MTE Customers Care awards 10 scholarships to local students
This year’s Middle Tennessee Electric scholarship winners, front row, from left to right, are Kimberly Robertson, John Petty and Andrew Collier. In the back row, from left, are Amy Reed, Ethan Curtis, Andrea George and Jason Reed. Not pictured are Savannah Hughes, Danielle Vaughan and Samantha Woodin.
MTEMC’s Customers Care foundation has funded 10 $2,000 scholarships for students across the service area.
The winners this year were: Danielle Vaughan from Williamson County; Ethan Curtis, Andrea George, Savannah Hughes, Amy Reed, Jason Reed and Samantha Woodin from Cannon County; Kimberly Robertson from Rutherford County; and Andrew Collier and John Petty from Wilson County.
The scholarships are funded through Operation Round Up monies, which are administered by the Customers Care Board.
Scholarship participants must be an MTEMC member or a child of a MTEMC member, and they must use the monies to attend a Tennessee 2- or 4-year accredited college or trade school.
Interested persons must fill out an application and complete a one-page essay stating how the scholarship funds would benefit their personal goals. All essays are judged by a group of volunteer school teachers from the Middle Tennessee Electric service area.
“The cooperative’s seven principles include a commitment to education, and we strive to do that by being involved in our school systems with programs like the Washington Youth Tour,” MTEMC Community Relations Coordinator Cathy Mitchell said. “These scholarships are another way we can contribute to our membership and assist that effort.”
The scholarship applicants are judged on a point system. Persons are graded on a financial needs assessment, current grade point average, involvement in community service, leadership roles and their score on the personal essay. The applicants with the top point totals were awarded the scholarships.
Operation Round Up began in November 2003 and since that time has distributed more than $2.8 million into the communities Middle Tennessee Electric serves. The initiative “rounds up” members’ bills to the next highest dollar, with that extra change set aside for worthy causes.
For more information about how to apply for next year’s scholarship grants, contact Cathy Mitchell at (615) 494-1065.
Posted on August 14, 2008.
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