Avery and Bea Yates McClanahan Endowed Scholarship Fund

Scholarship Information

Dr. Charlene M. Lutes, Professor Emeritus of Biology and Genetics, established this endowment to support a Radford student pursuing a major in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Lutes is a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, and a National Science Foundation Cooperative Graduate Fellow. Currently, Dr. Lutes resides with her husband in Auckland, New Zealand.

Scholarship Criteria

• Must have and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Must not be, or have been, on disciplinary probation or suspension from any academic institution.
• Must be pursuing a major within the Artis College of Science and Technology.
• The scholarship is renewable if the student continues to meet the criteria.

Scholarship Preferences

• Preference is given to students who are from the Virginia counties of Bland, Wythe, Carroll, Smyth, Grayson, Washington, Tazewell, Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Lee, Scott, Wise, Patrick, or the city of Galax.
• Preference is given to students with at least one parent who is not a college graduate.
• Preference is given to a student with sophomore, junior, or senior status.