In total, the foundation awarded $667,244 in scholarships, comprising 317 individual awards. These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of local individuals, businesses, and organizations who believe in the power of education to transform lives.

Each scholarship fund represents more than financial support—it embodies a story of compassion, remembrance, and belief in the potential of our youth. Whether it's a donor honoring a cherished individual or creating opportunities for students, these funds send a powerful message: "I believe in your education and want to help you achieve your dreams."

“It is truly an honor to award these scholarships,” said Jennifer Randolph, Scholarship Officer. “Each one embodies the heartfelt intention of a donor, many created to honor the memory of a loved one. Our privilege is to bring those intentions to life—empowering students while honoring legacies that create opportunities generations to come.”

The PACF manages more than 500 endowment funds, helping donors, businesses, and families engage in meaningful philanthropy, creating a ripple effect of positive change across the 11-county service area. The PACF facilitates grant and scholarship awards in Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, and Wood counties in West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio. In 2024, the PACF distributed over $3.5 million in grants, fostering collaboration among local organizations and empowering citizens to make a lasting impact in their communities. With over $80 million in assets, the PACF continues to serve as a trusted partner in advancing the causes that matter most to our neighbors. Together, we are not only supporting today’s needs but also ensuring that our region’s philanthropic legacy endures for generations to come. 

Doddridge County Scholarship Recipients

Abagail Gagnon received the Coach and Betty Stansberry Scholarship, the Doddridge County High School Promise Scholarship in Memory of Hattie Leggett, the Katherine and Stanley Ash Memorial Scholarship, and the Walter B. Swentzel Scholarship.

Tanner Jozwick received the Doddridge County High School Alumni Scholarship and the Doddridge County STEM Scholarship.

Talyn Snyder received the Jesse Michael Cayton Memorial Scholarship, presented by Vivian Robinson and the Nancy C. Barton Scholarship.

Angelena Zifka received the GFWC West Virginia Scholarship Western and the Janice Michels Scholarship.

Gilmer County Scholarship Recipients

Among the recipients who were honored in Gilmer County are Dalton Frye, who received the Larry D. and Margaret D. Brown Scholarship, and Jude Amos, Layla Smith, Austin Stewart, and Hannah Stump, were with the Mary K. Smith Rector Scholarship. 

The Larry D. and Margaret D. Brown Scholarship was created by Mr. and Mrs. Brown to support students attending college with preference given to students whose residence is in Gilmer or Lewis Counties. They had no children of their own and wished for students to have the opportunity to benefit from a college degree. The Brown’s were local business owners and deeply involved in the local church, civic and community projects. 

The Mary K. Smith Rector Scholarship was established in 2005 by Mrs. Mary K. Smith Rector Jemison, a Gilmer County native and educator who taught for over 34 years. The scholarship provides support to graduating seniors from Gilmer County High School to pursue their higher educational goals at a vocational or in-state institution.

Calhoun County High School Scholarship Recipients

Among the recipients who were honored in Calhoun County are Cameron Jarvis, who received the Marbie McCartney Smith Memorial Scholarship and Logan Tingler, who received the Little Kanawha Area Community Foundation Scholarship.

Established by the family of Marbie McCartney Smith, this scholarship was created in 2013 to foster education for the students with a strong work ethic at Calhoun High School.

2025 Parkersburg High School Scholarship Recipients

Jacklin Ella Grace Haddox received the Bill Six Memorial Scholarship, the Bob Zide Memorial Scholarship, and the Wanda B. Mitchell Scholarship.
 

Josh Knicely received the Bryce / Lietzke / Martin Scholarship.
 

Elizabeth Hines received the C. R. Thomas Scholarship.
 

Blake Riggs received the Cindy Curry Memorial Scholarship.
 

Quinton Wright received the Don Fosselman Scholarship, presented by Don Fosselman, and the Wade Hampton McLean Football Award.
 

Nathan Rodriguez received the Doug McLain Memorial Scholarship.
 

Kadence Anderson received the Douglas E. Cochran Scholarship, the George H. Clinton Scholarship, the Glenn Wilson Broadcast Journalism Scholarship, presented by WTAP, and the PHS English/Print Journalism Excellence Award in Memory of Richard D. Grissom, Ruth Marlow, and E. S. Shannon, and in Honor of Carolyn McCune.
 

Grace Miller received the Dr. Marie D. Boette Music Scholarship, presented by Joshua Dubs.
 

Audriana Medina received the Dwight O. Conner / Ellen Conner Lepp / Danhart Scholarship and the Ella Beren Hersch Scholarship.
 

Brittany Ward received the Ella Adair Roberts Scholarship, presented by PHS, the Nancy Netser Mackley Scholarship, and the Tom and Pat Meintel Charitable Scholarship.
 

Caleb Lindenmuth received the Ella Beren Hersch Scholarship.
 

