Jackson Cogar, a senior at Lincoln Classical Academy, has been awarded $10,000 per year for four years in attendance at Davis & Elkins College by way of the Citizens Bank of West Virginia Emerging Leaders Scholarship. The sum of this scholarship reaches a total of $40,000 over four years.
Davis & Elkins College, Citizens Bank of West Virginia, and WDTV have once again partnered for a fourth consecutive year to offer this unique scholarship competition. All 2025 high school graduates, whether attending public, private, or homeschool, with a 3.00-or-higher GPA were eligible to apply. Due to myriad exemplary applicants, D&E officials have once more extended offers of scholarships to a wealth of high-caliber students, in addition to the selection of one student who received a full, four-year grand prize scholarship.
Applicants were required to submit a list of engagements across high school and within their respective communities, along with an essay centered on the topic, “If you receive this scholarship, how will you pay it forward to the state of West Virginia?”
Cogar, hailing from Bridgeport, West Virginia, is the son of Jennifer Cogar and Andrew Cogar, of Arthurdale and Gassaway, West Virginia, respectively. As a student of Lincoln Classical Academy, he has been a member of the soccer and basketball programs and served as a debate team member.
At Davis & Elkins College, Cogar plans to major in Business.
Davis & Elkins College offers more than 40 academic programs. Multiple scholarship opportunities are available including the College’s annual $5.4 million investment in West Virginia students. D&E extends heartfelt congratulations to all Emerging Leaders applicants and winners, who are undoubtedly the leaders of tomorrow by way of their distinction and excellence.
