First Leah Hickman scholarship awarded

HUNTINGTON -- Marshall University has awarded its first scholarship established in honor of a student killed during the winter break.

The Leah Hickman Memorial Scholarship has been given to broadcast journalism student Griffin McElroy, according to a release from the university.

The scholarship, worth $500, was presented to McElroy by Hickman's mother, Sherry Russell.

Hickman was killed Dec. 14, 2007, the last day of classes before winter break. The cause of death was listed as strangulation.

Hickman's body, which was stuffed into a crawl space beneath her apartment, was not found until a week after she was last seen. Police have made no arrests in the case.