Foundation Provides
$100,000 In Scholarships
(4th Quarter 2007)
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Amy King |
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Christine
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For Amy King and Christine Peters, the
Vecellio
Group is more than just the parent company of
White Rock
Quarries, where their fathers work. Thanks to the Employee
Scholarship Program of Vecellio Family Foundation (VFF), it’s
also a part of their college education.
Founded in 1973 by Vecellio family members, the Foundation each
year provides college scholarships to eight West Virginia high
school students and up to three eligible dependents of Vecellio
Group employees. Recipients are chosen by an independent review
board — not by VFF or the Group — based on SAT/ ACT scores,
school transcripts and other factors.
Ten scholarships worth $10,000 each were awarded in 2007. Amy
Mercedes King, daughter of Elijah Holmes, Mechanics Helper at
White Rock Quarries, and Christine Joy Peters, daughter of
Samuel Peters, Weighmaster at White Rock Quarries South, were
among the recipients.
Amy is attending Florida A&M University, while Christine is
attending the University of Florida.
Eight additional scholarships were awarded through the
Foundation’s West Virginia programs, established to give back to
the communities where
Vecellio & Grogan got its start.
Corianne D. Carver, representing Shady Spring High School, was
selected for a Leo A. Vecellio, Sr., Memorial Scholarship, named
to honor V&G’s late co-founder. Corianne is attending Concord
University.
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About Our Employee Scholarship
Program
Each year, the Vecellio Family Foundation awards two or
more scholarships to dependents of employees of Vecellio
Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries and divisions. For your
dependent child (natural or adopted) to be eligible, he or
she must be a graduating senior, and you must be an
employee of the Vecellio Group (any company or division)
with at least one year of continuous and active service
before January 1 of the scholarship year.
Scholarship applications are available from the human
resources office of each company or division. Applications
must be completed and returned no later than March 1, 2008
for consideration.
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BY INDEPENDENT REVIEW BOARDS, not
by the Foundation, the company or its personnel. Decisions
are based on SAT / ACT scores, school transcripts, and
other indications of probable success in collegiate and
post-collegiate life. |
Liberty High School graduate Logan Ellis also
received a Leo A. Vecellio, Sr., Memorial Scholarship. He is
attending Marshall University.
Three students from Woodrow Wilson High School
received scholarships in memory of Leo Vecellio, Sr., Rick
Vecellio (late brother of Leo Vecellio, Jr.) and Al Janutolo
(former long-time V&G employee). The students and their selected
colleges are Illaisaane Carter, Marshall University; Brian C.
Shorts, University of Notre Dame; and Evan M. Meadows, Virginia
Tech.
Another Leo A. Vecellio, Sr., Memorial Scholarship was awarded
to Matthew Goddard, a graduate of Independence High School who
is attending Marshall University.
In McDowell County, Emily K. Miller was awarded a Dr. Dante
Castrodale Memorial Scholarship, named in honor of Leo A.
Vecellio, Sr.’s brother-in-law, who served as a physician in the
area for many years. Emily is attending West Virginia
University.
This year’s Rick Vecellio Memorial Conservation Scholarship/
Youth Conservation Award went to Amanda B. Dolan, who is
attending West Virginia University.
To date, the non-profit Foundation has awarded more than $2.2
million in scholarships to 270 students, along with supporting
numerous other educational, industry and charity organizations.
