Scholarship

ELIZABETH AND ISRAEL CHRISTIAN

& PAT SIMMONS AND SALLY EADS VOLUNTEER

ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The Elizabeth and Israel Christian Scholarship was created in 1999 and is offered annually by Historic Fincastle, Inc.(HFI) as a way to commemorate the history of Fincastle and encourage and support students from our local community. The mission of HFI is to support the preservation of the historical, physical and cultural resources of Fincastle, Virginia and its surroundings.

The Pat Simmons and Sally Eads Volunteer Scholarship was created in 2016 as a way to honor these two women and their long history of volunteerism to the Town of Fincastle and HFI.  Pat Simmons was a long-time educator in Botetourt County Public Schools and Virginia Western Community College. Sally Eads was a history professor at Virginia Western Community College and served on the Botetourt County School Board.

Scholarship applications are available in the School Counseling Departments of Lord Botetourt and James River each year in January.

The Scholarship Program Criteria:
• Current senior at Lord Botetourt High School or James River High School
• Community service, work/intern experiences, academic achievement
• Planned enrollment as an undergraduate in the fall semester

Application Requirements:
• Two letters of reference
• Current official transcript in a sealed envelope (Christian only)
• Current resume or list including honors, activities, and work experience
• An essay of not more than 500 words.

Essay Topic changes each year

The HFI Scholarship Program is facilitated and managed by Historic Fincastle, Inc. Scholarship Committee and HFI Board of Directors.

CONGRATULATIONS to the recipients of the 2020 Scholarships!

Mackenzie Seebo (James River High School)won the Pat Simmons and Sally Eads Scholarship ($250 awarded)

Abbagail Link (James River High School) & Ethan Webster (Lord Botetourt High School) won the Elizabeth and Israel Christian Scholarship ($500 awarded to each student)

PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY FOR THE 2021 SCHOLARSHIPS.

Scholarships for 2021 will be in the amounts of $500 and $1,000 respectively.

 

List of Past Scholarship Recipients (dating to 1999)
HFI Israel and Elibeth Christian Scholarship Winners Total Amount of HFI Scholarship Awards
Year Winner Amount Notes
1999 Jenny Ladenheim $1,000 $1,000
2000 Jenny Ladenheim $1,000 $2,000
2001 Meg Sellers $1,000 $3,000
2002 Derek WileyKim Sharp $1000$500 $4,500
2003 Rob CampbellAbigail Weddle $500$500 Memory of H.W. Kessler $5,500
2004 Dustin King $1,000 Memory of Emily Honts $6,500
2005 Michael Alexander $1,000 $7,500
2006 Joshua Demaury $1,000 Memory of Leslie B. Kinion $8,500
2007 Hunter Simmons $500 Memory of Eugene Downs $9,000
2008 Katie McCampbell $500 $9,500
2009 n/a
2010 Steven Huffman $500 $10,000
2011 Mallory White (LBHS)Shannon Kessler (JRHS) $500$500 $11,000
2012 Bennett Witcher (LBHS)Zachariah Ewen (JRHS) $500$500 $12,000
2013 R. Catherine Nash (LBHS)Hannah Austin (JRHS) $500$500 $13,000
2014 Christopher Halsey (LBHS)Lucas Arney (JRHS) $500$500 Memory of Ronald Lucas and Margaret (Peg) Wysong $14,000
2015 Kara Brads (LBHS) Jill Tucker (JRHS) $500$500 TOTAL through 2016 $17,500
2016 Abigail Rigatti(LBHS) Rebecca Theimer(JRHS) $500$500
Alexandra Lesniak(LBHS) Zachery Keith(JRHS) (Simmons/Eads Scholarship) $250$250
2017 Elizabeth and Israel Christian Scholarship: Nate Brinkley(JRHS) Mary -Hannah Jackson(LBHS) $500 $500
2017 Pat Simmons and Sally Eads Volunteer Scholarship:  Riley Marshall(JRHS) and Mackenzie Oesterreich(LBHS) $250 $250  $19,000
2018 Elizabeth and Israel Christian Scholarship:  Lydia Sydnor(JRHS) Claire Seibel (LBHS) $500 $500
2018 Pat Simmons and Sally Eads Scholarship:  William Fowler (JRHS) Catherine Farris (LBHS) $250 $250  $20,500
2019 Elizabeth and Israel Christian Scholarship:  Bailey Marshall (JRHS) Carlissa Martin (LBHS) $500 $500
2019 Pat Simmons and Sally Eads Scholarship:  Emma Butler (JRHS) Sydney Robinson (LBHS) $250 $250  $22,000
2020 Elizabeth and Israel Christian Scholarship:   Abbagail Link (JRHS) Ethan Webster(LBHS) $500 $500
2020 Pat Simmons and Sally Eads Scholarship: Mackenzie Seebo (JRHS) $250  $23,250
HFI has awarded over $23,000 in scholarships to college bound students. Funds are made possible by membership donations and fundraising events such as Holiday Home Tour and Marketplace.