Donors, Scholars Honored by DSLCC Educational Foundation   Clifton Forge, VA (Oct. 23, 2017) - Nearly 115 Dabney S. Lancaster students and area individuals, organizations and businesses were recognized during the annual Donor Scholar Reception, which honors not only scholarship recipients, but the donors who sponsor DSLCC scholarships or donate to other areas of the College. The event, hosted by the DSLCC Educational Foundation, was held Friday, October 13, in the DSLCC Convocation Center on the Clifton Forge campus. Many of the students’ family members were also in attendance. Executive Director Rachael Thompson told the audience that the Foundation has awarded an unprecedented $270,000 in scholarships for the current academic year. The highlight of the event was the awarding of the prestigious “Bill and Lang Wilson Cup for Scholarship, Character and Community Service,” to Shaniece Crouch of Iron Gate. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were on hand to present the scholarship; Crouch was introduced by Matt McGraw, DSLCC Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness, who nominated Crouch. Student speakers Amiah Allen, Ryan Cruz, and Ashley Davenport-McNeal each expressed their gratitude to the scholarship donors for making their dreams of attending college possible. DSLCC President Dr. John Rainone welcomed the crowd, and Foundation President Donna Vaughn, who also serves as Scholarship Committee Co-Chair, also made opening remarks. The following scholarship recipients were recognized: Alleghany County Carry Ailstock- Follett Textbook Scholarship Program Amiah Allen - Colin P. Ferguson Honorary and Merle Weaver Reid Scholarships Kyle Arritt - Dabney Promise Scholarship Rebecca Bantly - Dabney Promise and Katherine V.H. Perret & Horrace E. Perret-Gentil Scholarships; Mamie B. Hall Scholarship for Prospective Teachers Caitlyn Angle - Dabney Promise and Harry & Virginia Walton Memorial Scholarships Tracey Black - Dabney Promise Scholarship; Vaughn Family Scholarship for Non-Traditional Students Stacie Booze - Caperton Book Scholarship for Non-Traditional Students; Madge Chandler Carr Book Scholarship Brooke Brackenridge - Dabney Promise and DSLCC Honors Scholarships Tyler Broughman - Carter and Dabney Promise Scholarships Luke Byer -- Advanced Manufacturing/Wind Turbine Technology, Dabney Promise and Pave it Forward Scholarships Kayla Carroll - Dabney Promise Scholarship Kelly Carter - Business and Professional Women's Lilly Albert Scholarship for Non-Traditional Students Victoria Clarke - Dabney Promise and Lancaster Scholarships Britney Chestnut - Elizabeth Cook Memorial Scholarship Marley Crawford - Dabney Promise and Lancaster Scholarship Madison Crosier - Carter Scholarship; Dabney Promise and Mark W. Lockhart Memorial Nursing Gage Cucci - Dabney Promise Scholarship; Follett Textbook Scholarship Program Ashley Davenport-McNeal - Dabney Promise and Lancaster Scholarships Kaylee Deaner - Carter Scholarship; Dabney Promise Scholarship Scholarships Faith Downer - Dabney Promise, Lewis Gale Hospital-Alleghany Nursing and Mae S. & Raymond E. Tucker Memorial Nursing Scholarships Ethan Hall - Dabney Promise Scholarship; Follett Textbook Scholarship Program Jalin Heighter - Dabney Promise, Merle Weaver Reid and Talent Search Scholarships Jacob Herwald - Helen F. Dickson Scholarship Courtney Higgins - Dabney Promise and DSLCC Educational Foundation Board of Directors Scholarships Hannah Hill - Helen F. Dickson Scholarship Taylor Holt- Dorothy Ayers Memorial Nursing Scholarship; Sue McCallister Peters Memorial Nursing Scholarship Megan Humphries - Betty Andrews Memorial Nursing Scholarship; Dabney Promise and Vivian N. & Robert F. Sutphin Scholarships Cassandra Karn- Carter Scholarship; Dabney Promise Scholarship Whitney Landis- Dabney Promise and Elizabeth Cook Memorial Scholarship Skylar Long - Merle Weaver Reid Scholarship Laramie McCallister - Ovella Worsham Educators' Scholarship Rachel McCallister - Betsy P. Saville Memorial Nursing Scholarship Kara Myers - Elizabeth Cook Memorial Scholarship; Follett Textbook Scholarship Program James Nicely - Covington Hot Springs Rotary Club Scholarship Mary Jo Oliver - B. A. Rupert Real Estate, Teenie & Warren Kegley Bubbles Bands and Brunch Scholarship; Carter Scholarship Carstella Osborne - Dabney Promise and Marion & Cecil May Scholarship Marlee Parker - Dabney Promise Scholarship; Highlands Community Bank Scholarships Matthew Patterson- Christopher Baker Memorial and Dabney Promise Scholarships Abigail Poague- Dabney Promise and The Neall Family Foundation Scholarships; Frank and Charlotte Williamson Annual Scholarship Olivia Portillo- Dabney Promise and George R. Goode Memorial Scholarships; Mamie B. Hall Scholarship for Prospective Teachers Miranda Robison- Carter Scholarship; Newkirk Family Dabney Promise Scholarship Harley Seabolt - Dabney Promise and Ovella Worsham Educators' Scholarships Jessie Selleck- Dabney Promise Scholarship; Richard W. Rusk Scholarship for Alternative Energy Kaci Shepherd- Dabney Promise Scholarship; David and Karyn Warren Scholarship in Honor of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Warren Scholarship Kaitlyn