Jan 16, 2025
Submitted photo Dillon Turner Dunz, a senior at Pocahontas County High School, has been awarded a scholarship totaling $20,000 over four years.
ELKINS — Dillon Turner Dunz, a senior at Pocahontas County High School, has been awarded $5,000 per year for four years in attendance at Davis & Elkins College by way of the Citizens Bank of West Virginia Emerging Leaders Scholarship. The sum of this scholarship reaches a total of $20,000 over four years.
Davis & Elkins College, Citizens Bank of West Virginia, and WDTV have once again partnered for a fourth consecutive year to offer this unique scholarship competition. All 2025 high school graduates, whether attending public, private, or homeschool, with a 3.00-or-higher GPA were eligible to apply.
Due to myriad exemplary applicants, D&E officials have once more extended offers of scholarships to a wealth of high-caliber students, in addition to the selection of one student who received a full, four-year grand prize scholarship.
Applicants were required to submit a list of engagements across high school and within their respective communities, along with an essay centered on the topic, “If you receive this scholarship, how will you pay it forward to the state of West Virginia?”
Dunz, hailing from Marlinton, is the son of Brad and Jennifer Dunz of Marlinton. He is an active member of several scholastic and community-based organizations, including his membership across a wide variety of athletics.
Dunz is a member of Pocahontas County High’s golf, boys’ basketball, track & field, and baseball teams. He is a recreational snowboarder, a Young Life member, state-level Math Field Day participant, and a member of the Marlinton Presbyterian Church. Dunz is employed at Mim’s Kitchen in Marlinton.
At Davis & Elkins College, Dunz plans to pursue a major in Finance/Accounting.
Davis & Elkins College offers more than 40 academic programs. Multiple scholarship opportunities are available including the College’s annual $5.4 million investment in West Virginia students. D&E extends heartfelt congratulations to all Emerging Leaders applicants and winners, who are undoubtedly the leaders of tomorrow by way of their distinction and excellence.
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