Foundation Named Memorial and Honorary Endowments

Alphabetical By Name | Listed By Criteria | Listed by Donation Level

$1,000,000+

Ralph Burkhart Legacy: General academic scholarship and University support

James and Katherine Moler Scholarship: WV student athletes

Robert L. and Jean M. Rissler Scholarship: General academic students

$500,000-$999,999

Leonard J. McCormack Endowment for Nursing: Scholarship and program support

Rubye Clyde McCormick Scholarship: General academic students

Dr. Dorothy Hively and Dr. Allison Edwards Scholarship: Education students; General academic students (deferred funding)

Moler General Scholarship: General academic students

The William E. (Ned) Moler Scholarship: General academic students (deferred funding)

$100,000-$499,999

Helen and Albert Alvarez Memorial: WV Students

Ramon A. and Mary E. Alvarez Faculty Excellence Fund in Business Administration: Support for business department faculty

John R. Conard Science Fund:  Scholarship and program support

Thomas T. and Margaret S. Dunn Scholarship:  Martinsburg H.S. students

W. R. Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Honors Programs: Honors Programs

C. Brown and Hazel M. Hendricks Scholarship:  Home economics, psychology, arts, or music students

Dr. Robert A. Holmes and Gloria Cary Holmes Scholarship: Political Science students (deferred funding)

Ray and Madeline Johnston Endowed Chair in American History

Sarah Knutti Library Fund: Scarborough Library program support

Thomas and Sherry Lurry Memorial: General academic students

Andrew D. Michael Endowed Chair for Theater: Faculty excellence support (deferred funding)

Thomas W. Miller Endowed Chair in Visual Arts: Visual Arts faculty excellence support (deferred funding)

Thomas W. Miller Endowed Professorship in Visual Arts: Visual Arts faculty excellence support (deferred funding)

M. Elizabeth Oates Faculty Excellence Endowment for Business: Business faculty excellence support (deferred funding)

Carl K. Rauch Endowed Scholarship for Mathematics and Mathematics Education: Math and math education students

Carl K. Rauch Endowed Scholarship for Science and Science Education: Science and science education students

Carl K. Rauch Endowed Scholarship for Nursing: Nursing students

Carl K. Rauch Endowed Scholarship for Education: Education students

Carl K. Rauch Endowed Scholarship for Fine Arts: Fine Arts students

Carl K. Rauch and Susan Besaw Rauch Endowed Scholarship for Business: Business or accounting students (deferred funding)

John T. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Chemistry: Chemistry faculty excellence support (deferred funding)

Florence and Velma Shaw Memorial: Scholarship and residence hall life enhancement program support

Shepherd Ram Common Man Endowed Football Scholarship: Football student athletes

Shepherd University General Enhancement: General university program support

Edward L. Snyder Endowed Chair for Business and Social Sciences: Business program dean’s faculty excellence support

$50,000-$99,999

BB&T Bank/Lacy I. Rice Sr. Endowed Scholarship: Eastern Panhandle students

Bertha Rae Baker Memorial: Minority education students

Jean Skinner Baldwin Memorial: Jefferson County elementary education students

Dr. Sara H. Cree Scholarship: Physical education students

Nancy Miller Dockeney Memorial Scholarship: Music students

Jack and Pat Egle Scholarship: WV biology or chemistry students (deferred funding)

M. Douglas Harlan Endowment: Community College scholarship and program support

Capt. Charles N.G. and Jessie S. Hendrix Memorial: Pre-med or related field

Mary J. Hendrix Scholarship:  General academic students

Priscilla L. Holmes and Genevieve Monroe Scholarship: Political Science students (deferred funding)

Ernest Houser, Jr. and Gladys V. Houser, R. N. Scholarship: WV nursing students

Stanley O. Ikenberry Presidential Discretionary Fund: SU president’s support for excellence

Jefferson County Degree Completion Scholarship Fund: Minority residents of Jefferson County

Elmer F. Keebler Memorial:  General academic students

Shirley A. Marinoff Educational Endowment: Theater students

Marian and Upton Martin Scholarship:  Deserving WV students

George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War:  Support of Civil War research

Travis M. Propst Faculty Excellence Fund for Economics: Economics faculty excellence support (deferred funding)

Travis M. Propst Scholarship: Economics students (deferred funding)

Elsie Brown and Joseph J. Renn Memorial Scholarship: Biological sciences students

Dr. Ruth Scarborough Scholarship: Social science students

Scarborough Society Faculty Excellence Endowment Fund: Library dean faculty excellence support