Megan Midcap received the F. O'Donnell "Don" Northrup Memorial Award.
 

Jaeda Stoneking received the Harry C. Hartleben, III / Gordon Page Corbitt Scholarship.
 

Lola Rosenbohm received the Jack Stephens Volleyball Scholarship, presented by WTAP.
 

Christian Rutherford received the Jackson and Blubaugh Athletic Scholarship.
 

Cali Way received the Jackson and Blubaugh Athletic Scholarship and the Janice Todd Woods Memorial Scholarship.
 

Cooper Cancade received the James F. Winans, Jr. Big Red Football Award.
 

Emma Kiger received the Jeffrey R. Swanson Memorial Scholarship.
 

Alexis Flanagan received the Jennifer D. Coulter Memorial Scholarship and the Sand Plains, Lewis A., and Gurry F. Batten Educational Scholarship.
 

McKenna Greer received the Joe Barbarow Memorial Scholarship.
 

Emily Winter received the John Long and Mary Elizabeth Watkins Thomas Scholarship, the Jose and Rosemary Alonzo Scholarship, and the Lawrence E. and Jean L. Davis Scholarship.
 

Liam Guns received the Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg Foundation Scholarship, presented by Steve Bentz, the Pam Reeves Memorial Scholarship, presented by Margaret and Son Don, the Tom Longmire Memorial Scholarship, and the William R. Pfalzgraf Memorial Scholarship.
 

Jadyn Colgrove received the Louise Mason Memorial Scholarship.
 

Jackson Wharton received the Marissa Miller Student Athlete Scholarship, the Mary Lou Hague Memorial Scholarship, and the Vasan Family Scholarship for Academic Excellence.
 

Mollie Anderson received the Martin K. Alsup and Frank Schroeder Music Scholarship.
 

Hunter Hall received the Mary Lou Hague Memorial Scholarship.
 

Chase Waybright received the Mary Lou Hague Memorial Scholarship.
 

Isabella King received the Mary Lou Hague Memorial Scholarship/Red Wing.
 

Gabriella Fox Eaves received the Nancy Netser Mackley Scholarship and the Wood County Technical/Caperton Center Scholarship, presented by Jason 

Hughes, Wood County Tech and Caperton Center Director.
 

Berkeley Radabaugh received the PHS Classes of 1943 Scholarship and the Russ Grant Memorial Scholarship for Tennis.
 

Conner Petty received the Ross and Bob McHenry Award.
 

Nathaniel Rodriguez received the Sam Mandich Scholarship.
 

Riley Hopkins received the Thomas N. Taylor - Sarah Scott Memorial Scholarship.
 

Walker Jones received the Tom and Pat Meintel Charitable Scholarship.
 

Naomi Potts received the Wood County Association of School Administrators and Friends of Education Trust Scholarship.

Point Pleasant High School Scholarship Recipients

Naveah Seymour received the GFWC West Virginia Scholarship, presented by Georgianna Tillis and the J. Everett and Hattie Leggett Memorial Scholarship, presented by Patrick Leggett

Isabella Dickens, Destiny Montgomery, and Joseph Shrader received the Ross Family Scholarship.

Ripley High School Scholarship Recipients

Camdyn Staats received the Fostering Hope Scholarship, which was established by Michelle Rusen and Walt Auvil in 2000 for students who show academic promise, good character and good citizenship. 

Callie Bonecutter, received the St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Scholarship. 

Ritchie County High School Scholarship Recipients

Baylee Butta: the Addie Deem Westfall Scholarship, Wayne-Meador-Elliott Scholarship, Nellie Grimm Sheppard, and Paschal Grant Sheppard Scholarship

Blake Butta: the Harry E. Moats Scholarship, Nellie Grimm Sheppard, and Paschal Grant Sheppard Scholarship

William Campbell: the “Sig” and Kate Barker Memorial Entrepreneur Scholarship

Joshua Cline: the Harrisville High School Alumni Scholarship and the Thomas F. Cowan Memorial Scholarship

Derek Combs: the Alexander D. II and Blanche L. Dulaney Scholarship and the William R. Reaser Scholarship

Garrett Flesher: the Haught Scholarship, the Pennsboro High School Alumni Scholarship, and the Thomas F. Cowan Memorial Scholarship

Josh Gilmore: the Cairo High School Alumni Scholarship

Kennedi Grimm: the Alexander D. II and Blanche L. Dulaney Scholarship and the Harrisville High School Alumni Scholarship

Laci Hilkey: the Harrisville High School Alumni Scholarship

Rhett Johnson: the Harrisville High School Alumni Scholarship

Sophie Layman: the Harrisville High School Alumni Scholarship and the Herschel H. Pifer Scholarship

Eric Liang: the Harrisville High School Alumni Scholarship

Emily Marshall: the Harrisville High School Alumni Scholarship, the Harrisville Lions Club Scholarship, and the Nancy and George Kiedaisch Scholarship

