WVU Tech Launches New Scholarship With Help From State Treasurer

The West Virginia University Institute of Technology announced Tuesday the launch of the Golden Scholars program with a $1.8 million personal gift from Larry and Lisa Pack.

The Golden Scholars program will accept 13 students from southern West Virginia counties annually beginning with the Fall 2027 semester. Students from Boone, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming counties will be eligible. Participants may be enrolled in any bachelor’s degree program at WVU Tech.

The scholarship program will cover any remaining tuition, room and board, and meal plan costs — after other scholarships and available financial aid are applied — for four consecutive years.

Larry earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting at WVU Tech, while Lisa earned her degree from the University of Charleston. The couple founded their own accounting firm after working for a local CPA. Larry went on to pursue a career in the healthcare industry before starting his public service career in 2020. He represented Kanawha County in the West Virginia House of Delegates before joining Gov. Jim Justice’s administration as Secretary of Revenue and Senior Advisor. In ntil 2024, he was elected as West Virginia State Treasurer.

“We’ve experienced firsthand how education opens doors and changes the direction of a person’s future,” Larry and Lisa Pack said. “We wanted to invest in students from southern West Virginia and provide them with the opportunity to pursue an education, develop as leaders, and ultimately use what they’ve learned to make a difference in their communities and the state of West Virginia.”