NWEC is proud to present $7,000 in scholarships to seven local students through four scholarship opportunities. A panel of Defiance College judges selected Grace Schroeder of Edgerton and Jacob Pollard of Fairview High School as the first-place winners of the Children of Members Scholarship. Each senior was awarded a $1,500 scholarship from the cooperative.

Grace will go on to represent NWEC in the Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives statewide scholarship competition this spring, where finalists will compete for up to $3,800 in additional funds. 

Second-place honors with $750 scholarships go to Kyler Baird of Hicksville High School and Emma Shuman of Hicksville High School. 

Gertrude Studer Memorial Scholarship
Holly Stark (Edgerton High School) is the winner of the $500 Gertrude Studer Memorial Scholarship, awarded by NWEC and the Edgerton Area Foundation. The scholarship honors the memory of the longtime member whom the scholarship is named after.

Touchstone Energy Achievement Scholarship
Kaden Cummins of Montpelier High School is the winner of the $1,000 Touchstone Energy Achievement Scholarship, which is awarded to a student who has overcome a significant challenge in pursuit of his or her goals. 

PowerUP Technical Scholarship
Grace Bok from Fairview High School is the winner of the $1,000 PowerUP Technical Scholarship, which is awarded to a graduating senior who will be enrolling in a technical program or an adult currently enrolled in an accredited technical program.  Grace will go on to represent NWEC in the Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives statewide Technical Scholarship competition this spring, where finalists will compete for additional funds. 

NWEC is committed to empowering the communities it serves through one of its cooperative principles, “Education, Training, and Information,” which aims to uplift the next generation of leaders and help them with career preparation expenses. Each year, scholarship applications become available in December.