Scholarship Program

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In order to carry on an education and training program that encourages Ohio's youth to further their educational opportunities, The Energy Cooperative offers a scholarship program. Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors whose parent(s) or legal guardian are members of the cooperative receiving electric or natural gas/propane services.

Each January, information is mailed to guidance counselors at the high schools in the cooperative’s service territory. The scholarships are awarded at the Annual Meeting held in May. Please check with your school guidance counselor for all the details. Application deadline is February 26, 2010.

*Members of the immediate families and persons residing in the households of Directors, Managers, and Distribution cooperative employees and OREC or affiliated organization employees are not eligible to participate.

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THE ENERGY COOPERATIVE AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS

Newark, Ohio, May, 2009: The Energy Cooperative awarded six college scholarships to high school seniors whose parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are members of the cooperative, receiving electric or natural gas/propane service.

High school guidance counselors in the service territory of The Energy Cooperative selected and worked with eligible students to submit nomination forms for 2009. The nomination forms were reviewed by staff from Denison University, who selected finalists to be interviewed. These finalists were personally interviewed at The Energy Cooperative’s Newark office in April and were judged on their scholastic records, personal achievement, school and community activities, poise, personality and appearance during the interview. The awards were presented at The Energy Cooperative’s annual meeting being held on May 18 at C-TEC in Newark.

The winners of the $2,000 scholarships are:

Christina Crouch of Licking Valley High School
Katelyn Grigsby of Tri Valley High School
Scott Comisford of Granville High School
Daniel Miller of Newark Catholic High School

The runner ups received $1,000 awards:

Amy Newman of Fredericktown High School
Larry Ebert of Clear Fork High School

The Energy Cooperative congratulates all students on being chosen to represent their schools and we wish them continued success. We also wish to thank the judges from Denison University for performing a long and difficult task in selecting the winners, and the school guidance counselors for their time and effort in selecting students to represent their schools.

THE ENERGY COOPERATIVE ROUND UP FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS

Newark, Ohio, May, 2009: The Energy Cooperative Round Up Foundation, Inc. awarded four $2,500 college scholarships to students who are graduating seniors, recently accepted to an accredited four-year college or two year technical school and whose parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are active participants in The Energy Cooperative’s Operation Round Up Program.

The Energy Cooperative Operation Round Up Foundation Scholarship Program was created to reward those students who have committed themselves to the pursuance of a college education. The scholarship rewards those students expressing the following values in their lives: Accountability, Integrity, Innovation and Community Commitment. The scholarships will be presented at The Energy Cooperative’s Annual Meeting being held on Monday, May 18 at
C-TEC in Newark.

The recipients of the $2,500 scholarships are:

Allison Love of Heath High School
Margo Williamson of Philo High School
Jacob Doup of Clear Fork High School
James Smith of Centerburg High School