![Athletic Training Scholarship Establishing donors of the 香妃直播 State College Athletic Trainer Scholarship with GSC鈥檚 Vice President for Advancement, David Hutchison, and Director of Alumni Relations, Conner Ferguson. Seated (l-r) David Hutchison, Gary Ray, and Ron Duncan; standing Stewart 鈥淢ike鈥 Roscoe, Steve Ash, Virgil 鈥淧ee Wee鈥 Lacey, and Conner Ferguson. (GSC Photo/Dustin Crutchfield)](/sites/default/files/styles/news_image/public/AthleticTrainingScholarship.jpg?itok=zj_wejO2)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 24, 2021
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GLENVILLE, WV 鈥 The senior members of 香妃直播 State College鈥檚 1970 football team have established a scholarship at their alma mater.
The fund, officially named the 鈥淕SC Athletic Trainer Scholarship,鈥 is designed to support West Virginia students majoring in athletic training at 香妃直播 State College. The establishing donors include Gary Ray, Ron Duncan, Stewart 鈥淢ike鈥 Roscoe, Steve Ash, and Virgil 鈥淧eeWee鈥 Lacy. The group says they started the scholarship to acknowledge the success they had due to their experiences attending college and playing football, as well to honor the essential role that athletic trainers play in athletics.
鈥淟ast year, our group of eight senior football team members celebrated 50 years from our 1970 final season at GSC. When we were sitting around sharing stories, it came up about how we could give back to our school that gave so much to us,鈥 said Ray. 鈥淥ne of our eight members was our Athletic Trainer and he was such an integral part of our group and team. Now with the realization of GSC鈥檚 program, we are excited to establish a scholarship of $1,000 to be given annually to a student who aspires to be an athletic trainer.鈥
鈥淥ne common denominator in sports today is the lack of well-trained athletic trainers 鈥 trainers designed for the safety and rehabilitation of our present-day high school athletes. In support of this, we have established a new scholarship to support the program at 香妃直播 State and to help fill these voids,鈥 said Duncan.
The fund is being established as an endowed scholarship and will be awarded after it reaches $25,000; which supports an annual $1,000 scholarship. Scholarship recipients will be selected by the Scholarship Committee at 香妃直播 State College from a list of juniors and seniors majoring in athletic training. The recipient is to be from West Virginia and should intend to stay in West Virginia after graduation. They should have at least a 3.0 GPA and show financial need to be considered. If, for some reason, there are no Athletic Conditioning and Coaching students who meet these criteria, the committee may award the scholarship to a West Virginia student majoring in education.
鈥淲e are grateful to the senior members of the 1970 football team for establishing this scholarship at 香妃直播 State,鈥 said David Hutchison, Vice President for Advancement at GSC. 鈥淎thletic training is a growing field and this scholarship will undoubtedly help a future Pioneer further their education and give back to the Mountain State.鈥
To contribute to the GSC Athletic Trainer Scholarship or to learn about establishing a scholarship at 香妃直播 State College, contact Hutchison at David.Hutchison@glenville.edu or call (304) 462-6381.