Clifton Forge, VA (June 13, 2019 ) - The DSLCC Educational Foundation has awarded 162 scholarships totaling nearly $160,000 to 124 area residents, including five graduating seniors from Bath County High School. The students were presented their scholarships at the BCHS awards ceremony on May 31.
The BCHS scholarship recipients include:
Amber Chestnut, MGW Communications Scholarship and T. Kenneth & Karin R. Ellis Scholarship; Faith May, Edward Pennell Brooks OCC Scholarship and Marvin F. & Marie H. Pursley Scholarship; Skylar Shelton, Bryan Dugan Memorial Scholarship; Samantha Stinespring, Marvin F. & Marie H. Pursley Scholarship and T. Kenneth & Karin R. Ellis Scholarship; and Jessica Webb, Edward Pennell Brooks OCC Scholarship and MGW Communications Scholarship.
The DSLCC Educational Foundation warmly congratulates all 2019-2020 scholarship recipients. Since its inception in 1980, the DSLCC Educational Foundation – due to its most generous donors – has awarded nearly 1,500 student scholarships, worth more than $2.2 million, to students from Alleghany, Bath County, Covington, James River, Parry McCluer, and Rockbridge County high schools, as well as non-traditional and continuing students at DSLCC. Established as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Educational Foundation exists solely to support and promote Dabney S. Lancaster Community College. The Educational Foundation’s primary focus is to keep education affordable through the awarding of student scholarships and to provide students the support they need to achieve their goals. The Foundation also supports the college through the purchase of enhanced technology and classroom equipment and assists in funding innovative programming. For more information regarding the Foundation or to make a donation, please contact Foundation Director, Rachael Thompson at 540.863.2837 or via email at rthompson@dslcc.edu. |  | Pictured with Karin Ellis (center) are the 2019-2020 recipients of the T. Kenneth & Karin R. Ellis Scholarship, Amber Chestnut (left) and Samantha Stinespring.
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