Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education is pleased to announce the 2023 Albert Yanni Scholarship recipients. This year, 30 career technical education (CTE) students in the state were awarded the $2,000 scholarship for the upcoming school year. The award will assist them to pursue advanced education and/or training related to their career aspirations.
“We are extremely proud of these students who have not only set and attained high academic and career goals in high school but are being proactive in their pursuits after high school,” said State Superintendent David L. Roach. “Whether their destinations are education, employment or enlistment, I do not doubt that each will continue to follow their passions and achieve success.”
The 2023 Albert Yanni Scholarship recipients are:
| First Name | Last Name | School | County |
| Zakkary | Ansari | James Rumsey Technical Institute | Berkeley County |
| Isaiah | Ash | Doddridge County High School | Doddridge County |
| Madison | Campbell | Fayette Institute of Technology | Fayette County |
| Bailey | Caraway | Greenbrier East High School | Greenbrier County |
| Candace | Chapman | Spring Valley High School | Wayne County |
| Nikena | Croce | Brooke High School | Brooke County |
| Hayden | Derk | Grafton High School | Taylor County |
| Michael | Fraley | James Monroe High School (Monroe County Technical Center) | Monroe County |
| Emma | Furches | Mercer County Technical Education Center | Mercer County |
| Justin | Gottlieb | Jefferson High School | Jefferson County |
| Gracie | Griggs | Boone Career and Technical Center | Boone County |
| Isabel | Hanlin | Mineral County Technical Center | Mineral County |
| Isabella | Herrod | Liberty High School | Harrison County |
| Jordyn | Herter | University High School | Monongalia County |
| Seth | Horne | Grafton High School | Taylor County |
| Jacob | Ingram | Putnam Career and Technical Center | Putnam County |
| Christopher | Isom | Cabell Midland High School | Cabell County |
| Abbigail | Kimble | Tyler Consolidated High School | Tyler County |
| Julia | Kirby | Nicholas County Career and Technical Center | Nicholas County |
| Trinity | Martin | Greenbrier East High School | Greenbrier County |
| Coleen | Mitchell | Roane County High School | Roane County |
| Vincent | Nicolau | Fayette Institute of Technology | Fayette County |
| Kiara | Palavis | Weir High School | Hancock County |
| Ella | Smith | Mid-Ohio Valley Technical Institute | Pleasants County |
| Emily | Snoderly | Brooke High School | Brooke County |
| Cole | Snyder | Greenbrier East High School | Greenbrier County |
| Jeremy | Swiger | Doddridge County High School | Doddridge County |
| Abigail | Warfield | Greenbrier East High School | Greenbrier County |
| Sarah | Weatherholt | Moorefield High School | Hardy County |
| Audrey | Williams | Mineral County Technical Center | Mineral County |