Valley Rural Electric Cooperative awarded 25 $1,000 scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year to high school seniors as well as students already enrolled in post-secondary institutions.
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 2012) | Post-secondary Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Bilger | Huntingdon Area H.S. (2011) | York College of Pennsylvania |
| Ty Brantner | Forbes Road H.S. | Pennsylvania College of Technology |
| Kayla Carson | Claysburg-Kimmel H.S. | Mount Aloysius College |
| Tori Cutshall | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. (2011) | Saint Francis University |
| Bethany Dunkle | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Lebanon Valley College |
| Andrew Farkus | Central H.S. | California University of Pennsylvania |
| Kaitlyn Felty | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. (2010) | Penn State |
| Nathan Figart | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. | Mount Aloysius College |
| Dante Fisher | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Middlebury College |
| Kiera Foster | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Morgan Gates | Tussey Mountain H.S. | University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown |
| Stacia-Fe Gillen | Huntingdon Area H.S. (2010) | Allegheny College |
| Brittany Hawn | Juniata Valley H.S. | Vet Tech Institute |
| Jenna Hollenshead | Southern Fulton Junior/Senior H.S. | Shippensburg University |
| Joshua Kizina | Williamsburg Junior/Senior H.S. | Susquehanna University |
| Brittney Lowey | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. | Grove City College |
| Katie McCormick | Blair County Christian School | Geneva College |
| Amanda Merritts | Juniata Valley H.S. | Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Steven Moore | New Day Charter School | South Hills School of Business and Technology |
| Maxwell Reitman | Huntingdon Area H.S. (2006) | Juniata College |
| Kylee Roles | Mount Union Area H.S. | Franklin and Marshall College |
| Lindsey Smith | Central H.S. | Liberty University |
| Chad Wheland | Williamsburg Junior/Senior H.S. | Penn State Altoona |
| Kelsey White | Southern Fulton Junior/Senior H.S. | Messiah College |
| Kayla Wright | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Penn State Altoona |