The 2025 Amelia Cobb Love Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to a remarkable young woman with a passion for medicine and a heart dedicated to service. She will be attending West Virginia University to major in Biology Pre-Med, with the ultimate goal of becoming a pediatrician or pediatric surgeon. Having spent much of her early life in and out of hospitals due to kidney disease, she has a deep understanding of the challenges young patients and their families face. Her personal experiences have fueled her commitment to giving back, and she hopes to one day work at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital—the very institution that helped save her life.
A powerful excerpt from her essay captures the depth of love and sacrifice in her journey: “In the most unselfish act I can imagine, my mother voluntarily underwent surgery to remove her kidney so that I could live. This is love.” Her story is one of resilience and gratitude, inspiring her to bring hope and comfort to children facing medical hardships. Guided by a quote about cherishing life, she seizes every opportunity to make a difference, carrying forward the legacy of love that shaped her.
A powerful excerpt from her essay captures the depth of love and sacrifice in her journey: “In the most unselfish act I can imagine, my mother voluntarily underwent surgery to remove her kidney so that I could live. This is love.” Her story is one of resilience and gratitude, inspiring her to bring hope and comfort to children facing medical hardships. Guided by a quote about cherishing life, she seizes every opportunity to make a difference, carrying forward the legacy of love that shaped her.
A quote in a novel by author Tillie Cole that I read last year has really stuck with me about living life to the fullest. It says:
“Why does it take a life ending to learn how to cherish each day? Why must we wait until we run out of time to start to accomplish all that we dreamed, when once we had all the time in the world? Why don’t we look at the person we love the most like it’s the last time we will ever see them? Because if we did, life would be so vibrant. Life would be so truly and completely lived.”
This quote has inspired me to live life to the fullest and to seize every opportunity while also doing things that I’m passionate about. Life is so beautiful, and I’m working on not taking anything for granted and being kind to everyone I meet.
-Grace Hoffman
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Brianna Ellis from Liberty, WV is being honored for receiving the 2024 Amelia Cobb Love Memorial Scholarship. Brianna plans to attend the University of Charleston and pursue a Bachelor’s in the Science of Nursing. Her essay truly captured the spirit of this scholarship. Although Brianna did not personally know Amelia, she invested time in watching her YouTube videos and examining her website to gain a connection with her.
"After reading of her life and passions, not only am I greatly inspired, but also touched that I am able to apply to something to both memorialize her and assist in my education to become a caregiver. I am glad to have dove deeper into who Amelia was. She seems to be an amazing person who impacted the lives of many. I am so very sorry for the loss of her, but her singing alone has inspired me to grow even closer than I was with the Lord. I can commemorate her through infinite acts of love. I hope to have a half as big of heart as she did, and spread God’s word using my own creative talents". |
No one can justify death being fair, but Bible verses are about as close of an explanation I can find in my personal life. This is a comforting verse I personally have to remind myself of quite often. Scholarship aside, I felt that it is a verse that might resonate with her family to try to fulfill that longing for understanding.
Good people pass away; the godly often die before their time. But no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to understand that God is protecting them from the evil to come. Isaiah 57:1 NLT
-Brianna Ellis
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Congratulations to Mr. Tyler Cobb of Buffalo, WV for being the 2023 recipient of the Amelia Cobb Love Memorial Scholarship. Tyler's essay blessed and impressed our Scholarship Board, it was truly written from the heart. Following is the last paragraph from that essay about the quote "Love is patient, love is kind, love is selfless, love is action.":
"I know the prompt asked how winning this scholarship would help me show love toward my community. The truth is, whether or not I win, simply looking into the deeper meaning of this quote, I feel as if I am a better person for it. Regardless of the outcome, I will walk away more patient, kind, selfless and show love not by word but by action. I wish I had the chance to meet Amelia because I can see the remarkable impact she has had on the community. With or without this scholarship, I will honor her by imbodying the meaning of this quote, applying it to my everyday life, and sharing it with the world as she did." |
I am honored to have won the Amelia Cobb Love Memorial Scholarship. I currently live in Buffalo, but will soon move to Morgantown where I will attend WVU and study general business in the John Chambers College of Business. I will also be a member the Pride of West Virginia, The Mountaineer Marching Band. I currently go to Cross Creek Church where I love volunteering for the community, and I hope to find a home church during my four years in Morgantown. I hope to honor Amelia by continuing my love for music into college and show love towards my community as she did.
-Tyler Cobb
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Congratulations to Ms. Madyson Rogers of Eleanor, WV for being the first recipient of the Amelia Cobb Love Memorial Scholarship. Madyson is very involved in her community and school. She loves volunteering for various drives and ministries. She also uses her singing talents at events such as "Wreaths Across America" which honors our Veterans.
Madyson plans to attend West Virginia State University where she will study nursing. We wish Madyson all the best for her future and we are honored to award her this year's scholarship. Amelia was and still is an inspiration to many. I hope to have at least half the impact that she made on my fellow communities. I feel close to her as we both chose to inspire the world with our voices. I will always appreciate this and will NEVER STOP SINGING. |
