Multiple Bridgeport, Harrison County Students Earn a Cut of Nearly $300,000 in Scholarships through YCF
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on June 09, 2024
Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. (YCF) is pleased to announce 106 scholarships totaling $293,900 have been awarded for the 2024-2025 academic year. Applications were evaluated by scholarship committees with over 100 volunteers from across North Central West Virginia.
YCF currently manages over 40 scholarship funds. New scholarship endowments may be established with a minimum donation of $20,000, which donors may pledge over three years. The principal is invested, and the earnings provide scholarship dollars – forever. 
Donors may suggest award criteria and choose a name for the fund. Scholarship endowments are often named in honor or memory of a loved one.
Donors may suggest award criteria and choose a name for the fund. Scholarship endowments are often named in honor or memory of a loved one.
The following scholarships made inaugural awards this year (Scholarship winners from Harrison County are bolded):
Nathan Cunningham Memorial Scholarship provides an award to a graduating senior of Doddridge County High School. Recipients must be enrolled in a post-secondary degree program at any vocational, technical, two-year, or four-year institution in West Virginia. Applicants are required to submit an essay reflecting on a time they felt most alive. The inaugural recipient is Haley Lynch of Doddridge County High School.
Demetry Walker Memorial Scholarship provides an award to a graduating senior who is a West Virginia resident. Recipients must be enrolled in a part-time or full-time educational community program leading to a professional certification in nursing or other caregiving fields. Applicants are required to be in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need. The inaugural recipient is Cheyenne Batton of Lincoln High School.
“We are grateful for the generosity of our donors, and the commitment of our scholarship committee volunteers who donate their time to review applications and recommend scholarship recipients,” said YCF President Patty Showers Ryan. “Their thoughtful contribution makes higher education more accessible to students in our community.”
Following are YCF’s new scholarship recipients for the 2024-25 academic year:
- Angela Scotchel Memorial Basketball Scholarship – Ella Simpson, University High School
- Angela Shahan Memorial Scholarship – Kirsten Myers, Preston High School
- Angie and Abir Majumdar Scholarship – Chloe Shoemaker, Fairmont State University
- Bobby Lee Secret Memorial Scholarship – Ajai Woofter, Notre Dame High School
- Brandi Kay Bowen Scholarship – Destiny Berryman, Doddridge High School; Ava Wekseth, Doddridge High School
- Catherine Flynn Morrison Memorial Scholarship – Audrie Minigh, South Harrison High School
- Charlotte and Mary Gail Koen Scholarship –Jordan Cox, North Marion High School; Katlyn Hoy, North
- Marion High School
- Demetry Walker Memorial Scholarship – Cheyenne Batton, Lincoln High School
- Dr. William E. Phillips, Jr. Leadership Marion Scholarship – Brea Presley, Fairmont Senior High School
- Erin Marie Keener Nursing Scholarship – Zyiah Bailey, West Virginia University
- Ernest Daniel Conaway, Raymond Guy Baker, and Everett Reece Baker Memorial Scholarship – Jordan Cox, North Marion High School; Lorn Wolfe, West Virginia University
- Frances Scarcelli Tyler Scholarship – Cole Goldizen, Notre Dame High School
- George E. and Joanne R. Davis Memorial Scholarship – Jennifer O’Palko, Morgantown High School; Luke Puderbaugh, Morgantown High School
- J. Cecil Jarvis Memorial Scholarship – Dylan Iaquinta, West Virginia University; Logan Peck, West Virginia University
- Jacob David Bower “Bower Power” Memorial Scholarship – Jordan Cox, North Marion High School; Charles Frank, North Marion High School
- James A. Womeldorff Vocational Development Scholarship – Bryar Huff, West Virginia University
- Jean and Laurence S. DeLynn Scholarship – Jeremy Campbell, University High School; Taryn Higgins, Morgantown High School; Jordyn Landis, Lincoln High School; Alysa Langan, Mountain Ridge High School; Ava Liston, University High School; Luke Puderbaugh, Morgantown High School; Reese Springsteen, Albert Gallatin High School; Lanae Street, Homeschool
- Jim Dunn Memorial Scholarship – Andrew Bowen, Huntington High School; Madeline Gump, Morgantown High School; Taylor Hess, North Marion High School; Katie Hicks, Tucker County High School
- John C. And Joann T. Wills Music Educators Scholarship – Emily Bucklew, Preston High School
- KHS Class of ’59 Scholarship – Kirsten Myers, Preston High School
- Lillian A. Devison Scholarship – Jamie DeSantis, West Virginia University
- Margaret L. Spencer Health Career Education Scholarship – Hannah Mooney, West Virginia University
- Matthew “Biggie” Wolfe Memorial Scholarship – Emily Arnett, University High School; Chloe Downs, University High School
- Micah Wilson Memorial Scholarship – Emily Arnett, University High School; Ava Liston, University High School
- Mountain Loggers Group, Inc. Scholarship – Payton Shreve, West Virginia University
- Nathan Cunningham Memorial Scholarship – Haley Lynch, Doddridge High School
- North Elementary Scholarship – Elise Lupo, Morgantown High School
- PFC Andrew Martin “Bo” Harper Memorial Scholarship – Chloe Downs, University High School; Kaylee Reed, Bridgeport High School
- Roy and Frances Valentine Family Scholarship – Greyson Kuhn, Preston High School
- Rusty Mazzie and Seth Nicholson Memorial Scholarship – Cole Goldizen, Notre Dame High School
- Sam McLaughlin Scholarship for the Arts – Kaylee Cornell, Fairmont Senior High School
- Scott Argabrite Memorial Scholarship – Kendall Ackerman, Socastee High School
- Seth Burton Memorial Scholarship – Brea Peasley, Fairmont Senior High School
- Sgt. Christopher Dalton Memorial Scholarship – Liana Martin, Morgantown High School
- Soundra K. Poling – Brookhaven Elementary Scholarship – Travis Rice, Morgantown High School
- William Charles Davis and Dorcas Regina Davis Educational Scholarship – Bryar Huff, West Virginia University
- William “Will” Charleton Bridges Scholarship – Brea Presley, Fairmont Senior High School
- Woodrow W. Woods Scholarship – Cheyenne Batton, Lincoln High School; Ava Belcastro, Lincoln High School; Sydney Foster, West Virginia University; Jacob Howe, West Virginia University; Bryar Huff, West Virginia University; Jayln Lamp, West Virginia University; Aubrie Minigh, South Harrison High School; Brooklyn Randolph, Bridgeport High School; Tyler Randolph, Bridgeport High School; Kaylee Reed, Bridgeport High School; Chloe Shoemaker, Fairmont State University; Reese Simon, Robert C. Byrd High School; Raelyn Vance, Fairmont State University; Cameron Zannino, Bridgeport High School
YCF is a tax-exempt public charity created by and for the people of North Central West Virginia to manage multi-generational endowments. YCF enables local people with philanthropic interests to support the issues, easily and effectively, they care about. For more information, visit www.ycfwv.org or call 304-296-3433.
Editor's Note: Shown is 2024 Lincoln High School graduate, Cheyenne Batton, receiving the inaugural Demetry Walker Memorial Scholarship from Demetry's mother, Danielle Walker.
