News
4/28/2010
2010 Scholarship Recipients Announced
Baker City, OR – April 28, 2010 – Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) is pleased to announce its 2010 scholarship recipients.
“On behalf of OTEC’s Board of Directors, we are pleased to announce that 24 students have been selected to receive $2000 educational scholarships for the 2010 fall semester,” said Werner Buehler, OTEC General Manager.
The 2010 OTEC Scholarship Recipients are:
Baker County Recipients
Kristi Cole
Mallory Bailey
Melissa Clarke
Angela Kirby (returning student)
Allyson Howarth
Taralynn Taylor
Victoria Wirth
Ryan Morrow (line worker scholarship)
Ross West (line worker scholarship)
Grant County Recipients
Samantha Greif
Jake Reynolds
Tyler Webb (returning student)
Harney County Recipients
Brandon Carpenter
Francis Cain
Shaylyn Potter (returning student)
Union County Recipients
Paige Aragon
Joey Berry
Jesse Brazil
Chelsea Brown
Caitlin Lipscomb
Sarah Peal (returning student)
Kacie Merrigan
Brandon Powell
Tom Sheehy
OTEC offers twenty-two $2000 academic scholarships and two $2000 lineman school scholarships. Four of the academic scholarships are specifically for returning college students
Steve Schauer, OTEC Members Services Manager, said, “This is the eleventh consecutive year where interest in the program was strong. There were a number of quality applicants and the decisions were difficult.” OTEC received about 140 scholarship applications, with about 5 specifying they wished to attend lineman’s school.
Applications were sorted by each of the four counties served by OTEC and evaluated by independent scholarship selection committees made up of OTEC members. Each committee then worked through an evaluation process ending with the selection of recipients and alternates for each county.
Another important aspect of the scholarship program is that it is not funded directly through electric rates, nor will it affect rates directly. OTEC scholarship funds come from earned interest on unclaimed capital credit money that has been placed into an account.
“The scholarship program is something the Board is committed to and I am very proud of. What better way to give back to the communities we serve than supporting our youth in their educational endeavors. We look forward to continuing this important program for years to come,” concluded Buehler.