Scarborough Society of Shepherd University Scholarship:  Committed to improving library’s information technology students

Shepherd University Alumni Association Library Endowment: Library program support

Suzanne Shipley/Create the Future Endowment: Students and faculty studying abroad

T. Edward Stotler Memorial: Business administration students

Marstella Washington and Daniel Stubbs Scholarship: Political Science students (deferred funding)

Earl W. Weller Memorial: Berkeley County students

$20,000-$49,999

Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment: General academic students

Athletic Scholarship: Student athletes

Myra H. Ault Scholarship: Early childhood education students (deferred funding)

Bank of Charles Town Scholarship: General academic students

Helene Alvarez Bazzrea Memorial Scholarship:  Elementary education students

BB&T Bank Scholarship (formerly F&M):  General academic and business students

Walter A. Barr & J. Michael Jacobs Endowed Football Scholarship: Football student athletes

Dr. Carl Bell Biology Fund:  Biology scholarship and program support

Elizabeth Thornburg Brown Memorial: Eastern Panhandle students

Ralph and Margaret Burkhart Memorial Scholarship: Science, business education or arts & humanities students

Erma Ora Byrd Memorial Scholarship: Funded by PrimeCare Medical, Inc. for nursing students

Charles Town Kiwanis Club Scholarship: General academic students

Albert H. and Estelle Koonce Cobb Memorial Research: Science research support

Daniel and Orpha Cowgill Scholarship: Support for Shepherd University South Branch area students (deferred funding)

Mary Jane Davis Scholarship:  Education students

Tony Del-Colle Endowed Memorial: Jefferson County returning students

District VI Nurses Scholarship: District VI Nursing students

Charles E. Doss Memorial:  General academic students

Catherine Dunlop Scholarship: Elementary education students

David L. Dunlop Honors Scholarship: Honors Program students

Mary C. Enright Scholarship: History students

Carole Ergin Scholarship Fund: WV social work students

Foundation Football Scholarship: Football student athletes

Carrie Armstrong Gans Memorial Scholarship: Deserving WV education students

Gateway Nursing Endowment: Merit awards nursing students

James S. Hafer Memorial: Political science students

Frances & Lucille Hefflebower Scholarship:  WV elementary education students

Ida Elizabeth Hendricks Memorial Scholarship:  Developmental studies students

Holcombe English Scholarship:  English education students

Margaret Ikenberry Memorial Fund for Popodicon Garden: Beautification of Popodicon Garden

Dr. Oliver Ikenberry Memorial: Outstanding student awards

Jefferson Security Bank: General academic students

Jerry and Carol Kerr Faculty Excellence Fund for Accounting: Accounting faculty excellence support

Jerry and Carol Kerr Scholarship:  Accounting students

James and Virginia Kinkead and Hilda Beall Kinkead Scholarship: Education students

William E. and Jo Ann Jackson Knode Scholarship: General academic students

E. William Johnson Memorial Scholarship: Business students

R. E. Knutti, MD Fund in memory of John G. Knutti:  University library program support

Glen Lapp Excellence in Nursing Endowment:  Outstanding WV students

Louise Nelson Leonard Memorial Scholarship:  Political science students

Andrew F. and Virginia Heckert Long Scholarship: General academic students

John D. and Elizabeth S. Lowe Scholarships: Students on golf team; Historic preservation students

Newton B. McKee Scholarship: Berkeley/Jefferson County students

McMillan Family Scholarship for Theater:  Theater students

Multicultural Leadership Scholarship:  Students committed to improving diversity and race relations

Annette Murphy Faculty Excellence Fund in English: English department faculty excellence support

George M. Nethken Graduate Fellowship:  Fellowship award to the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War

John Glenn Phillips Memorial: General academic students

Peggy Collins Porterfield Memorial Nursing Scholarship: Nursing students

Dr. Bill Pringle Scholarship: Science students

Darrell Reeder Memorial: Biology students

Thomas Guy Reynolds Scholarship:  Education students

Imogene Coleman Davenport Riely Memorial: General academic students, first priority to Jefferson County residents

Leeds K. Riely Memorial: Jefferson County students 

Roach Oil Company Business Scholarship: Business management students

Thelma Faye Rollins Scholarship: Blind students

John David Russell Memorial: Basketball student athletes

Adele and Charles Sands Scholarship: Freshman student athletes majoring in business

Scholarship Fund for Students from Washington County, MD:  General academic students

