Apr 3, 2024
Rachel Edinger
Seniors at Oak Glen, Brooke and Linsly high schools have been announced as winners of one of West Virginia University’s most prestigious scholarships – and they all have the opportunity to win even bigger awards.
Oak Glen’s Kassie Gorby, Brooke’s Christian Packer, and Linsly’s Rachel Edinger all were named Bucklew Scholars by WVU on Monday. Each year, the Bucklew Scholarship is given to 20 high-achieving West Virginia students accepted to WVU and qualifies them to be considered for the Foundation Scholarship, the University’s highest academic scholarship.
The Neil S. Bucklew Scholarship is named after the 20th WVU president and is valued at $40,000, providing its recipients with $10,000 per year over four years to be used toward educational costs. All Bucklew Scholars have qualified for the WVU Honors College and the scholarship may be used in addition to the state’s Promise Scholarship.
The scholarships are part of the university’s comprehensive awards program and are supported, in part, by the WVU Foundation, the nonprofit organization that receives and administers private donations on behalf of the university.
Gorby, a talented artist who won first place in the drawing category at this year’s Oglebay Institute’s Regional Student Art Exhibition, is an aspiring psychiatrist who aims to serve underserved communities while contributing to the eradication of mental health-related stigma and discrimination through education.
Kassie Gorby
The captain of his soccer team, a tennis and pickleball player, and an aspiring nuclear engineer, Packer is looking forward to working on a frontline research and development team while championing the advantages of nuclear energy.
A talented artist and multi-winner of the Stifel Fine Arts Center Regional Student Art Exhibition, Edinger will major in art and design with an emphasis in painting. She is an aspiring museum curator and commissioned painter who wants to preserve the history and capture the people of Appalachia.
Other 2024 Bucklew Scholars include Ama Ackon-Annan, Woodrow Wilson High School; Colin Addie, Morgantown High School; Pratham Bhanushali, Morgantown High School; Isaac Brown, Clay County High School; Jenna Casto, East Fairmont High School; Alana Chen, Bridgeport High School; Kathryn Grace Frame, Charleston Catholic High School; Paige Herfuth, Washington High School; Helen Honecker, University High School; Samuel Keeney, Midland Trail High School; Isaac Lane, Ravenswood High School; Callum Lorimer, Morgantown High School; Liam McCarthy, Musselman High School; Sierra Menendez, Lincoln High School; Brian Ngo, Notre Dame High School; Clare Talbott, Elkins High School; and Zadie Worley, Liberty High School.
Christian Packer
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