²»Á¼ÈËÑо¿Ëù’s Electric Cooperatives awarded 24 scholarships to outstanding high school seniors in its annual Children of Members Scholarship competition.
Students from member households representing each of the ²»Á¼ÈËÑо¿Ëù-based electric distribution cooperatives competed for $41,800 in scholarships. A panel of independent judges reviewed applications and essays submitted by the students to determine the top 10 scholarship winners. All 24 statewide finalists competed in local scholarship competitions prior to advancing to the OEC competition.
The top 10 scholarship winners were:
- First place ($3,800):ÌýParker Hamilton, South Central Power Company
- Second place ($2,800):ÌýKirsten Etzinger, North Central Electric Cooperative
- Third place ($2,300):ÌýMegan Knicely, Guernsey-Muskingum Electric Cooperative
- Fourth place ($2,200):ÌýAnnie Seboe, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative
- Fifth place ($2,100):ÌýRyanna Tietje, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative
- Sixth place ($2,000):ÌýAllison Knapp, Logan County Electric Cooperative
- Seventh place ($1,900):ÌýFaith Griffiths, Firelands Electric Cooperative
- Eighth place ($1,800):ÌýIsabella Saylor, Butler Rural Electric Cooperative
- Ninth place ($1,700):ÌýHannah Meyer, Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative
- Tenth place ($1,600):ÌýJenna Brinkman, Mid-²»Á¼ÈËÑо¿Ëù Energy Cooperative
The following students each receivedÌý$1,400 honorable mention scholarshipsÌý(sorted alphabetically by last name):
- Elizabeth Ardrey, Union Rural Electric Cooperative
- Karlie Blissenbach, Carroll Electric Cooperative
- Riley Bunstine, The Energy Cooperative
- Samantha Caskey, Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative
- Lillian Dowdell, Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative
- Morgan Dowler, Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative
- Emma Eckstein, Midwest Electric
- Kaylee Ferguson, Adams Rural Electric Cooperative
- Emma Garee, Consolidated Cooperative
- Blake Holthaus, Pioneer Electric Cooperative
- Kaitlyn Richard, The Frontier Power Company
- Adrianna Roth, North Western Electric Cooperative
- Brock Shellhaas, Darke Rural Electric Cooperative
- Sydney Westbrook, Washington Electric Cooperative