Alexis McDonald: the Harrisville High School Alumni Scholarship and the Nellie Grimm Sheppard and Paschal Grant Sheppard Scholarship

Addison Perkins: the Gregory Linn Haught Citizenship Award

Rae Rupert: the Harry E. Moats Scholarship, the Mark and Peggy Kury Memorial Scholarship, and the Pennsboro High School Alumni Scholarship

Bryce Satterfield: the Cairo High School Alumni Scholarship

Kaysis Smith: the Cairo High School Alumni Scholarship, the H. G. Hardbarger Science - Mathematics Award Trust, and the Harrisville High School Alumni Scholarship

Evony Westbrook: Cairo High School Alumni Scholarship and the Harrisville High School Alumni Scholarship

St. Mary's High School Scholarship Recipients

Mary Beth Morrison and Brady Rinard, who received the A. F. Marple and Ethel Marple Scholarship

Autumn Harper received the Mark C. and Peggy N. Kury Memorial Scholarship

Williamstown High School Scholarship Recipients:

Brody Bowyer: Tyler Milam Westbrook Memorial Scholarship, presented by Marcia Westbrook; Wood County Association of School Administrators and Friends of Education Trust Scholarship, presented by Jill Bryant

Carson Brundige: A. V. Criss, Jr. and L. Gay Criss Fund for Williamstown High, presented by Williamstown Bank – Rosanne Deem

Carson Hill: Bryce / Lietzke / Martin Scholarship

William Isaly: June Keeper Scholarship

Hannah Mayo: Dudley Mullins / Cabot Corporation Scholarship

Jaden Morgan: Williamstown High School Scholarship

Parker Schramm: Bob Zide Memorial Scholarship; Elizabeth Simmons Scholarship

Shelby Smith: Ryan C. Jobes Memorial Scholarship

Wood County Christian School Scholarship Recipients:

Leilani Navarro:  A. Bertram and Irene J. Conaway Scholarship, presented by Mike Conaway 

Camryn Yoho: Vienna Baptist Church Scholarship

Parkersburg South High School Scholarship Recipients

Presley Rose Amos: Scott McCormick Memorial Scholarship

Brycen Authur: William E. "Bill" Gallagher Memorial Scholarship

Emma Cain: Carl M. Rose Memorial Scholarship

Vincent Cao: David Taylor Memorial Scholarship, Langfitt - Ambrose Trust, Megan Nicole Longwell Scholarship, and R. N. Gaggar Family Scholarship

Wyatt Curfman: Patriot Foundation Scholarship in Memory of Terry Bragg, presented by the South Staff – Jamie Moss

Abigail Ferrell: Wood County Association of School Administrators and Friends of Education Trust Scholarship, presented by the South Principal Maria Francisco

Bryar Greene: Cardinal Memorial Scholarship in Honor of Joe E. Smith, presented by Sherry and Ryan Smith; Carole Lewis Craig Memorial Music Scholarship; Charles A. Townsend Scholarship; Lubeck Elementary Teacher Memorial Fund; Michael C. Whitlow Scholarship, presented by Jayne Whitlow; and S. Byrl Ross Memorial Scholarship

Navier Hewitt: Holly Jackson-Wuller Memorial Scholarship

Kennedy Mays: R. N. Gaggar Family Scholarship, Ruth Harris Memorial Fund, and Shane Gilbert Memorial Scholarship

Kallie McCutcheon: Parkersburg Chapter of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers Scholarship and William (Billbo) Boston / Harold C. Knopp Scholarship

Emilee Moyers: Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg Foundation Scholarship, presented by Steve Bentz

Ava VanDyke: Douglas E. Cochran Scholarship

Parker Vannoy: Bryce / Lietzke / Martin Scholarship and Dave Elmo Memorial Scholarship

Blake Walcutt: Douglas E. Cochran Scholarship

Addison White: Robert C. Foster, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Jetta Wright: Altrusa of Parkersburg Katherine Fry Memorial Scholarship, Estella Marie Schaber Educational Fund, and Patriot Foundation Scholarship in Memory of Terry Bragg, presented by the South Staff – Jamie Moss

Washington County, OH Scholarship Recipients

Alexis Martin, from Warren High School, received the Kim T. Satterfield Scholarship 

Victor Shaffer, from Fort Frye High School, received the Laverne L. Gibson Memorial Scholarship

Allison Huck, from Waterford High School, received the Craig D. Richards Memorial Scholarship 

Hanna Richmond, from Belpre High School, received the Alex J. Craig Memorial Scholarship, presented by Alan Craig

Christopher Copen, from Belpre High School, received the Mark C. and Peggy N. Kury Memorial Scholarship 

Jasmine Madison, from Belpre High School, received the Thomas Warren Roberts Memorial Scholarship

Mallory Thomas, a homeschool graduate, received the Dennis M. O'Callaghan Memorial Scholarship