Jun 3, 2025
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PARKERSBURG — More than 50 high school students from Wood County have received scholarships through the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation, the foundation announced.
Awards recognize academic excellence and community involvement and empower students to pursue higher education and contribute to their communities, according to a release from the foundation.
More than $660,000 in scholarships comprising 320 individual awards were distributed. Scholarships are made possible by local individuals, businesses and organizations, according to Jennifer Randolph, foundation scholarship officer.
“It is truly an honor to award these scholarships,” she said. “Each one embodies the heartfelt intention of a donor, many created to honor the memory of a loved one. Our privilege is to bring those intentions to life, empowering students while honoring legacies that create opportunities for generations to come.”
Students from Parkersburg High School are:
* Jacklin Ella Grace Haddox: Bill Six Memorial Scholarship, Bob Zide Memorial Scholarship, Wanda B. Mitchell Scholarship
* Josh Knicely: Bryce/Lietzke/Martin Scholarship
* Elizabeth Hines: C.R. Thomas Scholarship
* Blake Riggs: Cindy Curry Memorial Scholarship
* Quinton Wright: Don Fosselman Scholarship, presented by Don Fosselman; Wade Hampton McLean Football Award
* Nathan Rodriguez: Doug McLain Memorial Scholarship
* Kadence Anderson: Douglas E. Cochran Scholarship, George H. Clinton Scholarship, Glenn Wilson Broadcast Journalism Scholarship, presented by WTAP; PHS English/Print Journalism Excellence Award in Memory of Richard D. Grissom, Ruth Marlow and E. S. Shannon and in Honor of Carolyn McCune
* Grace Miller: Dr. Marie D. Boette Music Scholarship, presented by Joshua Dubs
* Audriana Medina: Dwight O. Conner/Ellen Conner Lepp/Danhart Scholarship, Ella Beren Hersch Scholarship
* Brittany Ward: Ella Adair Roberts Scholarship, presented by PHS; Nancy Netser Mackley Scholarship; Tom and Pat Meintel Charitable Scholarship
* Caleb Lindenmuth: Ella Beren Hersch Scholarship
* Megan Midcap: F. O’Donnell “Don” Northrup Memorial Award
* Jaeda Stoneking: Harry C. Hartleben III/Gordon Page Corbitt Scholarship
* Lola Rosenbohm: Jack Stephens Volleyball Scholarship, presented by WTAP
* Christian Rutherford: Jackson and Blubaugh Athletic Scholarship
* Cali Way: Jackson and Blubaugh Athletic Scholarship, Janice Todd Woods Memorial Scholarship
* Cooper Cancade: James F. Winans Jr. Big Red Football Award
* Emma Kiger: Jeffrey R. Swanson Memorial Scholarship
* Alexis Flanagan: Jennifer D. Coulter Memorial Scholarship; Sand Plains, Lewis A., and Gurry F. Batten Educational Scholarship
* McKenna Greer: Joe Barbarow Memorial Scholarship
* Emily Winter: John Long and Mary Elizabeth Watkins Thomas Scholarship, Jose and Rosemary Alonzo Scholarship, Lawrence E. and Jean L. Davis Scholarship
* Liam Guns: Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg Foundation Scholarship, presented by Steve Bentz; Pam Reeves Memorial Scholarship, presented by Margaret and Son Don; Tom Longmire Memorial Scholarship; William R. Pfalzgraf Memorial Scholarship
* Jadyn Colgrove: Louise Mason Memorial Scholarship
* Jackson Wharton: Marissa Miller Student Athlete Scholarship, Mary Lou Hague Memorial Scholarship, Vasan Family Scholarship for Academic Excellence
* Mollie Anderson: Martin K. Alsup and Frank Schroeder Music Scholarship
* Hunter Hall: Mary Lou Hague Memorial Scholarship
* Chase Waybright: Mary Lou Hague Memorial Scholarship
* Isabella King: Mary Lou Hague Memorial Scholarship/Red Wing