Florence Shaw Dept. of Education Endowment: Merit awards for faculty excellence support

Shepherd University Classified Employees Scholarship: Students who are children of classified employees

Shepherd University Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment: General academic students

M. Louise Shimp Memorial Faculty Excellence Endowment Fund for Art: Faculty excellence support

Walker Horton Shipley Music Scholarship: Music students

Merle J. and Josephine Saville Shultz Scholarship: Elementary education and science students

Henry and Edna Snyder, Jr. Scholarship: Jefferson County students

Storer College Scholarship: General academic students

John P. and Linda M. Strider Scholarship:  Accounting or business students

George & Margaret Tabler Scholarship: Berkeley County elementary or secondary education students

W. R. Thacher Memorial: General academic students

Robert Schell Ulrich Endowment: George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War program support (deferred funding)

Van Evera Scholarship: General academic students

Washington County, MD Homemakers Scholarship:  Washington County, MD students

Elizabeth Wilson Scholarship: Eastern Panhandle students

George Wilson Endowment for Communications: Communications students (deferred funding)

George Wilson Endowment for Music: Music students (deferred funding)

Harry Edward Wilt, Jr. Memorial: Eastern Panhandle business/math/science students

James Wright Endowment:  Academic programs support (deferred funding)

$10,000-$19,999

1955 Football Team Endowment: Football program support

Allegheny Power Scholarship:  General academic students

Raymond Baby-J.O. Knott Scholarship: General academic students from Jefferson County, WV and Washington County, MD

Basketball Scholarship: Basketball student athletes

Berkeley County Crime Solvers Scholarship: Criminal justice or fire science students

Jeffery L. Blouse Memorial Scholarship: Freshman students active in HIV prevention and awareness

Joseph and William Byers Memorial: Education or business students

Roger and Emily Cissel Scholarship: Appalachia and WV students

Citizens National Bank, Berkeley Springs Scholarship: General academic students

S. Dallas Cooley Scholarship: South Branch area nursing students

Shirley Cooper Memorial: Tucker County students

Deborah Dhayer Scholarship: Female student athletes

Eastern Panhandle Federal Executives Association of WV Public Service Scholarship: General academic students involved in public service

John L. and Anna Hill Egle Memorial: General academic students

David C. Eldridge Scholarship:  WV science students

Everhart-Dersam-Unseld Scholarship: Elementary education students

Barbara Puckett Greenstreet Scholarship:  Education students

Lavely D. Gruber Scholarship: General academic students

Ken and Kitty Harbaugh Scholarship:  Washington County, MD elementary education students

Ray E. Harris Scholarship: Science students

Ed Herendeen Fund for Contemporary Theater: CATF program support

Dayton and Donna Hinke Scholarship: WV elementary or secondary education students

Dr. Cornelia Hoch-Ligeti Memorial: Music or life science students

Dr. Robert A. Holmes Endowed Scholarship: Eastern Panhandle political science students

Josephine Elizabeth McMurran Kellogg Scholarship: Non-traditional students

Richard A. Keplinger Scholarship: Delta Sigma students

Percy H. and Hubert D. Lowry Memorial: WV students

Lueck-Taylor Memorial Football: Football student athletes

Evelyn Miller Scholarship:  Multicultural Leadership students

Jeffrey Miller Memorial Scholarship:  Art students

Albert C. and Jeanne V. Nerhood Memorial: Jefferson County nursing students

Caroline Pritts Nethken Memorial:  Deserving elementary education students

Lt. Gilbert Perry Memorial: General academic students

Piedmont, WV High School Scholarship:  Graduates and descendants of PHS graduates

Virginia Lowe Ramsburg Memorial Scholarship: West Virginia nursing students

Ronald Reeder Memorial:  Deserving environmental sciences students

Jason G. Regester Memorial Scholarship:  Nursing students, male preference

John Thomas Reynolds Scholarship: General academic students

Harry C. Rickard Scholarship: General academic students

John F. Schmidt Scholarship: Chemistry students

Shepherd University Faculty Senate Scholarship:  Faculty family students

Roy Blake and Beatrice Lentz Shrout Memorial: Rising junior or senior WV education students

Amanda Smailes Memorial:  Berkeley County nursing students completing junior year

Gerald F. Smith Memorial Scholarship: Frederick County, VA, business, science or engineering students

Martha L. Smith Memorial Scholarship: Deserving WV agriculture, horticulture related, or environmental science students

Dr. William M. Speg Memorial: Secondary education students

Richard L. Stephan Endowment and Scholarship: Astronomy students and program support

Leona Bent Stutzman Memorial: University support

Bertha M. Thomas Memorial: General academic students

The Reverend John Torrence Endowed Scholarship: General academic students

Dr. C. Vincent Townsend EMS Scholarship: EMS Eastern Panhandle, safety

Gregg Warfield Memorial: Graduates of Dundalk, Patapsco, or Sparrow Point H.S.

