roanoke City School Board Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Kenley Meredith, Wytheville, Daniel M. Copeland Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Tiffany Riggs, VFCCE, Valley Proteins Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Richmond Region Commonwealth Legacy Scholars

Shauneal Bobb, Reynolds

Adam Mandelblatt, Reynolds

John Tivenan, Reynolds

Kailey Washok, Reynolds

Juliana Hybner, John Tyler

My Nguyen, John Tyler
, Lyndsay Welch, John Tyler

Named and Memorial Scholars


Jose Martinez, John Tyler, ACG Richmond/VFCCE Scholarship

Lauren Housel, Piedmont Virginia, Shahnaz Ahmed Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Madison Wells, Patrick Henry, Gerald L. Baliles Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Brandon Wimbish, Patrick Henry, Gerald L. Baliles Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Michee Mutangu, Northern Virginia, Kathy Camper Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Jennifer Butler, Germanna, John Casteen Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Christina Dadaian, Tidewater, Eva T. Hardy Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Anna Bailey, Germanna, Michael A. Smith Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship

Meghan Schoenhals, Lord Fairfax, Jonathan Alje Toxopeus Scholarship

Breanna Hawkins, John Tyler, William H. Talley III Godwin Society Scholarship

Alex Brockman, Thomas Nelson, Danny Hunley Godwin Society Scholarship

Potomac Health Foundation Fellows

Emily Kern, Northern Virginia

Omoladun Olaseni-Asaramola, Northern Virginia

Morgan Rigg, Northern Virginia

2014-2015 Valley Proteins Fellows

John Jimenez, Dabney S. Lancaster

Christopher Henshaw, Germanna

Linda Foreman, Reynolds

Jayson Johnson, Reynolds

Ryan Pledger, Reynolds

Wanda Olden, Paul D. Camp

Madeleine Morales, Piedmont Virginia

Lisha Long, Southwest Virginia

Kingdom Oguibe, Thomas Nelson

Daniel Peets, Wytheville
 
 
 

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