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Alleghany Student Awarded Scholarships from Blue Ridge Energy
(l-r) John Evans, Alleghany District & Operations Manager; Bryan Edwards, Blue Ridge Energy Alleghany Board Member; Ethan Callari, Scholarship Recipient; Johnny Wishon and Mitch Franklin, Blue Ridge Energy Alleghany Board Members
Blue Ridge Energy recently awarded $32,000 in college scholarships to 14 students across its service area seeking to further their academic goals. The scholarships are part of the Blue Ridge Energy Leadership Track program, designed to help high school students better prepare for acceptance into the college of their dreams. In Alleghany County, one student received $4,000.
Ethan Callari, son of Wayne McKenley and Stephanie Bombria, received $4,000 to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Blue Ridge Energy Leadership Track students begin college preparations in their freshman or sophomore year and develop leadership skills while preparing for the college acceptance and scholarship interview process. They also receive real-life skills like money management, social etiquette, and public speaking. As seniors, Leadership Track students are invited to apply for renewable scholarships worth up to $4,000 each.
This year marks the 66th year Blue Ridge has awarded college scholarships. To date, more than 523 area students and citizens have received over $678,000 to help them attend the college of their choice.
For more information about the Blue Ridge Energy Leadership Track, visit our website, BlueRidgeEnergy.com, click on the “Community” tab, or contact Tasha Rountree, director of community relations, at 759-8994 or trountree@blueridgeenergy.com,
Blue Ridge Energy is a member-owned electric cooperative serving some 80,000 members in Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, and Alleghany counties and parts of Wilkes, Avery, and Alexander counties. It also includes a propane heating fuels subsidiary and a business-to-business telecommunications subsidiary. Learn more at www.BlueRidgeEnergy.com.
Alleghany Student Awarded Scholarships from Blue Ridge Energy
(l-r) John Evans, Alleghany District & Operations Manager; Bryan Edwards, Blue Ridge Energy Alleghany Board Member; Ethan Callari, Scholarship Recipient; Johnny Wishon and Mitch Franklin, Blue Ridge Energy Alleghany Board Members
Blue Ridge Energy recently awarded $32,000 in college scholarships to 14 students across its service area seeking to further their academic goals. The scholarships are part of the Blue Ridge Energy Leadership Track program, designed to help high school students better prepare for acceptance into the college of their dreams. In Alleghany County, one student received $4,000.
Ethan Callari, son of Wayne McKenley and Stephanie Bombria, received $4,000 to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Blue Ridge Energy Leadership Track students begin college preparations in their freshman or sophomore year and develop leadership skills while preparing for the college acceptance and scholarship interview process. They also receive real-life skills like money management, social etiquette, and public speaking. As seniors, Leadership Track students are invited to apply for renewable scholarships worth up to $4,000 each.
This year marks the 66th year Blue Ridge has awarded college scholarships. To date, more than 523 area students and citizens have received over $678,000 to help them attend the college of their choice.
For more information about the Blue Ridge Energy Leadership Track, visit our website, BlueRidgeEnergy.com, click on the “Community” tab, or contact Tasha Rountree, director of community relations, at 759-8994 or trountree@blueridgeenergy.com,
Blue Ridge Energy is a member-owned electric cooperative serving some 80,000 members in Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, and Alleghany counties and parts of Wilkes, Avery, and Alexander counties. It also includes a propane heating fuels subsidiary and a business-to-business telecommunications subsidiary. Learn more at www.BlueRidgeEnergy.com.