Sizemore- Lancaster Scholarship Kristen Sizemore - Lancaster Scholarship Katelyn White - Dabney Promise Scholarship; Follett Textbook Scholarship Program Kyle Wolfe- Dabney Promise Scholarship; Richard W. Rusk Scholarship for Alternative Energy Henry Wood- DSLCC Honors and Tim Backels Scholarships Matthew Zierler- Carter Scholarship Bath County Elijah Altizer - Carter and Dabney Promise Scholarships Jennifer Arline -- Dabney Promise and Madonna Hepler Nursing Scholarship Avery Chestnut - Carter and Dabney Promise Scholarships Chloe Conners - Dabney Promise and T. Kenneth & Karin R. Ellis Scholarships Lindsay Dufour - Bryan Dugan Memorial, Dabney Promise and MGW Communications Scholarships Sarah Gentry - Dabney Promise and T. Kenneth & Karin R. Ellis Scholarships Amber May - Dabney L. Pasco, Jr. Memorial Scholarship; Edward Pennell Brooks OCC Scholarship; Marvin F. and Marie H. Pursley Scholarship Rebecca Stover- Carter Scholarship; Dabney Promise and DSLCC Administration of Justice Book Scholarships Allison Swearengin- Carolyn B. Nettleton Scholarships for Business; Dabney Promise Scholarship Rockbridge Autumn Alvarado - Vittorio, Vivian, Ella & Luca Cucci; Bubbles, Bands & Brunch and Dabney Promise Scholarships Kirsten Barney - George N. Chucker & Edith-Raab Chucker Scholarship Lucas Bolen -- LIFT Scholarship Katherine Clark - Dabney Promise and Kvach Family Scholarships Ryan Cruze - Dabney Promise Scholarship Jenna Cline - Dabney Promise and Dabney S. Lancaster Memorial Scholarships Lacy Cline - Dabney Promise and Lois W. Morgan Nursing Scholarships Blake Forbes - Dabney Promise and Jesse A. Wright Memorial Scholarships Dalton Floyd - Dabney Promise and Linda Rose Memorial Scholarships Adam Hall - BARC Electric Co-Op and DSLCC Educational Foundation Board of Directors Scholarships Matthew Henson -Follett Textbook Scholarship Program Kelsey Hayslett - Linda Rose Memorial Scholarship Iesha Jackson - Dabney Promise and Elizabeth Cook Memorial Scholarships Kiesha Jackson - Dabney Promise Scholarship; Elizabeth Cook Memorial Scholarship Brooklyn Knick- LIFT Scholarship Lauryn Loughhead - Dabney Promise; Debbie Lipes Memorial Nursing Scholarship; Shelbia Jean Bayne Honorary Nursing Scholarship Jada Lunsford - Dabney Promise, Lumos Networks and Talent Search Scholarships Cortni Montgomery- Follett Textbook Scholarship Program Heather Price - Carolyn B. Nettleton Scholarships for Business; Dabney Promise Scholarship Courtney Roberts - Kvach Family Scholarship Marie Shiraki - Dabney Promise and Kvach Family; First Citizens Bank Small Business Entrepreneurial Scholarship; Mary Lou Whitesell Truett Agee Memorial Scholarship; and Valley Proteins Fellow Dallas Staton - Barry Hillsman Forestry and Dabney Promise Scholarship Brianna Tolley- BARC Electric Co-Op Scholarship Carlie Tomlin- Lancaster Scholarship Jacob Wallace - Bridging the Gap- College to the Community Internship Scholarship Covington Alexis Ballard- Dabney Promise Scholarship; Jackson River Community Credit Union; Raymond & Richard Claterbaugh Scholarship in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Claterbaugh, Sr. Tiffany Burr - Master Trooper Jerry L. Hines and Merle Weaver Reid Scholarship Abagail Cash - Dabney Promise and Martha Hudson Memorial Nursing Scholarships; Martha P. & Clyde E. Griffith Memorial Nursing Scholarship Maggie Smith- Marion & Cecil May and Merle Weaver Reid Scholarships Milton Switzer - Helen F. Dickson Scholarship Colton Taylor- Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Annual Scholarship; Marion & Cecil May Scholarship Savanna Underwood -Ovella Worsham Educators' Scholarship Botetourt County Hollie Carter - Curtis A. Smith, 116th Infantry, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1033 Scholarship; Dabney Promise and Merle Weaver Reid Scholarships Bethany Chesnut - Botetourt Kiwanis Club, Dabney Promise, Dabney S. Lancaster Memorial and Ferguson Proffit Nursing Scholarships Shaniece Crouch - Carolyn B. Nettleton Scholarships for Business Rebecca Hall - Bank of Botetourt, H. Watts Steger, III; Botetourt Kiwanis Club; Dabney Promise; Dabney S. Lancaster Memorial; and Ferguson Proffit Nursing Scholarships Shaun Hammond - L. Paul Wiggins Memorial and Lumos Networks Scholarships Andrew Harless - Dabney Promise and William & Langhorne Wilson Commonwealth Legacy Scholarships Jessica Knotts - Central High School Lucy Gleason Memorial and Dabney Promise Scholarships; Mamie B. Hall Scholarship for Prospective Teachers; Ovella Worsham Educators' Scholarship West Virginia Patricia Deitz - Ethel Mae Grimes Dorsey Nursing Scholarship Laura Dransfield - Walter L. & Marie P. Johnson Memorial Nursing Scholarship Kristopher Martinez - Southern Inn Restaurant Scholarship Jessica Reigel - Drs. Mead C. & Julia E. Edmunds Scholarship Madisyn Coulter - WestRock Scholarship Roanoke County Kaitlyn Hill - Durvin Family Scholarship for Nurses; Lancaster Scholarship Nelson County Steven Tyree- Elizabeth Cook Memorial Scholarship For more information about available scholarships or to make a donation, please contact Executive Director Rachael Thompson at (540) 863-2837 or email rthompson@dslcc.edu.

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