The BBB Serving Western VA presented the Student of Integrity Scholarship Awards at the Awards Dinner on May 6th, 2009. The Student of Integrity Scholarship Award honors high school seniors in western VA who personify ethics through leadership, community service and overall personal integrity. Four $1,000 scholarships and seven $500 scholarships were awarded.
$1,000 Scholarship Recipients:
Virginia Phillippe, Liberty High School
Cody Rutherford, Lee High School
Brennan Scott, Cave Spring High School
Anna Wade, E.C. Glass High School
$500 Scholarship Recipients:
Minoka Gunesekera, Blacksburg High School
Marybeth Jones, Franklin County High School
Layton Schaeffer, Spotswood High School
Zach Scharf, E.C. Glass High School
Craig Tripp, William Byrd High School
Tonyette White, George Washington High School
Collier Wiseman, George Washington High School
“These students are a reflection of our future and the BBB is proud to honor and encourage them. It is not always easy to make ethical decisions and live one’s life according to the principles of truth and morality. These ‘Students of Integrity’ share a common truth: everything that they say and do represents a choice, and their decisions have helped to determine the shape of their lives,” said Julie Wheeler, President, BBB Serving Western VA.
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The BBB wishes to thank each of the members of the Selection Committee who devoted their time, expertise, and energies to selecting this year’s recipients:
Mr. John Ferguson, Audiotronics, Inc.
Ms. Dale Lee, Roanoke Gas Company
Mr. Samuel Lionberger, Jr., Lionberger Construction Co., Inc.
Dr. Robert Sandel, Virginia Western Community College
The BBB would also like to thank this year’s Corporate Sponsors, Audiotronics, Inc. and Roanoke Gas Company, for helping to make this Scholarship possible. Special thanks to Muncy Fine Photography.
Student contact information is available upon request.