PIKEVILLE, KY, June 25 — The Pikeville Community Foundation awarded scholarships totaling $20,000 to Shelby Valley High School seniors during their awards ceremony on May 19, 2025. The scholarships were funded by the Woodrow and Evelyn Johnson Scholarship Fund, advised by the Pikeville Community Foundation, and held at the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky.
At the award ceremony, Helena Jackson, Pikeville Community Foundation vice chair, and Rick Newsom, Pikeville Community Foundation board member, presented the scholarships to nine students:
Sean Anderson – $1,000
Addison Burke – $1,500
Emily Compton – $3,000
Brock Damron – $1,500
Matthew Emons – $4,000
Mahala Honaker – $2,000
Lakin Rauth – $2,000
Lindsay Reed – $2,000
Kaitlyn Taylor – $3,000
“We are pleased to support the promising future of our community’s youth,” said Brad Slone, Pikeville Community Foundation chair. “These scholarships represent our ongoing commitment to invest in the next generation, and we are honored to uphold Linda Templeton’s wish to assist Shelby Valley High School seniors as they take the next steps toward their educational goals.”
The Woodrow and Evelyn Johnson fund was set up by Linda Johnson Templeton with the hope to support graduating students from Shelby Valley High School and make a meaningful difference in their lives. The scholarships are renewable for up to four years while pursuing a post-secondary degree, remaining in good standing, and maintaining a specific GPA.
If you are interested in leaving a legacy in your Pikeville/Pike County community to support youth through a scholarship fund or you want to include the Pikeville Community Foundation in your will, visit appalachianky.org/ways-to-give/ or contact Kathy King Allen, Chief Community Officer at 606-216-3977 or email kathy@appalachianky.org .
To donate to the Pikeville Community Foundation, mail a check to Pikeville Community Foundation, 243 Main Street, Pikeville KY 41501 or donate online at https://bit.ly/pikevillecf. Online donations can be set up to recur monthly, quarterly, or annually.
About the Pikeville Community Foundation
The Pikeville Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky – an accredited community foundation serving Appalachian Kentucky. Pikeville Community Foundation board members include Brad Slone (chair), Helena Jackson (vice chair), Kathy Atkins (secretary/treasurer), Fadi Al Akhrass, MD, Rick Newsom, Paul Jones, Gerrie Clark, Nee Jackson, and Rick Newsom.
