The Roanoke Chapter of The Girl Friends, Inc. is proud to announce that the chapter’s 2018 nominee for the National Girl Friends Fund Scholarship, Chandler M. Calloway, was one of only 12 recipients selected to receive the national scholarship award. The announcement was made at The Girl Friends, Inc. 83rd Conclave at The Greenbrier resort in May.
The Girl Friend Fund provides awards of $1,000 to $1,500 annually for up to four academic years to African-American high school graduates who have been accepted to accredited four-year colleges or universities.
Chandler, a 2018 graduate of E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, VA, will attend Virginia Tech. She plans to major in architecture and one day owns an architectural design firm. As a high school student, Chandler was enrolled in advanced, AP and dual enrollment college courses in English, college composition and pre-calculus. At E.C. Glass, she was a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club, Ambassador’s Club and Choral Group. She not only participated in school activities, she held various offices in many. Chandler is the daughter of Christopher and Felicia Calloway of Forest, VA.
Recipients of The Girl Friends Fund Scholarship are top high school seniors nominated by Girl Friends chapters across the country. Chandler is the eighth Girl Friends Fund Scholarship recipient nominated by the Roanoke Chapter. Each year, the chapter seeks as applicants, qualified high school seniors from the Roanoke and New River Valleys, and the Lynchburg area.
For 29 years, The Girl Friends Fund, Inc. has fulfilled a philanthropic role in the form of service and financial support to African-American students across the country. The Roanoke Chapter has been recognized as one of the top contributing chapters to The Girl Friends Fund.
Also this year, Katequa Burns, a 2018 graduate of Heritage High School in Lynchburg, received the $750 Roanoke Chapter of The Girl Friends, Inc. Annual Scholarship. Katequa plans to attend James Madison University and major in nursing/pre-med. She is the daughter of Winston and Twila Burns.
The Roanoke Chapter also awarded its $500.0Constance J. Hamlar Scholarship $500 to Shiniya Scott, a 2018 graduate of Heritage High School. Shiniya plans to attend James Madison University and major in public administration. She is the daughter of Shemere Cash.
