American Water Announces Recipients of 2017 James LaFrankie Scholarship Awards
June 22 2017 - 02:00PM
Business Wire
American Water Honors Nine Students Nationwide
for Scholastic Achievement
American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded
water and wastewater utility company, today announced recipients of
the 26th annual James V. LaFrankie Scholarship Awards. The awards
were distributed nationwide to nine college-bound children of
full-time American Water employees who demonstrate an interest in
water-related industry occupational fields.
Out of 66 complete applications, an independent, third-party
organization has selected nine of the high school seniors based on
their outstanding high school records, academic honors,
participation in extracurricular activities and teacher
recommendations. The $1,000 scholarships are awarded for one year,
and may be renewed for up to three years based on the student’s
academic progress.
“We are proud to award these scholarships to such extraordinary
students who not only achieved the highest academic standards but
also have an interest in water-related industry occupational
fields,” said Melanie Kennedy, senior vice president of Human
Resources. “Since 1991, nearly 150 children have received those
four-year scholarships. We believe in supporting talented young
people who have so much to offer and who share our commitment to
protecting public health. We congratulate all of our winners and
look forward to witnessing their success and the great things they
will accomplish in the future.”
The scholarship award recipients are as follows:
- Veronica Alday of Voorhees,
N.J., daughter of Dante Alday, senior construction engineer in Mt.
Laurel, N.J.
- Catherine McGarry of Long
Valley, N.J., daughter of James McGarry, operations representative
in Long Valley, N.J.
- Hayley Newman of Sellersburg,
Ind., daughter of Aaron Newman, operations superintendent in
Jeffersonville, Ind.
- Jeri Oranski of St. Louis, Mo.,
daughter of George Oranski, senior design engineer in St. Louis,
Mo.
- Alexandra Pellock of Lumberton,
N.J., daughter of James Pellock, corporate development director in
Voorhees, N.J., and Lisa Pellock, financial analyst in Cherry Hill,
N.J.
- Allison Scalese of Egg Harbor
Twp, N.J. daughter of Beth Scalese, lead compensation analyst in
Voorhees, N.J.
- Joshua Seals of Carmel, Ind.,
son of Michael Seals, engineering manager in Greenwood, Ind.
- Emily Tierno of Marlton, N.J.,
daughter of Carmen Tierno, president of New York American
Water.
- Alec Watts of Harrisburg, Pa.,
son of Richard Watts, senior software engineer in Hershey, Pa.
The American Water Board of Directors established the
scholarship program in 1991 in honor of former American Water
president, James LaFrankie. LaFrankie demonstrated the value he
placed on college education by earning a degree at Georgetown
University night school while working days at the Alexandria
Virginia Water Company, now known as Virginia American Water. After
that, LaFrankie excelled, climbing the ladder to increasingly
responsible positions over his 44-year career with American Water,
retiring as the company’s president in 1991.
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the
largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly-traded water
and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,700
dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an
estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More
information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.
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