Paul and Lisa Welch Endowment: Community-based program support

Jack M. and Anna P. Widmyer Scholarship: General academic students

Charles Woodward Scholarship:  Nursing, biology, or related medical field students

$5,000-$9,999

Academic Programs: University academic programs support

Mrs. John N. Andrews Scholarship: General academic students

I.O. Ash Memorial Scholarship:  Secondary education students

Minerva Pritchard Bancroft Memorial: Theater students

Hazel Barnes Memorial: Freshman general academic students from Falling Waters, WV

C. Thomas Baxter Memorial:  General academic students

Joanna de B. Blundell Memorial: Arts students

G. D. Bragaw Scholarship in Memory of Robert A. Lux: Political science or history students

Ruth F. Brant Memorial: Nursing students

Harry Hunter Burks, Jr. Memorial: Elementary education students

Business Administration Scholarship: Business administration students

James A. Butcher Education Scholarship: Education students

Howard N. Carper, Jr. Scholarship: General academic students

Alma Lee Strider Christian Scholarship: General academic students

Sara Beth Chroussis Memorial Fund: Art students

City National Bank Scholarship: General academic students

Charles David and Sarah Reynolds Ebert Memorial: Berkeley County elementary education students

George W. Dersam & Blanche Dersam Everhart Memorial: Elementary education students

Catherine C. Fix English Department Fund: Theme writing awards

D. Allen Fowler Memorial: Eastern West Virginia students

Alice Wright Frank Memorial: Music students

Guy Frank Professor Emeritus Scholarship:  Music students

Friends of the Art Department Fund: Art department program support and art students

Pauline Gregory Memorial: Nursing students

Florence M. Hamilton Memorial: Elementary education students

Hazel Hendricks Endowed Family/Consumer Sciences Scholarship: Books/supplies for FCS students

Elise Hoch Memorial: Music students

Edmund Schley & Lelia Jeanette Moler Hoffmaster Scholarship: Jefferson County education students

Huntington National Bank Scholarship: General academic students

Dr. Fred Kenamond Business Scholarship: Business students

Calvin and Dorothy Rutherford Kibler Memorial: Berkeley County students

Capt. Joseph G. Kime III Memorial: Jefferson County veterans or children of veterans

Frederick Klein Memorial:  Student athletes

Harry V. Klug Memorial: General academic students

Library Miscellaneous: Scarborough Library program support

Vera Malton Scholarship:  English and communications students

Martinsburg Civitan Club Scholarship: Nursing, pre-med, or special education students

Mr. and Mrs. C. David Miller Scholarship:  WV returning students

D. Lee Morgan Scholarship: Fire science students

Wilma A. Neff Endowed Scholarship:  Jefferson County, WV or Eastern Panhandle elementary education students with strong emphasis in special education

David and Betsy Newlin Scholarship:  General academic students

Nellie Gantt Owens Book Scholarship:  English students

Jean F. Parsons Memorial : Nursing students

Coach Dean Pease Memorial: Baseball program support

Thomas A. Polutanovitch Scholarship: Science students from Delaware

N. Lamont Pyles Scholarship: General academic students

Dr. Michael Riccards Minority Student Scholarship: Minority general academic students

Anna Thorn Rice Memorial Scholarship: Nursing students

Paul Saab Memorial:  General academic students

Catherine Ocheltree and Kenneth Miller Saunders Memorial: General academic students

Shepherd University Foundation Tours Scholarship:  General academic students

Agnes Tabler Scholarship: Elementary education students

Elizabeth R. Tabler Scholarship: Elementary/secondary education students

Rev. Paul and Jean Thompson Scholarship: Pre-ministerial students

Tiano Family Endowed Scholarship: General academic students

Tri-State Civitan Scholarship: WV, MD, or PA nursing, social work, or psychology students

United National Bank Scholarship:  Business administration students

Washington Gateway Program Endowed Scholarship: Students who participated in the Junior High Washington Gateway Academy

