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Thomas Guy Reynolds, Jr., Scholarship

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Thomas Guy Reynolds, Jr., Scholarship

Purpose: Supports education students with financial need at Shepherd University.

Established: Endowed scholarship established in 1999 by John T. Reynolds to honor his father, T. Guy Reynolds, Jr., a 1933 Shepherd University graduate and Outstanding Alumnus (2006).

Recent Gift: $222,000 estate gift received from T. Guy Reynolds' estate in 2015, which was added to and increased the endowment.

Eligibility:

  • Shepherd University students majoring in education

  • Demonstrated financial need

  • Minimum 3.0 GPA or better

    • Award Details:

  • Endowed scholarship providing ongoing awards

  • Increased funding from estate gift ensures larger future awards

    • About T. Guy Reynolds:

  • 1933 Shepherd University graduate

  • Named Outstanding Alumnus in 2006

  • Member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society

  • Member of McMurran Society

  • Member of Shepherd University Foundation

  • Had multiple careers: school teacher, TV/radio repair shop owner, electro-mechanical designer, engineer at Corning Glass Works

  • Passionate about aviation; flew airplanes for 77 years

  • Organized and served as first commander of Martinsburg Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol (1943)

  • Chairman of West Virginia State Aeronautics Commission (2 terms)

  • Received Congressional Gold Medal in December 2014

  • Berkeley County Citizen of the Year

  • Passed away January 21, 2015, at age 103

    • Geographic Scope: Shepherd University students only

    Contact:

  • Shepherd University Foundation

  • P.O. Box 5000

  • Shepherdstown, WV 25443

  • 304-876-5397

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