Shentel honors 2016 Virginia’s Future Leaders Scholarship winners

Ten outstanding area students have been named 2016 Virginia’s Future Leaders Scholarship winners by the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association, the Donald A. Perry Foundation and Shentel.

Those students are:

• Allison Bright of Edinburg who is attending James Madison University.
• Garrett R. Channell of Radford who is attending Roanoke College.
• Mallory Elliott of Boones Mill who is attending Roanoke College.
• Jacob Fuller of Wytheville who is attending Virginia Tech.
• Megan Garrett of Farmville who is attending Longwood University.
• Kelsey Jenkins of Strasburg who is attending Randolph College.
• Sharon Oliver of Radford who is attending New River Community College.
• Sara Jo Peer of Toms Brook who is attending Marymount University.
• Dylan Persinger of Covington who is attending George Mason University.
• Hannah Sheppard of Forest who is attending Virginia Tech.

These scholarships are among 81 awarded to Virginia students this year by cable systems across the Commonwealth. Shentel is the cable provider at the homes of all of these students.

“The Virginia cable industry is honored and excited to award so many scholarships to outstanding students across the Commonwealth,” Ray LaMura, VCTA President, said, “We congratulate all the winners for their achievements and commend their hard work, dedication to higher learning and leadership contributions to their communities.”

Now in its 16^th year, the Virginia’s Future Leaders Scholarship program is a statewide education initiative of the Virginia cable industry. To date, over $1,000,000 in scholarships have been awarded to outstanding Virginia students attending Virginia colleges and universities.

“I am delighted that the Virginia Cable Industry is generously helping students further their education by awarding $100,000 in scholarships, said Secretary of Education, Anne Holton. “These scholarships will help relieve some of the financial burden on students and their families as they pursue higher education, which is critical to success in the New Virginia Economy.”

The VCTA and its member companies encourage area students to visit the VCTA website, www.vcta.com, for more information about the Virginia’s Future Leaders Scholarship program. For more information on Shentel’s services and recent activities, visit www.shentel.com or call 1-800-SHENTEL (1-800-743-6835).