RUC-George Solonevich Scholarship

George Solonevich was an accomplished book illustrator and artist who eventually moved to Roanoke after living under tyranny in other parts of the world. As a young man, Mr. Solonevich fled Stalinist Russia after being jailed several times in his young life. From Russia, he went to Germany only to live through the tortuous Nazi power. In 1993, Mr. Solonevich suffered life threatening burns in an accident and often expressed his appreciation for the paramedics who rescued him from his mountain top home. Upon, Mr. Solonevich’s death in 2003 his close friend Edwin Ewing established a scholarship in memory of his late friend.

• Provides assistance for tuition, books and other related fees to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Emergency Services Program at Radford University Carilion (RUC)
• Priority given to a graduate of Patrick Henry or William Fleming High Schools and students demonstrating financial need
• Preference given to minority students