The West Virginia University Potomac State College Alumni Association awarded two John Philip Spoerl Scholarships this past spring. Spoerl, class of 1963, created a perpetual trust as part of his estate which funds scholarships for students enrolled in business administration at the College. The most recent recipients are Addison Cross and Marissa House.
Cross is a business technology major from Ridgeley, W.Va. House is from Fort Ashby, W.Va. and is also a business technology major. House is involved in the Bible study group, Young Life, and is also working with Energy Express this summer.
Sydney Hardy and Jacob Stout were awarded the Potomac State College Alumni Scholarship, which was created with a $20,000 donation to the Alumni Association. The scholarship achieved endowed status ($25K) with funds raised from the 2022 Alumni Awards Banquet.
Hardy is a nursing major from Fisher, W.Va., and Stout, from Winchester, Va., is majoring in Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship.
Anyone wanting to establish a scholarship, create an endowment fund, or donate to other scholarship funds, should reach out to Potomac State’s Director of Development Megan Webb at mwebb9@mail.wvu.edu or at 304-788-7085, to initiate a discussion.