Valley Rural Electric Cooperative awarded 25 $1,000 scholarships for the 2015-16 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, to support civic organizations, and to fund educational programs and scholarships.
The recipients of the scholarships are listed below. Congratulations to all of them.
| Recipient | H.S. (grad. year if not 2015) | Post-secondary Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Kalee Anderson | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. (2012) | Shippensburg University |
| Christopher Barnish | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Penn State |
| Annaleigh Benoit | Fannett-Metal H.S. | Penn State Mont Alto |
| Makenzie Bishop | Juniata H.S. | Delaware Valley University |
| Taylor Boonie | Juniata Valley H.S. | Duquesne University |
| Morgan Brumbaugh | Tussey Mountain H.S. | Penn State Altoona |
| Sage Burdge | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Cornish College of the Arts |
| Kale Burket | Central H.S. | Saint Francis University |
| Lance Chambers | Huntingdon Area H.S. (2014) | Penn State |
| Katherine Christoff | Mount Union Area H.S. | Penn State |
| Wyatt Cree | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. | Point Park University |
| Caitlyn England | Williamsburg Junior/Senior H.S. | Lock Haven University |
| Carly England | Williamsburg Junior/Senior H.S. | Penn State |
| Courtney Fedesco | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. (2014) | Cairn University |
| Braylin Hohman | Forbes Road Junior/Senior H.S. | Penn State Mont Alto |
| Tirzah Hosler | Juniata H.S. | Lock Haven University |
| Anna Kustenborder | Huntingdon Area H.S. | DuBois Business College |
| Colleen McCarthy | Grier School | Baylor University |
| Madison McCool | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Mikaela McGraw | Central H.S. | University of Oklahoma |
| Chely Miller | Juniata Valley H.S. | Penn State |
| Brandon Rhodes | Tussey Mountain H.S. | Allegany College of Maryland |
| Hannah Taylor | Mount Union Area H.S. | Bloomsburg University |
| Rebecca Taylor | Mount Union Area H.S. (1987) | Drexel University |
| Brianne Wawro | Southern Fulton Junior/Senior H.S. | Shippensburg University |