Claude Johnson Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Hinton Area Foundation

This fund was set up in memory of Claude Johnson Jr. by his widow, Vera. Vera had dropped out of school at the age of 16 but then returned to high school to graduate with her eldest son. She continued on at Concord and eventually got a master's degree in education from West Virginia University. Scholarships made possible by the Claude Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund are awarded to students who are graduates of Summers County Public Schools for undergraduate study at colleges and universities. Each scholarship recipient is chosen on the basis of an evaluation of his or her application information, and who maintained at least a 2.75 grade point average for the four years of high school and demonstrates financial need. Scholarships made possible by this fund are made specifically for the academic year for which the applicant first applies.