MECHANICSBURG, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pennsylvania American Water today announced that 10 students across
Pennsylvania have been selected to receive $1,000 scholarships through
its Stream of Learning scholarship program. Now in the program’s 10th
year, Pennsylvania American Water offers scholarships to support
outstanding students from its service areas who are charting a course of
study critical to the water and wastewater industry.
A panel of judges selected the winners from more than approximately 50
scholarship applicants, evaluating them on criteria including academic
achievement, community service, career aspirations in the water and
wastewater industry and letters of recommendation.
“We are proud to reward these accomplished and ambitious students with
our Stream of Learning Scholarships, and we hope they each can build
successful careers in the industry while becoming our commonwealth’s
next generation of environmental leaders,” said Pennsylvania American
Water President Jeffrey McIntyre.
Pennsylvania American Water awarded its 2019 Stream of Learning
Scholarships to:
- Katherine Bowser of Lincoln High School (Lawrence County)
- Ian Chaudhari of Peters Township High School (Washington County)
- Hannah Chop of Canon-McMillan High School (Washington County)
-
Brandon Feltman of Milton Area Senior High School (Northumberland
County) - Makayla Gallegos of Lewisburg Area High School (Union County)
- Addison George of Shenango High School (Lawrence County)
- Kevin Grodzki of Wyoming Valley West High School (Luzerne County)
- Henry Mongrain of Canon-McMillan High School (Washington County)
- Joseph Power of Spring-Ford Area High School (Montgomery County)
- Gabriella Spadafora of Indiana Area Senior High School (Indiana County)
“The water and wastewater industry desperately needs to continue
attracting extraordinary young people to the field to keep up with the
growing demands of building and maintaining critical infrastructure,
protecting the environment, and developing new technologies to operate
efficiently and keep up with increasingly stringent regulations,”
McIntyre continued. “We are pleased to help some of our best and
brightest local students with their first years of college, and we hope
they will think of us again in their future professions.”
Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK),
is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing
high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to
approximately 2.4 million people. With a history dating back to 1886,
American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S.
publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company
employs more than 7,100 dedicated professionals who provide regulated
and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services
to more than 14 million people in 46 states. American Water provides
safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to
make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com
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Contacts
Laura Martin
T: 304-340-2089
C: 304-932-7158
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