Valley Rural Electric Cooperative awarded 19 $1,000 scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year to high school seniors planning to enroll 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 | High School | Post-secondary Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Leah Beck | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Mount Aloysius College |
| Kalynn Brown | Juniata H.S. | South Hills Scholl of Business and Technology |
| Jaycie Butler | Central H.S. | Grace College |
| Addalee G. Buza | Huntingdon Area H.S. | University of North Carolina Wilmington |
| Piper F. Diehl | Central H.S. | Mount Aloysius College |
| Isaiah Keegan Gambol | Tussey Mountain H.S. | Juniata College |
| Logan Hall | Fannett-Metal H.S. | Penn State Altoona |
| Peyton Houck | Juniata Valley H.S. | Penn State University |
| Hunter I. Keith | Central H.S. | Penn State Altoona |
| Brooke Lynn Kunz | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown |
| Kassie R. Mingle | Williamsburg H.S. | Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Hannah A. Oswald | Southern Huntingdon County H.S. | Western Governors University |
| Rylynn J. Patkalitsky | Mifflin County H.S. | Penn State University |
| Daniel Robert Sentman | Huntingdon Area H.S. | Juniata College |
| Angeliki Shilaos | Hollidaysburg Area Senior H.S. | Penn State University |
| Evelyn Mei Qin Snyder | Halifax Area H.S. | Penn State University |
| Anna Taylor | Juniata Valley H.S. | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Mansfield |
| Ty Uplinger | Williamsburg H.S. | Penn State University |
| Sarah K. Varner | Mount Union Area H.S. | Delaware Valley University |