Forty (40) high school seniors will enroll in a four-year college/university, community college, and/or vocational school in Alabama this year with help from the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) and its Members through the 2022 AMEA Scholarship Program.
Each of the 40 scholarship recipients will receive a $2,500 scholarship for a total of $100,000 awarded in this year’s program. AMEA received 156 scholarship applications in the 2022 program.
Since 1992, AMEA and its Members have provided over $3 million in scholarships to the graduating high school seniors who receive their electric service from AMEA Members.
To be eligible for the AMEA scholarships, a student’s family must receive electric service from an AMEA Member city electric utility and the student must attend an Alabama college/university or vocational school.
“We take our role as a good corporate citizen seriously,” said Fred D. Clark, Jr., AMEA President & CEO. “That’s why we, along with our Members, support education initiatives, like the AMEA Scholarship Program, that contribute to making our state economically competitive. We congratulate this year’s scholarship winners.”
This year’s AMEA Academic Scholarship recipients are:
Parker Reid Daughtry, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Taylor Dean Harris, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Katelyn Summer Henderson, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Audrey Rose Owens, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Callie Olivia Anderson, Providence Christian School, Dothan
Larrison Grace Everett, Providence Christian School, Dothan
Charlie Thomas Malugen, Northside Methodist Academy, Dothan
Cassidy Leigh Perry, Ridgecrest Christian School, Dothan
Brooklynn Nicole Bailey, Fairhope High School, Fairhope
Madisyn Elizabeth Eddins, Fairhope High School, Fairhope
Reese Adam Houck, Fairhope High School, Fairhope
Molly Quinn McPherson, Fairhope High School, Fairhope
Ella Lauren Caldwell, Spanish Fort High School, Riviera Utilities
Ethan Grae Ferguson, Spanish Fort High School, Riviera Utilities
Galey Patricia McKelvain, Fairhope High School, Riviera Utilities
NyAsia Shanylia Chambers, LaFayette High School, LaFayette
John Robert Ramirez, Chambers Academy, LaFayette
Mattie Lee Reese, Chambers Academy, LaFayette
Madison La’Jai Davis, Lanett High School, Lanett
Jesilyn Marie Mabrey, Springwood School, Lanett
Ethan James Plank, Springwood School, Lanett
Minseong Cha, Luverne High School, Luverne
KeeShaun Kareem Glanton, Luverne High School, Luverne
Abby Leigh Whiddon, Crenshaw Christian Academy, Luverne
Hannah Grace Blackstock, Trinity Christian School, Opelika
Georgia Lorainne Duncan, Trinity Christian School, Opelika
Kerry Louisa Nell, Trinity Christian School, Opelika
Orah Makai Preston, Opelika High School, Opelika
Emily Faith Farmer, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Dawson Blake Morrison, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
William Perry Austin, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga Utilities Board
Katlyn Lee Boozer, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga Utilities Board
Emma Grace Hopkins, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga Utilities Board
Caroline Leigh Hudgins, B.B. Comer Memorial High School, Sylacauga Utilities Board
This year’s AMEA Community College, and/or Vocational/Trade School Scholarship recipients include:
Josiah Michael Gardner, Baldwin County Virtual School, Riviera Utilities
Ariana Rene Story, LaFayette High School, LaFayette
Bobby Lee Moore, Lanett High School, Lanett
Aniyah Elese’ McGhee-Burnett, Luverne High School, Luverne
Cayla LeeAnn Parris, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Emilee Lynn Parris, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
AMEA, a joint action agency formed in 1981, is the wholesale power provider for 11 public power utilities in Alabama, which serve approximately 350,000 customers in the cities of Alexander City, Dothan, Fairhope, Foley, LaFayette, Lanett, Luverne, Opelika, Piedmont, Sylacauga and Tuskegee.