Valley Rural Electric Cooperative awarded 25 $1,000 scholarships for the 2013-14 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 2013) | Post-secondary Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Beasom | Juniata H.S. | South Hills School of Business & Technology |
| Samantha Bliss | Mount Union Area H.S. | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Byron Brown | Susquehanna Valley Homeschool Diploma Program (2011) | Liberty University |
| Kala Brumbaugh | Claysburg-Kimmel H.S. | University of Alabama |
| Nur Cardakli | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. | Duke University |
| Erin Curfman | Tussey Mountain H.S. | Clarion University of Pennsylvania |
| Dylan Eckels | Altoona Area H.S. | Drexel University |
| Jacob Finkle | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Juniata College |
| Kayla Handy | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Clarion University of Pennsylvania |
| Makayla Hawbaker | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Juniata College |
| Cassondra Kennsinger | Williamsburg Junior/Senior H.S. | California University of Pennsylvania |
| Amy Lingenfelter | Home-schooled | Pensacola Christian College |
| Stacy Locke | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. (2006) | Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University |
| Guy Mauro | Claysburg-Kimmel H.S. (2012) | Penn State Altoona |
| Taylor McCready | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. | Bucknell University |
| Taylor McKnight | Central H.S. | Saint Francis University |
| Justin Mellott | Southern Fulton Junior/Senior H.S. (2012) | Mount Aloysius College |
| Allison Miller | Juniata Valley H.S. | Penn State Altoona |
| Taelor Morton | Southern Fulton Junior/Senior H.S. | Penn State Altoona |
| Makayla Pearce | Mifflin County H.S. | Penn State Altoona |
| Emily Shaw | Williamsburg Junior/Senior H.S. | Penn State |
| William Shee | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Saint Francis University |
| Taylor Thompson | Juniata Valley H.S. | DuBois Business College |
| Bryan Wenzel | Mount Union Area H.S. | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Megan Witkovsky | Central H.S. | Indiana University of Pennsylvania |