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