Blue Ridge Electric Announces Scholarship Opportunities
For Immediate Release
Contact: Renee Whitener, Director of Corporate Communications, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, (828) 758-2383 ext. 3213; Pager:1-800-471-1323; or E-mail: Renee Whitener
Lenoir, North Carolina (February 12, 2001) – Lenoir, North Carolina (February 12, 2001) – As part of its commitment to local communities and an emphasis on education, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation announces that is now accepting applications for $15,600 in scholarships sponsored annually by the cooperative.
The scholarships are awarded to high school seniors and adults living within the cooperative’s service territory who are seeking a higher education. Residents from Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, and Wilkes counties are eligible to apply. Scholarships available are:
4-Year Degree Goodman-Hurt Scholarships
Five Goodman-Hurt scholarships worth $2,000 each will be awarded to selected high school seniors seeing four-year degrees at a college or university.
2-Year Goodman-Hurt Scholarships
Available to high school seniors and adults seeking a two-year degree from a community college are five Goodman-Hurt scholarships worth $800 each.
Tom Cockerham and Charles Suddreth Scholarships
The Tom Cockerham and Charles Suddreth scholarships are both $800 scholarships formed to honor former board members of the cooperative. The Tom Cockerham scholarship is awarded each year to one Ashe County resident seeking a 2-year degree. The Charles Suddreth scholarship, also an $800 award, goes to a Caldwell County resident seeking a 2-year degree.
Applications for the scholarships are available on-line at www.BlueRidgeEMC.com or from local high school guidance counselors, community colleges in the Blue Ridge Electric service territory. Deadline for returning applications is March 31.
For more information contact Grey Scheer, director of community relations, by calling your local Blue Ridge Electric or Blue Ridge Energies office or via email.
Blue Ridge Electric is a cooperative electric utility serving over 62,000 members in northwest North Carolina. Its subsidiary, Blue Ridge Energies, is a propane, heating fuel, and commercial gasoline company with offices in Caldwell, Burke, Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany counties. Find out more about Blue Ridge Electric and Blue Ridge Energies
on-line at www.blueridgeemc.com and www.blueridgeenergies.com.
