Upshur County students earn Shepherd University scholarships

News Release

December 3, 2021

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va.— The following students have been awarded privately funded scholarships from the Shepherd University Foundation. The Foundation will provide more than $2 million in student, faculty, and program support for the 2021-22 academic year.

Located in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle, Shepherd University is a regional public university accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Buckhannon:
Johnna Smith— Carl K. Rauch Endowed Scholarship
Aaron Szabo— Ella M. Turner Expendable Scholarship, Tiano Family Endowed Scholarship

Ellamore:
Tayler Sisk— Louise Leonard Nelson Endowed Scholarship, The Shepherd Fund, Burkhart Legacy Scholarship

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