Five high school students from Central Virginia have each earned college scholarships awarded by the Educational Scholarship Foundation of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC).

The recipients are:

• Alicia Adams of Appomattox, a senior at Appomattox County High School and the daughter of Catherine Adams;

• Alexandra LaRosa of Palmyra, a senior at Fluvanna County High School and the daughter of Darlene and Terrence LaRosa;

• Rika Patterson of Gladstone, a senior at Nelson County High School and the daughter of Delores Patterson;

• Kaylee Wallace of Palmyra, a senior at Fluvanna County High School and the daughter of Gina Nester; and

• Christopher White of Appomattox, a senior at Appomattox County High School and the son of Kimberly White.

All of these students earned these scholarships based on a competitive screening process and were eligible because their parents are consumer-member of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative.

This year, the VMDAEC Educational Scholarship Foundation is awarding 39 $1,000 and nine $500 scholarships for a total of $43,500 – the largest dollar amount in the history of the Foundation.  Scholarships are awarded to deserving students who live in areas served by electric cooperatives in  Delaware, Maryland and Virginia and may used by the recipient for college tuition, fees and books.

The $1,000 scholarships are named in honor of Worth Hudson, the first chairman of the VMDAEC Educational Scholarship Foundation and former chairman of the board of directors of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Chase City, Va. Since its inception in 2000, the Foundation has awarded 262 scholarships totaling $171,500.                                                     

Founded in 1944, VMDAEC is the trade association for Central Virginia Electric Cooperative and the 15 other electric co-ops that serve Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. It is based in Glen Allen, Va. and provides safety and employee training, governmental relations, communications and other services to its members. For more information on VMDAEC and the scholarship program, visit www.vmdaec.com.

Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Nelson County with division offices in Appomattox and Fluvanna Counties, is a not-for-profit member-owned energy provider that serves over 34,000 homes, farms and businesses in portions of 14 Virginia counties and the Town of Gordonsville. For more information, go to www.forcvec.com.

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