Press release from Friends of the Blue Ridge:
May 5, 2023 (Roanoke, Va.) – Seven area high school seniors were among the 30 students receiving an inaugural $1,000 Lynn Davis Scholarship from FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge.
Named in honor of FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge co-founder Lynn Davis, the scholarship program was established in 2023 to assist students from communities of North Carolina’s and Virginia’s Blue Ridge who plan to pursue environmental or cultural studies in college.
“From natural resources, sciences, engineering, land management, relative cultural and arts studies such as Old Time and Bluegrass music, and more, our intent is to support students with a passion to further our mission of enhancing our region’s natural beauty, ecological vitality, and cultural distinctiveness for future generations,” said executive director Julie Whalen.
FRIENDS congratulates these students (with college and declared major):
Asheville-Hendersonville-Burnsville
- Ella Kepple: AC Reynolds High School (Virginia Tech, Environmental Engineering)
- Samuel Rattigan: Asheville High School (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Environmental Sciences)
- Megan Broome: West Henderson High School (University of North Carolina Wilmington, Marine Biology)
- Anna Garner: West Henderson High School (College of Charleston, Marine Biology)
- Jesse Jakubielski: West Henderson High School Appalachian State University, Environmental Science)
- Skylar Deaton: Mountain Heritage High School (North Carolina State University, Forest Management)
- Halie Gouge: Mountain Heritage High School (University of North Carolina Wilmington, Environmental Sciences)
“FRIENDS co-founder Lynn Davis is a lifelong learner who has spent her career pouring her energies into serving communities and government agencies with an education focus so we can be good stewards of our natural world,” said Whalen.
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