Scholarships
Continuing Education Scholarships
WVEDC provides up to four continuing education scholarships for its members each year, with two awarded at the Legislative Conference in January or February and two at the Annual Meeting (usually September). The scholarship will pay for registration, housing, and meals up to a maximum of $1,000. Announcements of the availability of the scholarships along with applications are sent to WVEDC members before each deadline. If needed, you may also contact the WVEDC Scholarship Committee Chair (currently Jennifer Smith - [email protected]). Click here to download the application and instructions for applying, or you may apply online following this link.
PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOLARSHIP DUE DATE for the 2026 WVEDC Annual Conference is May 1, 2026. We encourage the membership to let us know if there is an educational opportunity that they are interested in that is not listed on the WVEDC website.
Upon scholarship approval, if a conference or training would get canceled, the scholarship could be used for an educational opportunity in the future upon written request by the applicant and approval of the scholarship committee.
Patty Barnhart Memorial Registration Scholarships
WVEDC provides up to 10 WVEDC conference registration scholarships: 5 for the Legislative Conference and 5 for the Annual (fall) Conference. This scholarship only covers the cost of WVEDC Conference registration and must be used immediately following award. The application deadline for a scholarship for the 2026 Annual Conference is May 1, 2026. Click Here to download the application and instructions for applying or you may apply online by following this link.
Recent WVEDC Continuing Education Scholarship Recipients
2009 - Pat Kurtenback, Matt Ballard, Mona Ridder, Heather Vanater
2010 - Amanda Moore, Ed Fischer, Sharon Shaffer, Kathy Mason
2011 - Heather Vanater, Kathy Mason, Ed Fischer, Charles Humphreys
2012 – Robbie Morris, Mona Ridder, Kathy Mason
2013 - Robbie Morris, Ed Fischer, Drew Dunlap, Charles Humphreys
2014 - Tammy Kitzmiller, Drew Dunlap, Chad Wykle
2015 - Eileen Johnson, Dave Lieving
2016 - Tammy Kitzmiller, Steve Parks, Anne Jones, Kevin Clark
2017 - Lyn Goodwin, Eileen Johnson, Carol Damron
2018 - Chris Ferro, Adam Phillips, Carol Damron, Adam Phillips
2019 - Eileen Johsnon, Robbie Baylor
2020 - Heidi Pagur, Robbie Baylor, Eileen Johnson, Marjorie Cooke
2021 - Ruthana Beezley, Jennifer Smith, Shelia Burch
2022 - Kate Marlow, Kris Wilmoth
2023 - Megan Parsons, Morganne Tenney
2024 - Steven Lehy Jennifer Smith
WVEDC Patty Barnhart Memorial Registration Scholarship Recipients
2017 - FALL -Lindsey Piersol, Connie Lupardus, Mike Herron, Eileen Johnson, Carol Damron
2018 - LEGISLATIVE - Lindsey Piersol, Geary Weir, Lyn Goodwin
2018 - FALL -Meghan McClung, Lindsey Peirsol, Geary Weir, Carol Damron, Park Ferguson
2019 - LEGISLATIVE - Steve Parks, Lindsey Piersol, Will Miller
2020 - FALL - Kat Marlow, Lyn Goodwin, Meghan Parsons, Tommy Adkins
2020 - LEGISLATIVE - Lyn Goodwin, Cindy Whetsell, Lindsey Piersol, Meghan Parsons, Steve Parks, Jennifer Smith
2021 - FALL - Lindsey Piersol, Stephanie Tyree, Greta Curry, Heidi Pagur, Kate Marlow, Ruthana Beezley, Shelia Burch
2021 - LEGISLATIVE - Meghan Parsons, Lindsey Piersol, Steve Parks, Rachel Snavely, Kate Marlow, Jennifer Smith, Shelia Burch
2022 - LEGISLATIVE - Meghan Parsons, Kate Marlow, Lyn Godwin, Lindsey Piersol, Jennifer Smith, Eileen Johnson, Cindy Whetsell, and Greta Curry