* Gabriella Fox Eaves: Nancy Netser Mackley Scholarship; Wood County Technical/Caperton Center Scholarship, presented by Jason Hughes, Wood County Tech and Caperton Center director
* Berkeley Radabaugh: PHS Classes of 1943 Scholarship, Russ Grant Memorial Scholarship for Tennis
* Conner Petty: Ross and Bob McHenry Award
* Nathaniel Rodriguez: Sam Mandich Scholarship
* Riley Hopkins: Thomas N. Taylor-Sarah Scott Memorial Scholarship
* Walker Jones: Tom and Pat Meintel Charitable Scholarship
* Naomi Potts: Wood County Association of School Administrators and Friends of Education Trust Scholarship
Students from Parkersburg South High School are:
* Julia Acklin: Oran S. and H. Joanne Schulte Baker Family Legacy Scholarship
* Presley Rose Amos: Scott McCormick Memorial Scholarship
* Brycen Arthur: William E. “Bill” Gallagher Memorial Scholarship
* Emma Cain: Carl M. Rose Memorial Scholarship
* Vincent Cao: David Taylor Memorial Scholarship, Langfitt-Ambrose Trust, Megan Nicole Longwell Scholarship and R. N. Gaggar Family Scholarship
* Wyatt Curfman: Patriot Foundation Scholarship in Memory of Terry Bragg, presented by the South Staff – Jamie Moss
* Abigail Ferrell: Wood County Association of School Administrators and Friends of Education Trust Scholarship, presented by the South Principal Maria Francisco
* Bryar Greene: Cardinal Memorial Scholarship in Honor of Joe E. Smith, presented by Sherry and Ryan Smith; Carole Lewis Craig Memorial Music Scholarship; Charles A. Townsend Scholarship; Lubeck Elementary Teacher Memorial Fund; Michael C. Whitlow Scholarship, presented by Jayne Whitlow; and S. Byrl Ross Memorial Scholarship
* Navier Hewitt: Holly Jackson-Wuller Memorial Scholarship
* Kennedy Mays: R.N. Gaggar Family Scholarship, Ruth Harris Memorial Fund and Shane Gilbert Memorial Scholarship
* Kallie McCutcheon: Parkersburg Chapter of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers Scholarship and William (Billbo) Boston/Harold C. Knopp Scholarship
* Emilee Moyers: Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg Foundation Scholarship, presented by Steve Bentz
* Ava VanDyke: Douglas E. Cochran Scholarship
* Parker Vannoy: Bryce/Lietzke/Martin Scholarship and Dave Elmo Memorial Scholarship
* Blake Walcutt: Douglas E. Cochran Scholarship
* Addison White: Robert C. Foster Jr. Memorial Scholarship
* Jetta Wright: Altrusa of Parkersburg Katherine Fry Memorial Scholarship, Estella Marie Schaber Educational Fund and Patriot Foundation Scholarship in Memory of Terry Bragg, presented by the South Staff – Jamie Moss
Students from Williamstown High School are:
* Brody Bowyer: Tyler Milam Westbrook Memorial Scholarship, presented by Marcia Westbrook; Wood County Association of School Administrators and Friends of Education Trust Scholarship, presented by Jill Bryant
* Carson Brundige: A.V. Criss, Jr. and L. Gay Criss Fund for Williamstown High, presented by Williamstown Bank, Rosanne Deem
* Ivan Griffin: Freda Burge Scholarship
* Carson Hill: Bryce/Lietzke/Martin Scholarship
* William Isaly: June Keeper Scholarship
* Hannah Mayo: Dudley Mullins/Cabot Corporation Scholarship
* Jaden Morgan: Williamstown High School Scholarship
* Parker Schramm: Bob Zide Memorial Scholarship; Elizabeth Simmons Scholarship
* Shelby Smith: Ryan C. Jobes Memorial Scholarship
Students from Wood County Christian School are:
* Leilani Navarro: A. Bertram and Irene J. Conaway Scholarship, presented by Mike Conaway
* Camryn Yoho: Vienna Baptist Church Scholarship
The PACF manages more than 500 endowed funds and has assets of nearly $95 million.
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