FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge is pleased to announce the following 30 high school students have been selected to receive our first ever $1,000 Lynn Davis Scholarships. Named in honor of our co-founder, the Lynn Davis Scholarships are awarded to students who are pursuing college degrees with a commitment to enhance the natural beauty, ecological vitality, and cultural distinctiveness of Virginia’s and North Carolina’s Blue Ridge.
Asheville Chapter
- Ella Kepple: AC Reynolds High School | Georgia, Environmental Engineering
- Samuel Rattigan: Asheville High School | University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Environmental Sciences
Balsam Chapter
- Megan Broome: West Henderson High School | University of North Carolina Wilmington, Marine Biology
- Anna Garner: West Henderson High School | North Carolina State University, Marine Biology
- Jesse Jakubielski: West Henderson High School | Appalachian State University, Environmental Science
Crabtree Falls Chapter
- 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
Fisher Peak Chapter
- Lacy Griffith: Carroll County High School | Radford University, Music
- Mia Llamas: Galax High School | California Baptist University, Kinesiology
- Ainsley Nottingham: Carroll County High School | Liberty University, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
High Country Chapter
- Gwendolyn Anderson: Watauga High School | Bates College, Earth and Climate Sciences
- Maxwell Ramey: Watauga High School | Appalachian State University, Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Science
Northern Highlands Chapter
- Cindy Lopez Hernandez: Alleghany High School | Wake Technical Community College, Computer Science
Peaks of Otter Chapter
- Adalynn Carter: Jefferson Forest High School| Undecided, Biology
- Mary-Caroline Cockerham: Amherst County High School | Christopher Newport University, Neuroscience
- Andrew Fowler: James River High School | University of Mississippi, Civil Engineering
- John Laughridge: James River High School| Virginia Tech, Environmental Conservation in Society
- Maegan Lloyd: Amherst County High School | Randolph College, History with a minor in Museum and Heritage Studies
- Levi Miller: James River High School | Bryan College, Mechanical Engineering
- Nathan Neblett: Amherst County High School | Old Dominion University, Civil Engineering with concentration in environmental engineering
Roanoke Chapter
- Lauren Cone: Hidden Valley High School | Virginia Tech, Civil Engineering
- Case Crawford: William Byrd High School | Virginia Tech, Mechanical Engineering
- Benjamin Dye: Roanoke Governor’s School | Virginia Tech, Environmental Engineering
- Eleanor Little: Patrick Henry High School | University of Virginia, Engineering Science
- Emma Seidel: Patrick Henry High School | Old Dominion University, Environmental Science, Biology
- Sydney Smith: Cave Spring High School | Christopher Newport University, Environmental Science
- Grace van Gerven: Glenvar High School | Virginia Tech, Neuroscience
Rocky Knob Chapter
- Iain Abbott: Governor School SWVA | Virginia Tech, Civil Engineering
- Harrison Tracy: Blacksburg High School | Virginia Tech, Environmental Engineering
- Lilly Underwood: Eastern Montgomery High School | Virginia Tech, Civil Engineering