BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan has named 15 semifinalists in the 10th annual MetroNews West Virginia Scholar Program.
The students, all juniors, will be interviewed in the coming days and finalists named May 22. The winner will be announced at the 2017 WV Scholar Award Luncheon at Wesleyan on June 21.
The grand prize includes tuition, fees, room and board at the Buckhannon-based school valued at $160,000.
The following students were named Monday as semifinalists:
Glen Armstrong Buffalo High
Grace Caldwell Elkins High
Kylee Casto Ripley High
Presley Fisher Ripley High
Chloe Hibbs Hampshire High
Anna Lucas Robert C. Byrd
Tristan Lucky New Life Christian Academy
Madison Martin Winfield High
Sydney Maxwell Buckhannon-Upshur High
Summer McElwain Greenbrier East
Madison Miles Robert C. Byrd
River Myers Richwood High
Uriah Myers Richwood High
Chrisopher Neil Ripley High
Baylee Senator Chapmanville High
Second prize is a four-year, $5,000 scholarship, while third prize is a four-year, $2,500 scholarship to West Virginia Wesleyan. All of the awards begin with the 2018 fall semester.
In addition to MetroNews and West Virginia Wesleyan, the sponsors for the 2017 MetroNews West Virginia Scholar Program are the West Virginia Hospital Association, ZMM Architects and Engineers, the West Virginia Forestry Association, Jim Goolsby and Ed Stike with RBC Wealth Management, the West Virginia Farm Bureau and Friends of Coal..