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CLIFTON?FORGE — A new scholarship honoring the late Arleigh Warwick St. Clair of Covington has been established at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College.
The announcement was made by Rachael Thomp-son, executive director of the DSLCC Educational Foundation.
This new scholarship is one of more than 100 different scholarships offered by the DSLCC?Educational Foundation, which has awarded more than $290,000 to 125 students this current school year.
The Arleigh Warwick St. Clair Respiratory Therapy Scholarship, intended for a DSLCC student pursuing a career in respiratory therapy, was created by her husband, Robert Lewis St. Clair.
Mrs. St. Clair, who passed away in 2017 after a four-year battle with progressive arthritic lung disease, was a 1975 graduate of DSLCC and an active member of the community.
During her long illness, Mrs. St. Clair became very close with the pulmonary exercise unit at LewisGale Hospital-Alleghany.
A lifelong resident of Covington, Mrs. St. Clair and her husband of 60 years raised three children: Tim, Lisa, and Steve. They have five grandchildren: Andrew, Daniel, Sarah, Ian and Amanda; and two great grandchildren: Caitlin and David.
Mrs. St. Clair earned a certificate in Steno-Clerical Arts with a 4.0 GPA while a student at DSLCC.
In her community, she was a member and past president of the Jackson River Garden Club, where she excelled in floral design. She later expanded her artistic design into quilting and was a member of the Peacemaker Quilt Club. She was also a member of Edgemont Associate Re-formed
Presbyterian Church and the Covington Woman’s Club She was a volunteer at LGHA.
The scholarship is available to high school, continuing, nursing and/or non-traditional students with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Students who intend to pursue a career in respiratory therapy are preferred.
The scholarship application for this opportunity, as well as more than 100 scholarships, is available beginning Dec. 3 at www.dslcc. edu/scholarships with a submission deadline of Feb. 25.
A representative from the DSLCC Educational Foundation was scheduled to visit all high schools within DSLCC’s service area on the following dates:
•Parry McCluer High School: November 8;
•Boys Home School: November 9;
•Covington High?School: November 12;
•Rockbridge County?High?School; November 12;
•James River High?School: November 14;
•Alleghany High?School: November 16;
•Bath County?High School: To be determined.
For more information about the Arleigh Warwick St. Clair Respiratory Therapy Scholarship or any other scholarship opportunities, contact Thompson at (540) 863-2837 or email rthompson@dslcc.edu.
