2012 Wake Electric Scholarships

Wake Electric is currently accepting applications for the Wake Electric Scholarship Program. The deadline for submitting applications is March 30, 2012 by 5:00 p.m. Winners will be announced by the end of April, 2012.

The Fred M. Alford Memorial Scholarship

Wake Electric awards one Fred M. Alford Memorial scholarship of $2,000. This scholarship is in memory of former Wake Electric employee Fred M. Alford.
Requirements for the Fred M. Alford Memorial Scholarship include:

• Must be a child of or under legal guardianship of a Wake Electric member or live in a home served by Wake Electric
• Must be a high school graduating senior (cannot already be attending college)
• Must pursue a four-year undergraduate baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution in North Carolina
  

Touchstone Energy® Scholarships

16 scholarships of $1,250 are awarded.  Requirements include:

• Must be a child of or under legal guardianship of a Wake Electric member or live in a home served by Wake Electric
• Must use these funds at a North Carolina college or university, community college, vocational or technical school
• Applicants can be a high school graduating senior or already enrolled full-time in a university, community college, vocational or technical school

Information Requirements

Applicants must provide the following:

• Completed application including financial information
• Application information MUST BE TYPED or application will be disqualified
• Transcript from high school, college or university, community college, vocational or technical school
• Two-page, double-spaced essay that describes the student’s career goals and how they intend to achieve them and explain why they believe they should receive the scholarship.  ESSAY MUST BE TYPED and should NOT be more than two-pages.  The essay should show a thoughtful and original approach.
• Three letters of recommendation (the judges prefer thoughtful and original observations)

To download an application click on this link 2012 Scholarship Application. The deadline to submit applications to the Wake Electric Scholarship Program is March 30, 2012 by 5:00 p.m. Any applications received after the March 30 deadline (even if they are postmarked March 30) will be disqualified. Applicants will be notified of their status by the end of April, 2012.

If you have any questions, please contact Wake Electric at communications@wemc.com or (919) 863.6312.

The Wake Electric Scholarship Program is funded through voluntary member and employee donations through the Operation RoundUp program.

2011 Wake Electric Scholarship Winners

For 2011, Wake Electric awarded 17 college scholarships equaling a total of $22,000. 

The Fred M. Alford Memorial Scholarship ($2,000) was awarded to:

Kenan Lee Wilkinson Drum of North Raleigh Christian Academy.

The Touchstone Energy Scholarship winners are:

• Betsy Ann Dickerson of J.F. Webb School of Health and Life Sciences
• Cody Marshall Tuck of South Granville High School
• Caroline Elizabeth Kelly of Wakefield High School
• Ashley Nicole Cannady of Franklinton High School
• Melanie Dawn McCaskey of Wake Forest-Rolesville High School
• April Nicole Williford of East Wake Arts, Education and Global Studies
• Megan Camille Crayton of UNC Wilmington
• Erin Paisley Davis of Louisburg High School
• Emily Caroline Connelly of Wake Forest-Rolesville High School
• April Rogers of NC Central University
• Ashlee Hannah Baucom of Campbell University
• Kelly Renee Hughes of Fleming Forest Christian School
• Rebekah Marie Ambrose of North Johnston High School
• Tully L. Erwin of Tabernacle Christian Academy
• Lindsay Tippett of North Johnston High School
• Christopher Ryan Phipps of Franklin Academy

Questions?

Call 919.863.6312 or 800.474.6300 or e-mail at communications@wemc.com.

Funding for scholarships is made possible by Wake Electric members and employees through the Operation Round-Up Program. Operation Round-Up allows Wake Electric members to round up their electric bill to the next highest dollar and donate that amount to the program. For example, if your electric bill for the month is $91.85, your bill would be rounded up to $92.00 and the extra 15 cents would be donated to Operation Round-Up.