Colquitt EMC awards $396,000 in scholarships

Published 2:23 pm Saturday, August 10, 2019

By Staff reports

Colquitt EMC hosted a Scholarship Reception at VSU’s University Center. Pictured are attendees: First row, seated, Lauren Freeman, Morgan Sysskind, Rose Sysskind, Kasey McQuitty, Anna Grace Glorius, Alyssa Hardy, Maria Alvarez, Shelby Henderson and Mehvish Durrani. Second row, Jeffrey Culpepper, Rachel DeVane, James Bennett, Garren Powell, Adam Shoemaker, Andrea Person, Vicky Watts, Karla Hernandez Diaz, Victoria Redding and Kelsey Morton. Third row, Robert Rudd, Dalton Smith, John Miller, Tyler Alonso, Cameron Johnson, William Fisher, Caleb North, Miles Stalvey and Kailey Fussell.

MOULTRIE, Ga. — Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation recently awarded $396,000 in scholarships to deserving students. One hundred forty-four students were honored with scholarships to colleges and universities with campus locations in Colquitt EMC’s service area. Since 2006, Colquitt EMC has granted over $3.1 million to over 1,000 students in academic scholarships. “We are proud to have the opportunity to support members in furthering their education,” said Danny Nichols, General Manager of Colquitt EMC. The scholarships are made possible through Georgia legislation that allows unclaimed capital credits to be used for education in the communities served by EMC’s. Colquitt EMC, a member owned cooperative, provides electricity to 44,272 members in Colquitt, Cook, Berrien, Brooks, Lowndes, Tift, and Worth counties.  

 

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