Valley Rural Electric Cooperative awarded 25 $1,000 scholarships for the 2011-12 academic year to high school seniors as well as students already enrolled in post-secondary institutions and returning adult students.
The money to finance this program came from unclaimed capital credits refunds that previously had to be turned over to the state treasury. Thanks to the efforts of the cooperative’s political advocates, these resources were kept in co-op communities and used to assist consumers facing financial hardships and to fund educational scholarships.
The recipients of the scholarships are listed below. Congratulations to all of them.
| Recipient | High School (grad. year if not 2011) | Post-secondary Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Berkstresser | Forbes Road H.S. (2009) | Penn State |
| Jeffrey Burdge | Juniata H.S. | Penn State Harrisburg |
| Emily Carbaugh | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Huntington University |
| Nicole Dengler | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. | Juniata College |
| Ruth Effland | Fannett-Metal H.S. | Lancaster General College of Nursing |
| Kalee Harten | Claysburg-Kimmel H.S. | Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Krista Hawn | Juniata Valley H.S. | Juniata College |
| Mariah Hill | Southern Fulton Junior/Senior H.S. | Duquesne University |
| Ryan Ickes | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. | Saint Francis University |
| Sarah Jansen | Greencastle-Antrim H.S. | Penn State |
| Stephanie Jones | James Buchanan H.S. (2008) | University of Phoenix |
| Shelby Matthews | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Liberty University |
| Anne Mauro | Claysburg-Kimmel H.S. | Mount Aloysius College |
| Brenda Miller | Huntingdon Area H.S. (1990) | Juniata College |
| Morgan Mills | Southern Fulton Junior/Senior H.S. | Penn State |
| Kelsey Morgan | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. (2010) | Penn State |
| Sarah Ormsby | Central H.S. | Geneva College |
| Nathaniel Otjen | Juniata Valley H.S. | University of Iowa |
| Samuel Reitman | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Allegheny College |
| Brittany Taylor | Mount Union Area H.S. | Messiah College |
| Faith Thomas | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Penn State |
| Elaina Truax | Southern Fulton Junior/Senior H.S. (2009) | Elizabethtown College |
| Tanya Umstead | Williamsburg Junior/Senior H.S. | Duquesne University |
| Marissa Witkovsky | Central H.S. | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Jenna Zetler | Bishop Guilfoyle H.S. | Mount Aloysius College |