Valley Rural Electric Cooperative awarded 25 $1,000 scholarships for the 2014-15 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 2014) | Post-secondary Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Alicia Baker | Mount Union Area H.S. | Pennsylvania College of Technology |
| Keirsten Brode | Tussey Mountain H.S. | Mount Aloysius College |
| Crystal Collins | Huntingdon Area H.S. (2013) | Moravian College |
| Danielle Delp | Williamsburg Junior/Senior H.S. | Messiah College |
| Caitlyn Edgell | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. | Penn State |
| Alex Gibboney | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Elizabethtown College |
| Zachary Grove | Juniata Valley H.S. | Penn State |
| Victoria Hildebrandt | Mifflin County High School H.S. | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania |
| Amanda Hutchison | Juniata Valley H.S. | Saint Francis University |
| Andrew Johnston | Central H.S. | Penn State Altoona |
| Matthew Keefer | Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic H.S. | Penn State Altoona |
| Chandlar Kern | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Penn State |
| Hannah King | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Slippery Rock University |
| Austin McMonagle | Williamsburg Junior/Senior H.S. | Penn State |
| Madison Mellott | Southern Fulton Junior/Senior H.S. | Shepherd University |
| Timothy Mottern | Southern Fulton Junior/Senior H.S. | Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics |
| Ciera Ranck | Mount Union Area H.S. | Messiah College |
| Nathaniel Reitman | Huntingdon Area H.S. (2012) | Duquesne University |
| Laura Ritchey | Central H.S. | Penn State |
| Megan Shoop | Juniata H.S. | York College of Pennsylvania |
| Ryan Smith | Claysburg-Kimmel H.S. | Penn State |
| Erik Stern | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. | Penn State |
| Callie Stouffer | Juniata H.S. | Harrisburg Area Community College |
| Sara Wenschhof | McConnellsburg H.S. | Penn State Mont Alto |
| Sara White | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Carleton College |