Honor someone you love with a tributary gift

In Honor of Gifts

Gifts to the College at Wise may be made in honor of a person or a special event in the life of a loved one. Many choose to honor a particular faculty member, classmate, their parents, or friends — anyone who has inspired them, challenged them, and helped them to grow. Others honor birthdays, anniversaries, and many other special occasions. Just be sure to indicate the full name of the person you wish to honor and the College will notify them of your kindness. Honorary gifts are listed below for the current fiscal year, July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024.

In Memory of Gifts

Gifts to the College may also be made in memory of a person who has affected the life of the donor or at the passing of a family, friend, or colleague. Memorial gifts are a beautiful and loving way to pay special tribute to a loved one. Please indicate the full name of the person and who you would like us to let know of your gift. Memorial gifts are listed below for the current fiscal year, July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024.

Twinleaf Society Clock Personalized Pavers

Another possible way to give in honor of or in memory of someone is by making a contribution for a personalized brick to be placed at the Twinleaf Clock, which is conveniently located near the Chapel of All Faiths and across from Crockett Hall. Each brick is $500 and may include up to three lines of text that can include up to 18 characters each. 

In Honor of and in Memory of Gifts

(July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024)

In honor of Jonah Adams for the Cross Country Team made by: 

• Hollie Lowe

In honor of Destiny Ansley-Cureton for the Cross Country made by: 

• W. A. Norman and Cynthia Norman

In memory of Artie Bailey for the Bott Family Scholarship made by: 

• Wayne and Gwyn Bott

In honor of Alyssa Barker for the Cross Country Team made by: 

• April Dias
• Eunice LeCuru
• Penny Mozingo

In memory of Robert Bays for General Athletics made by: 

• Rick and Holly Meade

In honor of Emma Bishop for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Hunter Bradley
• Dillion DeArmond
• Richard Sullivan

In honor of Ethan Blank for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Jonathan and Barbie Blank
• Julie Brock

In honor of Morgan Blankenship for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• Franklin and Faye Blankenship 
• Stephanie Blankenship 
• Carol Lee
• Peggy Whorley

In honor of Eli Blanton for the Cross Country Team made by: 

• Amanda Fischer

In honor of Emma Bishop for the Cross Country Team made by: 

• Hunter Bradley
• Richard Sullivan

In honor of Connor Blevins for the Cross Country Team made by: 

• Jennifer Beach
• Katina Fields
• Jerry and Janice Goodin
• Chandra Howard
• Carrie Noe

In honor of Hunter Blevins for the Cross Country Team made by: 

• Jennifer Beach 
• Jerry and Janice Goodin
• Katina Fields

In honor of Morgan Blevins for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• Robert and Cindy Blevins
• Lisa Hart
• Daniel and Erin Ruble

In honor of Riley Bodine for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Melanie Bodine

In honor of Gavin Bolling for the Cross Country Team made by: 

• Mark and Renee Bolling
• Rebecca Carter
• Mark Castle
• Linda Dickenson
• Shelia Durham
• Kerri Honeycutt

In honor of Rosa Bott for the Bott Family Scholarship made by: 

• William Bott

In honor of Wayne Bott for the Bott Family Scholarship made by: 

• Rosa Bott
• William Bott

In honor of Will Bourgin for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Kathryn Diamond
• Brenda Olson

In honor of Isaiah Boyd for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Joseph Boyd

In honor of Riley Brandon for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• John and Sherry Brandon
• Mary Bowden
• Trey and Sherri DeVault
• Peggy Heatherly

In honor of Zach Brooks for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• John and Katrina Brooks

In honor of Cam Brown for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Brendon Taylor

In honor of Nate Buchey for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Lukas and Marianne Du Plessis

In honor of Ryan Campbell for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Melissa Cupp

In memory of Gage Clark for the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Bruce Wasem

In memory of Mike Combs for the for the Alumni Association made by: 

• Randy and Yvonne Wampler

In honor of Shelia Combs for the Alumni Association made by: 

• Randy and Yvonne Wampler

In honor of Bailey Conner for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• Basil and Stephanie Conner
• Annette Jones
• Charles and Helen Lamb

In honor of Abigail Curtis for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• John and Phonekeo Curtis
• Susan Senzel

In honor of Kellan Dalton for the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Debra Blake

In honor of Nathan Dalton for the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Debra Blake 

In honor of Rebecca Dalton for the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Debra Blake

In honor of Derek Damron for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Wayne Damron

In memory of Dick Damron for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Wayne Damron

In memory of Peggy Dean for the James Taylor Adams Scholarship made by: 

• Clint and Jane Dean 

In honor of Juwan Dent for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Charles Fordham
• John and Jessie Hackett

In honor of Austin DeGeare for the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Sissie DeGeare
• Timothy and Krista Smith

In memory of Karen Dennehy for the Lacrosse Family Legacy Bicentennial Scholarship made by: 

• Kevin Dennehy

In honor of Frankie Diaz for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Charles and Mary Beth West

In honor of Emma Dingus for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Katie Carter
• Billy Dingus
• Sarah Dingus
• Brittany Webb

In honor of Julie Dockery for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Nathan Rasnake 

In honor of Chad Douglas for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Julie Rogers

In memory of Bernard Dotson for the Flanary Family Scholarship made by: 

• Anonymous

In honor of Brandon Dutton for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Robert Bentley, Jr. 
• Chassidy Carver
• Paul Culbertson
• Jessica Keith
• Allen and Dorie Moore
• Donnie Potter
• Kinley Taylor
• Crystal Tunnell

In honor of Winston Ely for the Mark & Ruby Ely Scholarship made by: 

• Steve and Valerie Lawson

In memory of Rachel Endicott for the Endicott Memorial Nursing Scholarship made by: 

• Dean and Kathy Addington

In honor of Emma Paisley Edwards for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• Tracey Edwards

In honor of Matthew Estrada for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Barry and Jennifer Hindman
• Elaine Lilliston

In honor of Olyvia Fleming for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Joshua and Jennifer French
• Danielle Luethke

In memory of John Fulton for the Campus Beautification made by: 

• Charles and Mary Henderson
• Preston and Mary Miller
• Robert and Alice Stump

In memory of John Fulton for the John I Burton Class of 1956 Scholarship made by: 

• W. Rhudy Renfro

In honor of Kert Gibson for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Emily Gibson 

In honor of Jordan Gillespie for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Kelly Gruhn

In honor of Billy Gough for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Elena Gough

In honor of James Gunter for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Mary Gunter

In honor of Lily Gutierrez for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• Enelda Ortiz-Ybarra

In honor of Pierce Hammonds for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Kristin Sims

In honor of Eric Hegg for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Kevin and Crystal Kirkman

In honor of Ron Heise for the Ronald H. Heise Scholarship Award in Communication Studies made by: 

• Karen Moore

In honor of Ken Hines, III for the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Keith Hines
• Ken and Vanessa Hines

In honor of Charlee Hobbs for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• Stephanie Burke
• John and Leslie Gross
• Laiken Hobbs

In memory of Jessica Hollyfield for the Jessica Nicole Huff Hollyfield Memorial Scholarship made by: 

• Robert and Pamela Collins
• James and Patsy Huff
• Jack Kennedy
• Janette Kennedy
• Teddie and Cynthia Smith
• Gregory and Mia Stewart

In honor of Peyton Honeycutt for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Sharrie Honeycutt
• Daniel and Holly Maddox

In memory of Bill Hooper for the Natural Sciences Department made by: 

• Daisy Portuondo

In memory of Sadie Stone Jones for the Sadie Stone Jones Memorial Scholarship made by: 

• Maurice and Cynthia Gover
• Sandra Jones

In honor of Dalton Kellan made for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Marcia Renaldi

In honor of Cayden Latham for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Dottie Reuning 
• Joann Scott
•  Tyvi and Tammi Small

In honor of Cole Leroy for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Kali Leroy
• Deborah Pratt
• James and Donna Roberts

In honor of Jack Marcantel made for the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Gary and RaMona Higginbotham
• Codey Marcantel

In honor of Nick Martin for the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Ann Martin

In honor of Hannah McAmis for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• TJ and Rosiland McAmis

In honor of Peyton McClanahan for the the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Todd and Christin Dewar

In memory of Jimmy & Linda Miller for the Greatest Needs made by: 

• Eric and Rhonda Miller

In honor of Morgan Miller for the Baseball (Dug Out Club) made by: 

• Piers and Amber Carey

In memory of William Miller for the Crockett Hall Unity Scholarship made by: 

• Lester Surber

In honor of Lauren Montes for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• Tammie Montes

In honor of Freddie & Karen Mullins for the Freddie E. and Karen S. Mullins Scholarship made by:

• Freddie and Marnie Rae Mullins

In memory of Susan Marie Nelson for the Nelson-Hopkins Scholarship made by: 

• Jeremiah and Ann Hopkins

In honor of Lauren Montes for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• Ron King

In honor of Josh Newberry for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Bristol Metals LLC
• Marcus and Amanda Buskill
• Gregory and Teresa Newberry

In honor of Bradyn Nickels for the Cross Country Team made by: 

• Joseph and Janice Covert
• Sally Hicks
• Tammey Hill
• Anthony and Debra Ousley 
• Nathan Tate

In honor of Avone Noel for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Susan Ford
• Jennifer Martinez
• Paula Shively

In honor of Dannah Persinger for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• Danny and Leslie Persinger

In memory of Christian Peterson for the General Athletics made by: 

• Judyth Peterson

In honor of Elizabeth Peterson for the General Athletics made by: 

• Leslie Peterson

In honor of Serina Peterson for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• William Beumer
• Jonathan & Tanya Broadway
• Julie Damon
• David and Karen Peterson

In honor of Zach Plunk for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Gary Keisling

In honor of Alexis Porter for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Lucas and Carrie Moore
• Sue Porter
• Hershel and Rebecca Street

In honor of Nicole Poston for the Cross Country Team made by: 

• Timothy and Teresa Poston

In memory of Dorothy Powers for the Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship made by: 

• Wilma Brooks
• Rosa Bott

In honor of John Raby for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Monica Raby

In honor of Carlos Ramos for the Baseball (Dug Out Club) made by: 

• Jaime and Joyce Ramos

In memory of Bill Ramseyer for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Philip and Patricia Robbins 

In honor of Nia Rogers for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Jaconda Lightburn
• Dustin and Leronia Mercer
• Jatoris Rogers
• Natasha Rogers
• Joseph Stuart
• Mary Stuart

In memory of Dana Sample for the Cross Country Team made by: 

• Jeffrey Hamilton 

In memory of Dana Sample for the Dana Sample Travel Scholarship made by: 

• Jeffrey Hamilton

In honor of Kaylee Scarce for the Volleyball Team made by: 

• Allen and Donna Henry

In honor of Jayden Sisk for the Cross Country Team made by: 

• Bernard and Carla Sisk
• Carl and Connie Street

In memory of Lois Stallard for the Bott Family Scholarship made by: 

• Wayne and Gwyn Bott

In honor of Mason Stanley for the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Ethan and Patricia Owens
• Jennifer Stanley
• Stephen Matthew Stanley

In honor of Tiffany Stanley for the UVA Wise CONNECTS made by: 

• Jesse and Brianna Willis

In honor of Sydney Steinberg for the Lacrosse Family Legacy Bicentennial Scholarship Fund made by: 

• Roger and Mary Anne Steinberg

In honor of Matt Strong for the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Bob and Vick Strong
• Craig and Amanda Strong

In honor of Isabella Sturgill for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Yvonne Mullins

In honor of Bowen Tarter for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Amanda Moss

In honor of Patrick Taylor for the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Davon and Dawn Allen
• Linwood Williams
• Karen Wynne

In honor of John "Jay" Thompson for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Halifax Medical Equipment (Assoc. John Thompson Sr. )
• Grant and Dee Jones
• Jonathon and Hagan Strader
• John and Laura Thompson 
• Ginger Waynick

In memory of Paul Varson for the Paul Varson Memorial Bicentennial Scholarship made by: 

• Richard Gilliam, Sr.
• Carole Neuenhoff
• Chances Varsons

In memory of Mary Jane Wall for the Snyder Nursing Home Peggy Thompson Bicentennial Scholarship made by: 

• Snyder Nursing Home Foundation

In honor of Abiela Wang for the Women's Tennis Team made by: 

• Brent and Angela Autrey
• Shelia Gamin

In honor of Avery Wells for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Jacob and Autumn Fox
• Jennifer Fox
• Joscelynn Lahoda
• Elizabeth Perkins
• Terry Wells
• Glenda Wilson

In memory of Kenneth Wheeler for the Greatest Needs made by: 

• Andrew Traynor and Pamela Flynn

In honor of Cooper Wick for the Football (End Zone Club) made by: 

• Ron Lee
• Michael Welch

In honor of Ja'Quarius Wrenn for the Football (End Zone Club) made by:

• Barbara Robinson
• Joann Scott
• Tyvi and Tammi Small

In honor of Caleb Yeary for the Cross Country Team made by:

• Tim and Teresa Dyer
• Irma Greenstone
• Doyle Yeary
• Michael Yeary

Updated September 26, 2023