COLUMBUS, OH - Congratulations to the 2024 winners of OEC’s Children of Members Scholarship contest!
High school seniors from member households representing each of the 24 Ohio-based electric distribution cooperatives, competed for 10 scholarships.
A panel of independent judges reviewed applications and essays submitted by the students to determine the winners.
Each candidate has such remarkable talent, dedication, and passion. The determining factor was the finalists’ knowledge of the Seven Cooperative Principles, and how they communicated their personal connection to those principles.
Here is the list of winners:
- Sam Howard, South Central Power, $4,300
- Kathryn Bell, Buckeye Rural, $3,300
- Ava Loch, Hancock-Wood, $2,800
- Tara Rice, URE, $2,700
- Michael Gale, Lorain-Medina, $2,600
- Ella Saal, Holmes-Wayne, $2,500
- Zoe Billenstein, Darke REC, $2,400
- Hannah McKinniss, Mid-Ohio, $2.300
- Chelsea Erford, Paulding Putnam, $2,200
- Darcie Reinhart, Consolidated, $2,100
The following students received $1,700 honorable mention scholarships, and are listed alphabetically by last name:
- Riley Barhorst, Pioneer, $1,700
- Kirsten Campbell, Adams, $1,700
- Hannah Chaffee, North Central, $1,700
- Kaden Dowler, Washington, $1,700
- Joseph Guisinger, North Western, $1,700
- Mia Holmes, Firelands, $1,700
- Sasha Kroeger, Butler, $1,700
- Brendan Kronberg, Tri-County, $1,700
- Kamryn McGinnis, Frontier, $1,700
- Isabella Mullins, The Energy Cooperative, $1,700
- Ty Post, Midwest Electric, $1,700
- Andrew Rankin, Carroll, $1,700
- Caleb Stanberry, Guernsey-Muskingum, $1,700
- Joslin Wilber, Logan County, $1,700
OEC extends heartfelt congratulations to all the winners and their parents, and is grateful for the participation and enthusiasm of the students.
