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Virginia Western 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Call for Nominations
The Virginia Western Educational Foundation and the Virginia Western Alumni Association are calling for nominations for the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award. The annual recipient or recipients will receive the award at a special Scholarship Awards Ceremony in the spring, and a plaque will be placed… Continue Reading Virginia Western 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Call for Nominations
Educational Foundation announces new board leaders
Virginia Western's Educational Foundation announces that William J. Farrell II, President of Berglund Automotive Group, has been named Chair of its Board of Directors. The Foundation's CCAP is still accepting student applications until Feb. 1, 2021. Continue Reading Educational Foundation announces new board leaders
CCAP scholarship awards grow 12 percent
Virginia Western’s Community College Access Program (CCAP) is making college possible, tuition-free, this fall for 494 recent graduates of Roanoke Valley high schools. That number represents a 12 percent increase from the prior academic year’s enrollment. The number of first-year students alone jumped up 13… Continue Reading CCAP scholarship awards grow 12 percent
Virginia Western Student Food Co-op continues to provide much-needed aid
Melissa Spangler doesn’t have much free time. As a full-time student in Virginia Western’s Phlebotomy program, she carries a heavy load of classes that include labs and clinicals. She also works part-time on campus, and cares for her young grandson. With that schedule and a… Continue Reading Virginia Western Student Food Co-op continues to provide much-needed aid
Educational Foundation announces fall scholarship recipients
The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation announces that it awarded scholarships to 89 students attending the Fall Semester 2020 at Virginia Western Community College. Read more for complete list. Continue Reading Educational Foundation announces fall scholarship recipients
Why I Give: A Q&A with Dr. Allan Sklar
(To be published in the Winter 2021 edition of IMPACT! magazine, a publication of the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation.) A lifelong learner, Allan Sklar, M.D., is an area nephrologist who has spent the past 15 years practicing in Roanoke, Martinsville, Blacksburg and the… Continue Reading Why I Give: A Q&A with Dr. Allan Sklar