The Poor Farm Society is pleased to award scholarships in honor of, or in memory of, retired faculty and staff who had long terms of service and who made significant contributions to the life of the college.  The following awards were presented at the Awards Convocation, May, 2002.

Stanley Botts Award in Business Administration                    Donna Stanley, Appalachia, VA

Frank Colyer Award in Law Enforcement                            Marcus Ball, Castlewood, VA

Sharon S. Daniels Award in Humane Letters                        Kristina Powers, Marion, VA

Neva Gibson Award in Library Science                               Dorinda Holmes, Pound, VA

Harold Gilbert Award in Educational Psychology                 Kelli Moore Sartin, Coeburn, VA

Betty J. Gilliam Award in Art                                             Rebecca Lay, Jonesville,  VA

Jack M. Holland Award in Education                                 Whitney McFalls, Norton, VA

Charles Lewis Award in Theatre                                        Tanya Bartek, Chesterfield, VA

Judd Lewis Award in Philosophy                                       Joshua Roberts, Wise, VA

Emmet F. Low Award in Mathematics                               Heather Renee Varner, Appalachia, VA

Lois P. Lowry Award in Language Arts                            Jeannie O'Quinn, Clintwood, VA

Rosemary Prince Mercure  Award in the Humanities       Angela Johnson, Wise, VA

Joseph C. Smiddy Freshman Biology Award                   Matthew Pickering, Virginia Beach, VA

Clayton Willis Award in Accounting                              Amber Rines, Big Stone Gap


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