Butler County REC is awarding Easton Richards of Ionia and Caleb Sinnwell of Nashua with $500 scholarships.
Richards, a senior at Nashua-Plainfield High School, is planning to attend college to work toward becoming a licensed electrician.
Sinnwell, also a senior at Nashua-Plainfield High School, is planning to attend Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon to earn a two-year powerline technology program degree.
High school seniors pursuing a degree in a technical/trade industry that supports the cooperative business model and/or electric line apprenticeship program and who live within the cooperative’s service territory are eligible. These programs include control room/dispatch, electrical engineering, electrical technology, industrial instrumentation and control, powerline, powerline technology renewables and substation technician.
This scholarship is awarded without regard to other awards, loans or financial assistance the applicant may have obtained. The award of the scholarship is based on grade-point average, work experience and participation in school and community activities.
