The 1946 class of the former Huntington East High School has established an endowed scholarship at Marshall University with priority given to students who have family ties to the 1946 graduates.

The group, which has been meeting annually in Huntington for the past several years, began discussing the possibility of offering a scholarship during its 50-year reunion, according to Mary Curnette, a member of the 1946 reunion committee.

“We began collecting money in 2001, and this year we’re able to offer a scholarship,” she said. “We hope this will be an encouragement for other classes to start scholarships.”

Laura K. Simpson of Chesapeake, Ohio, is the first recipient of the Huntington East High School Class of 1946 Scholarship. She is a freshman in the College of Fine Arts and is the granddaughter of Barbara Scarberry Stewart, who was a member of the 1946 class.

The 1946 HEHS class was a special group, according to Curnette.

“Back then we had both January and June graduations,” she said. “We had about 400 members in the class because we had a lot of returning veterans who were going back to school to finish their educations.”

Curnette says the 1946 class meets informally each year in Huntington and the scholarship has been a priority. “We wanted to give something back,” she said.

Anyone interested in applying for the Huntington East High School Class of 1946 Scholarship may notify the MU Office of Student Financial Assistance of their family ties by April 15 of each year.

Additional information is available by calling (304) 696-6214.

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