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Scholarship Information

The Kessler-Arasanyin Memorial Scholarship is awarded every spring and is designated for WRTC first majors who have excelled academically and who have demonstrated financial need. The scholarship was established in memory of Drs. Kate Kessler and Frank Arasanyin - two faculty members who were jovial and kind colleagues as well as thoughtful and dedicated teachers - as a tribute to their generosity of spirit. 

In Memory

For more about Drs. Kessler and Arasanyin, please see the following Breeze articles:

JMU Loses Professor to Cancer

Friends, Colleagues Remember Life of Professor Frank Arasanyin

Kessler-Arasanyin Scholarship Winners

WRTC IS HONORED TO CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SPRING SEMESTER. WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED AT THE WRTC AWARDS CEREMONY AND RECEPTION.

2019 - 2020
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Kenique Brown ('21)

2018 - 2019
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Leah Coffey ('21)

Celeina Williams ('21)

Previous Winners

2017 - 2018

Lindsey McLucas

Katherine Webel

2016 - 2017

Karlee Lewis

Jazmine Otey

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