scholarship

  • 2026-27 Scholarship Recipient

    2026-27 Scholarship Recipient

    Shepherd University Student Brogan Nichols Awarded Prestigious Antietam Institute Scholarship Shepherd University student Brogan Nichols has been named a recipient of the prestigious Antietam Institute Scholarship, recognizing outstanding academic achievement and a dedicated commitment to the study of American history. Nichols, a native of Jefferson County, West Virginia, is currently pursuing a dual major…

  • 2025-26 Scholarship Recipient

    2025-26 Scholarship Recipient

    We are pleased to announce that the recipient of the Antietam Institute 2025-26 Scholarship is William Faith. William is a senior at Shepherd University completing a degree in Historic Preservation/Public History, with a minor in Business Administration. Born and raised in Hagerstown, Maryland, William spent a great deal of time growing up surrounded by…

  • Student Symposium Scholarship

    Student Symposium Scholarship

    We are pleased to announce that Trevor Huff from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland is a recipient of our Student Symposium Scholarships. Trevor is a 27-year-old Hood College third-year student and United States Army veteran. He is originally from Houston, TX, where he attended his first two years of college and completed an associate’s…

  • 2024-25 Scholarship Recipient

    We are pleased to announce that the recipient of the Antietam Institute 2024-25 Scholarship is Aaron Walker. Aaron is a senior at Shepherd University completing a degree in History and a minor in Education. Aaron hails from Strasburg, Virginia, and graduated from Strasburg High School. Growing up in the Shenandoah Valley, Aaron has a…

  • What I learned at the Spring Symposium 

    Our Spring Symposium scholarship recipient was Shepherd University Freshman, Hayden Kreitzer. Here is he’s recap of the Symposium.             I would consider myself comparatively well versed in American History, but not particularly the Civil War. The conflict was, in most teachings in my school, dully and sometimes inaccurately summarized: The South had the better…