PEC awards $100K in scholarships
35 outstanding local students win $2,500-5,000
PEC is proud to announce the recipients of our 2020 scholarships. A total of 35 outstanding students received $100,000 in awards ranging from $2,500 to $5,000. Due to state and local regulations regarding COVID-19, we were unable to hold a reception for this year’s winners. Instead, recipients were mailed a packet that included a congratulations letter and a sign announcing them as a scholarship winner. We also asked recipients to take a photo with their sign.
Recipients were selected from over 250 applications by a panel of independent judges based on their applicant profiles, including academic performance, community involvement, extracurricular activities, and financial need. Applicants also submitted an essay in which they identified how a PEC scholarship would help them achieve their educational and career goals.
“PEC’s scholarship program is just one of the many ways the cooperative supports local students,” said PEC Youth Engagement Representative Celeste Mikeska. “We are proud to play a small part in shaping the futures of these exceptional students as they continue their education and become leaders of our communities.”
PEC has supported local students through its scholarship program for more than 20 years. By supporting these local students, the program illustrates PEC’s commitment to the cooperative principle of “concern for communities.”
These scholarships can be used to pay expenses at any accredited university, college, junior college, technical school, or trade school. To learn more about PEC’s scholarship program, visit pec.coop/scholarship.
$5,000 recipients
Barbara Gano, Leander High School
Brandon Robinson, Canyon Lake High School
Carson Hall, Dripping Springs High School
Kassidy LaForge, Smithson Valley
Talia Hanley, James Bowie High School
$2,500 recipients
Abigail Greene, Home School, Marble Falls
Alejandro Perez , Dripping Springs High School
Allegra Parker, Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Brylee Brandt, Liberty Hill High School
Caitlin Canada, Boerne Samuel V Champion HS
Carly Atwell, Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Christopher Gearing, Dripping Springs High School
Clayton Atkison, Burnet High School
Constantinos Skevofilax, Westwood High School
Cristina Kappmeyer, St. Michael’s Catholic Academy
Elizabeth Kubacki, AESA Prep Academy
Emily Norton, Faith Academy of Marble Falls
Holley Wright, Lampasas High School
Ibraheem Moosa, Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Jack O’Brien, James Bowie High School
Jessica Schmok, Dripping Springs High School
Joel Deleon, Lehman High School
Jonah Kelley, Lago Vista High School
Kenadee Stewart, Marble Falls High School
Kyler Meyers, Dripping Springs High School
Lauren Walker, Wimberley High School
Lindsi Thormahlen, Navarro High School
Madeleine Morris, Canyon Lake High School
Madison Haas, Primwood Academy
Mitchell Barnett, Blanco High School
Samuel Heidler, Jack C Hays High School
Shantika Ramsingh, Liberty Hill High School
Thomas Hristov, Lago Vista High School
Tyler Swan, Copperas Cove High School
Vani Shah, Westwood High School