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Nine local students selected to receive county scholarships

By For The Greene County Messenger 4 min read
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WAYNESBURG – Nine Greene County high school graduates have been selected as the recipients of the 2015 County of Greene/West Penn Power Scholarship.

The scholarship is awarded annually to eligible graduating seniors who plan to attend Waynesburg University and represents a $1,000 award to be used toward each student’s first year of enrollment. All nine students will begin courses at Waynesburg University next week.

The scholarship recipients are:

n Caitlin Brooks, Waynesburg Central High School. Brooks, the daughter of Valerie and Carl Brooks of Waynesburg, will study mathematics.

n Allie Christopher, Carmichaels Area High School. Christopher, the daughter of Tamara and Kenny Christopher of Carmichaels, will study exercise science.

n Matthew Desrosiers, Waynesburg Central High School. Desrosiers, the son of Danielle and Michael Desrosiers of Waynesburg, will study criminal justice.

n Devan Doman, Carmichaels Area High School. Doman, the daughter of Patricia and Thomas Doman, Jr., of Carmichaels, will study biology.

n Madison Dupont, Jefferson-Morgan High School. Dupont, the daughter of Helen and Duane Dupont of Clarksville, will study nursing.

n Taylor Horr, West Greene High School. Horr, the daughter of Nancy and Mark Horr of Holbrook, will study human services.

n William VanNorman, West Greene High School. VanNorman, the son of Darlene and David VanNorman of Wind Ridge, will study athletic training.

n Emily Wagner, Mapletown High School. Wagner, the daughter of Jennifer and Donald Wagner of Garards Fort, will study English-secondary education.

n Meghan Wolfe, Jefferson-Morgan High School, Wolfe, the daughter of Suzy Trueblood of Waynesburg, will study business.

“Congratulations to the recipients for all of their hard work throughout their academic careers,” said Commissioner Chuck Morris, chair of the Board of Commissioners, in a press release issued earlier this week by the commissioners’ office. “We wish them the best in their future at Waynesburg University.”

The nine recipients met the scholarship’s criteria, which included a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.0 and acceptance to Waynesburg University entering as a new, non-transfer student for the Fall 2015 semester.

Applicants also had to submit a list of honors and activities and responses to two essay questions. Scholarship applications were sent earlier this year to high schools in the county’s five school districts – Carmichaels Area, Central Greene, Jefferson-Morgan, Southeastern Greene and West Greene.

Funding for the scholarship was made available through Allegheny Energy, Inc., as part of an agreement reached with Greene County in 2008 related to the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL) project. In the agreement, Allegheny Energy subsidiary Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company (TrAILCo) agreed to contribute $750,000 to the county for educational, environmental, public health and community infrastructure projects.

In June 2009, the Greene County Commissioners and officials from Allegheny Energy, Inc. – which subsequently merged with FirstEnergy Corp. – presented Waynesburg University with $100,000 to start the scholarship, and a second $100,000 gift was presented in 2010. In 2011, the commissioners and officials from FirstEnergy made a final donation of $50,000 to the scholarship fund, bringing the total to $250,000 and ensuring the scholarship’s permanent endowment at Waynesburg University.

Formerly known as the County of Greene/Allegheny Energy Scholarship, the merger necessitated a slight change in the scholarship’s name to include West Penn Power, FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania subsidiary.

During the scholarship’s inaugural year, five 2010 Greene County high school graduates each received $1,000 awards. The number of recipients increased in 2011, allowing multiple students from each high school to receive $1,000 scholarships. Nine students received scholarships in 2011, and 10 students were awarded in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Applications for the 2016 County of Greene/West Penn Power Scholarship will be available this winter for members of the 2016 graduating classes.

For more information on the County of Greene/West Penn Power Scholarship, contact the Greene County Commissioners’ office at 724-852-5210, or Bob Barnhart in the Waynesburg University Admissions office at 724-852-3346, or e-mail rdbarnha@waynesburg.edu.

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