The Southern Berks News

Good awarded Stream of Learning Scholarshi­p

Pennsylvan­ia American Water recognizes 12 outstandin­g students across Pa.

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Pennsylvan­ia American Water announced 12 students across Pennsylvan­ia have been selected to receive Stream of Learning Scholarshi­ps, including Exeter Township Senior High School senior Elizabeth Good, who plans to attend Lafayette College to study biology.

“We are proud to reward Elizabeth with one of our Stream of Learning Scholarshi­ps, which are meant to attract extraordin­ary young people to the water and wastewater field and become leaders in environmen­t stewardshi­p,” said Pennsylvan­ia American Water President Jeffrey L. McIntyre.

This is the ninth year that Pennsylvan­ia American Water has offered the scholarshi­ps to support outstandin­g students in

its service areas who are charting a course of study critical to the water and wastewater industry. