NRVHBA Rick Whitney Memorial Scholarship
The mission of the NRVHBA Scholarship Committee is to support the future growth of the Construction Industry by providing aid to deserving students enrolled in construction-related studies at Virginia’s Colleges, Trade Schools and within Working Internships. We will present a scholarship of $500 to a graduating senior from a NRV High School who is interested in entering the Building Profession.
The NRVHBA is an active nonprofit organization. Please consider making a tax deductible donation to NRVHBA to help us continue providing scholarships to support our local students.
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Submit your completed application to Chris Pfohl at cpfohl@verizon.net
To be eligible applications must be received by April 15th, 2010
Richard S. Whitney, Jr.
December 5, 1949 - May 14, 2002
A Graduate of North Cross School and attended the University of Virginia and graduated from East Tennessee State University. Former Vice President of Homebuilders Association of Virginia. He served on a multitude of Homebuilders Association committees, many of which he served as chairman. In 1992 Rick was named RRHBA Builder of the Year.
In 1997 he came to the New River Valley area. Employed as Vice President of Construction for SAS Construction, LLC, Rick was instrumental in developing and constructing Knollwood Townhomes, the Glen, and The Meadows at Northside Park, Cedarfield Subdivision and Cedarfield Apartments. He became an avid member of the New River Valley Homebuilders Association in 1997, Builder Director in 1997, Vice President in 1998 and President of this Association in 1999. While active in the New River Valley Homebuilders he also found time to serve on the board of directors of the Virginia Community Development Corp, American Red Cross, the Blue Ridge Small Business Development Center and the Better Business Bureau. He also served on the board of directors and was treasurer of the Jefferson Center Foundation.
As a father, Rick recognized the importance of education to young people. So, to encourage others to pursue their dreams this scholarship was established to honor his many accomplishments. He is sadly missed but will never be forgotten.
NRVHBA awards scholarships to Radford High School student in 2011
This year the New River Valley Homebuilders Association awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Kylee Chatham from Radford High School. Kylee is going to be attending Virginia Tech starting in the fall of 2011 and will be majoring in Apparel, Housing, Resource Management with a concentration in Housing. Her goal is to reach a high position in a construction company or possibly open up her own firm. She has been interesting in construction ever since she was a little girl and often found herself drafting residential floor plans of her dream homes. She is interested in pursuing a career in specialized residential properties and pictures herself working with clients who have disabilities, are elderly or have other special conditions to help find a way to build a living environment that is better suited for them.
On behalf of the New River Valley Homebuilders Association we would like to congratulate Kylee on receiving the scholarship and wish her the best of luck at Virginia Tech and throughout her career.
