Valley Rural Electric Cooperative awarded 15 $1,000 scholarships for the 2018-19 academic year to high school seniors as well as students already enrolled in post-secondary institutions.
The money to finance this initiative 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 scholarship.
The recipients of the scholarships are listed below. Congratulations to all of them.
| Recipient | H.S. (grad. year if not 2018) | Post-secondary Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Mikara G. Anderson | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Penn State University |
| Alexandria B. Auerbeck | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. | Penn State University |
| Alycia B. Auerbeck | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. | Penn State University |
| Brooke A. Carbaugh | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Hope College |
| Brittany A. Chadwick | Tussey Mountain H.S. | Juniata College |
| Alexis J. Danish | Mount Union Area H.S. | Penn State University |
| Rachael E. Gwinn | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Lebanon Valley College |
| Olivia P. Locke | Claysburg-Kimmel H.S. | Penn State University |
| Brian P. McLaughlin | Huntingdon Area H.S. (2016) | Penn State University |
| Sean T. McLaughlin | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Northland College |
| Kala Kanthi Mensah-Dzomley | Home-schooling (2016) | Cornish College of the Arts |
| Madeline P. Metzler | Central H.S. | Lock Haven University |
| Heather R. Pearson | Grier School | Oberlin College and Conservatory |
| Alyssa M. Reed | Central H.S. | Juniata College |
| Rebecca M. Wenschhof | McConnellsburg H.S. | Shippensburg University |