Chesterfield County Fair, Virginia, Aug 27 - Sept 4, 2010

Chesterfield County Fair Association 2010 Scholarship Award Winners

 

Kyle ShermanKyle Sherman

Kyle Sherman is the son of Chris and Jean Sherman of Moseley, Virginia. He is a National Honor Society graduate of Cosby High School in Chesterfield and will be attending Virginia Commonwealth University in the fall. Kyle was a member of the Cosby Varsity Cross Country Team for four years and a member of Varsity Indoor Outdoor Track for two years. He received the Java Programming Student of the Year award his senior year.  Kyle was invited by the VCU School of Engineering to participate during his senior year as an analyst in their Computational Intelligence Computer Forensics Lab to perform grant-based research, working with University PhD students. He is an Eagle Scout and avid outdoorsman. Through Boy Scouts of America, and other school related avenues, he has donated numerous hours to community and charity needs. He will study Computer Science in the VCU school of Engineering this fall and intends to one day work for the National Intelligence Community to help defend the nation against cyber terrorism.

MetzDaniel Metz

Daniel Metz is the son of Dudley and Nancy Metz of Chesterfield, VA. He is a recent graduate of the Lloyd C. Bird Governor's Academy for Engineering Studies, culminating with a 4.7 grade point average. While in high school, Daniel participated on the tennis team for 4 years and the volleyball team for 3 years. He was active in marching band, jazz band, wind symphony and symphonic band over the past four years. He also enjoyed being a co-founder of the ping-pong club. Academically, he was involved with the math honor society Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Latin Club, and the Academic Team. He was the recipient of the West Point Society of Richmond Leadership Award, Woodman of the World Society Studies Award, Perfect Attendance Awards, and Engineering Student of the year. Outside of school, Daniel is active with the Boy Scouts of America, where he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He is a member of the Chesterfield Law Enforcement Explorer's Post participating in various training and community service activities. He is also a church usher at St Mary's Catholic Church. Through his activities he received the Presidential Service Award, and was a recipient of the Chesterfield Outstanding Youth Award. Daniel has been employed at the Bon Air Community Association for the last 4 years as a facility maintenance employee. This fall he will be attending Virginia Commonwealth University to study Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in nuclear power generation.

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