Leadership Franklin recently announced its 2016 scholarship recipients, Madison Ovies and Valerie Romanko, during the organization’s 20th anniversary celebration on April 7.
Ovies is a May 2013 Franklin High School graduate and a current student at West Virginia Wesleyan College (WVWC) in Buckhannon, W. Va. A Girl Scout, she co-founded her alma mater’s Buddies Club that mentors students with special needs. She has also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and Franklin Girls Cotillion.
Ovies is now a member of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, where she has served in various positions, and co-founded the college’s WVWC Buddies program that pairs students with local elementary students.
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