Shell Family Scholarship Recipient

Kimler receives the Shell Family Scholarship to attend Southern

Virginia Kimler of Pecks Mill, WV has been awarded the 2008 Shell Family Scholarship to attend Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. The Shell Family Scholarship was established in 2007 by native Logan Countian and Huntington resident, Robert Shell, Jr., his wife Lena, mother Doris and other Shell family members.

Kimler plans to earn an Associate Degree in Arts at Southern and then transfer to Marshall University to pursue a Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education with a major in biology and a minor in arts. She aspires to become a high school biology teacher.

"I love it here at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. The atmosphere is great and the people are friendly. I was nervous about attending college in the beginning, but everyone here is willing to help you if you have a problem."

Kimler, a graduate of Logan High School, is the daughter of Donna Jean Miller and the step-daughter of George Estil Miller of Pecks Mill.

Persons interested in applying for the Shell Family Scholarship may obtain an application by going to Southern’s web site atwww.southernwv.edu.

Pictured are l-r Southern President Joanne Jaeger Tomblin, Southern Foundation President George Kostas, Virginia Kimler and Vice President of Development Ronald E. Lemon.