Marstella Rosa Washington Scholarship: General academic students

Karen Wempe Memorial Scholarship:  General academic students

West Virginia Society of DC Scholarship:  WV general academic students

James and Gladys Wright Annuity:  Unrestricted university support (deferred funding)

Zenith Young Memorial: General academic students

$2,000-$4,999

Accounting Scholarship: Accounting students

Maurice Adams II Scholarship: Children of Maurice Adams or general academic students

Elwood Barnhart Scholarship: Washington County, MD students

Richard and Susan Batten Scholarship:  Jefferson and Berkeley County students

Howard N. and Goldie G. Carper Memorial: General academic students

Charles Town Lions Club: Nursing students

Earl Coffman Scholarship: General academic students

Marguerite Colavecchio Memorial: WV business students

Richard “Larry” Collette Memorial:  General academic students

Kay & Daniel De Palma Scholarship: Senior business administration students

John E. Diehl Memorial Scholarship:  Chemistry students

Elementary Education Scholarship: Elementary education students

Annita L. Capouellez-Flett Memorial Scholarship:  Nursing students

Leona Henshaw Thatcher Eubank Memorial: Junior or seniors in speech communications or forensics; preference to WV or MD students

Charles H. and Clara L. Freeland Scholarship: Hampshire or Jefferson County elementary education students

Margaret R. Good Memorial Music Scholarship: Music students

Mark S. Grove Memorial: Sophomore accounting students

Zoë H. Haynes Scholarship: General academic students

John Headlee Memorial: General academic students

Earl E. Henderson Scholarship: General academic students

Kris Hughes/Angelo Smith Memorial: Business student athletes who play football

Hungarian Student Scholarship: Hungarian students

Mary C. Hunter Scholarship: WV students

Martha Josephs Memorial: General academic students

Leo G. Kesecker Scholarship: Berkeley County education students

John Knipe Memorial: Education students

Mary Elizabeth Lewis Memorial: Music and computer science students

John Y. McDonald Memorial: General academic scholarship students

Benjamin and Mary Lou Mehrling Annuity: General academic students (deferred funding)

Homer N. and Jane Beverly Staples Pankey Research Memorial: Research support

Jennings Randolph Endowed Scholarship in Environmental Sciences: Environmental sciences students

Kenneth Riley Memorial: Psychology major students

Servicemaster, Inc. Scholarship:  General academic students

Nevin M. Shank Memorial: Junior general education or business students from Washington County, MD

Shenandoah Federal Savings Bank Scholarship: Business students

Shepherd University Class of 1996 Scholarship: General academic students

Shepherd New and Emerging Sports Scholarship: Future sports programs support

Peter/Solomon Shriver Memorial: Students who are descendants of Peter or Solomon Shriver

Gordon Slonaker Memorial: General academic students

Paxton Gregg and Vivian Park Snyder Scholarship: Student support for purchase of textbooks

Virginia DeHaven Stuckey Memorial: Education students

Sundry Scholarship: Football, business, basketball or nursing students

Mary Livers Thorn Memorial Scholarship: Nursing students

Ollie Lightfoot Tolbert Memorial:  Multicultural Leadership students

Washington Chair of Ethics: Faculty excellence support

James R. Wilkins Educational Scholarship: Education or environmental education students from Frederick County, VA

$1,000-$1,999

James Bryant Memorial Scholarship:  Science education students

Agnes Burns Memorial: General academic students

Charles Town Gaming Scholarship: Students who are employed by Charles Town Races and Slots

Chemistry Fund: Chemistry program support

Community Oil Company Scholarship: General academic students

Scott Davis Memorial Scholarship:  Art education students

JoAnne Swan Greenlee Award: Women’s Studies students

Greentree Realty: Business students from Berkeley or Jefferson County

Charlie Kave Memorial Scholarship:  Football student athletes

Carroll and Mary Ellen Wareham Kline Scholarship: Eastern Panhandle students

Janet Yvonne Riley Memorial: General academic students

Shepherd University Classes of 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965,1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975,1976, 1979, 1980,  1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1999,  2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Honor Funds: General academic students

Shepherd University South Branch Scholarship: South Branch area students

Charles H. Smith Memorial Award in Social Work: Social work students

William M. Stanley Memorial: Student athletes

Bruce M. Van Wyk Scholarship: General academic students

Evelyne and Maurice Viener Scholarship: General academic students

James and Pamela Watson Scholarship: WV non-traditional female students

Dr. W.H.S. White Memorial: General academic students