Supporting the educational endeavors of deserving high school seniors in West Virginia.
Your Donation Helps West Virginia High School Seniors Succeed!
Your tax-deductible donation to the Almost Heaven Scholarship Fund will assist West Virginia high school seniors initiate their advanced educational endeavors at a Mountain State college or university. This is the future of this great state, and you can help with a donation of any amount. Use the QR Code to the left to promote education throughout West Virginia.
Thank you for your support of the Almost Heaven Scholarship Fund.
The Almost Heaven Scholarship Fund is a non-profit entity created to support the educational endeavors of deserving high school seniors in West Virginia.
Scholarships will be granted annually to qualifying students meeting low income standards and will be attending a college or university in the state of West Virginia.
Scholarship funds will be granted only for the purpose of tuition as the checks will be made payable to the West Virginia institution selected by the candidate.
For more information, email shewitt@starusafcu.com to learn about the Almost Heaven Scholarship Fund and the benefits of participating in this program.
Past Winners
Preslea L. Smith
- Hometown: Maysville, WV
- High School: Petersburg High School
- College or University: Potomac State College
Ivanna D. Wilt
- Hometown: Davis, WV
- High School: Tucker County High School
- College or University: Shepherd University
Harmony R. Schell
- Hometown: Petersburg, WV
- High School: Petersburg High School
- College or University: Fairmont State University
Quentin D. Ibarra
- Hometown: Poca, WV
- High School: Poca High School
- College or University: Marshall University
Samantha Long
- Hometown: Parsons, WV
- High School: Tucker County High School
- College or University: Pierpont Community and Technical College
Megan Wadsworth
- Hometown: Summersville, WV
- High School: Nicholas County High School
- College or University: WVU - Tech
Haley Ward
- Hometown: Ravenswood, WV
- High School: Ravenswood High School
- College or University: WVU – Parkersburg
Sidney Walls
- Hometown: Nitro, WV
- High School: Poca High School
- College or University: Marshall University
Logan Shay Waugh
- Hometown: Glasgow
- High School: Riverside
- College or University: WVU - Tech
Olivia Shay Bird
- Hometown: Hurricane
- High School: Hurricane High School
- College or University: West Virginia State University
Sophie Irene Leffew
- Hometown: Glasgow
- High School: Riverside
- College or University: Marshall University
Isabelle Juliann Nesbit
- Hometown: Moorefield
- High School: Moorefield
- College or University: West Virginia University
Abby Bolton
- Hometown: Comfort
- High School: Sherman
- College or University: Marshall University
Hannah Alexis White
- Hometown: Holden
- High School: Mingo Central
- College or University: West Virginia University
Erica Gail Bierschwale
- Hometown: Wellsburg
- High School: Brooke
- College or University: West Virginia Northern Community College
Branson A. Nagy
- Hometown: Isaban
- High School: Mingo Central
- College or University: Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Reagan McCoy
- Hometown: Bruno
- High School: Man
- College or University: Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Kortney P. Woodward
- Hometown: Wheeling
- High School: Wheeling Park
- College or University: WVU - Parkersburg
Jacob Hale Rice
- Hometown: Friendly
- High School: Tyler Consolidated
- College or University: WVU - Parkersburg
Alex Makara Yoho
- Hometown: Moundsville
- High School: John Marshall
- College or University: West Liberty University
Michaela Ruth Perri
- Hometown:Bridgeport
- High School: Bridgeport
- College or University: Marshall University
Megan Maria Ayala
- Hometown:Wheeling
- High School: Wheeling Park
- College or University: West Virginia University
Benjamin Bjorn Harman
- Hometown: Weston
- High School: Lewis County
- College or University: West Virginia University
Olivia Paige Ferguson
- Hometown: Elkins
- High School: Elkins
- College or University: West Virginia University
Abigail Lucille Long
- Hometown: Parsons
- High School: Tucker County
- College or University: Shepherd University
Jennifer M. Cain
- Hometown: Cameron
- High School: Cameron
- College or University: West Liberty University
Brooke Nash
- Hometown: Elkins
- High School: Elkins
- College or University: West Virginia University
Almost Heaven Scholarship Fund
Board of Directors
Ms. Tamra Wells, Director
Chief Financial Officer
Star USA Federal Credit Union (Charleston, WV)
Ms. Stacy Shaw, Director
Vice President, Luxury Division
Starboard Luxury (Miami, FL)
Dr. Darren Harris, Director
M. D.
Bako Diagnostics (Alpharetta, GA)
Mr. Frank Fazzolari, Director
Executive Director
The Counseling Connection (Charleston, WV)
Ms. Lisa Agona, Chair
Consulting Chief Marketing Officer
DAS42 (Chicago, IL)
Mr. Michael Stolarczyk, Vice- Chair
Global Account Management
Hapag-Lloyd (America), LLC (Atlanta, GA)
Mr. Daniel Smithson, Treasurer
President/CEO
Star USA Federal Credit Union (Charleston, WV)
Mr. Stephen Hewitt, Secretary
At Large – Community Director (St. Albans, WV)
Applicants must fall at or below 80% of West Virginia median household income to qualify for the Almost Heaven Scholarship. That is $40,707 (based on median household income of $50,884).
Please provide documentation verifying that your household income meets this requirement. ALL INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.
Completed applications are due by April 15, 2024.
Return all information to: Almost Heaven Scholarship Fund, One Cantley Drive, Charleston, WV 25314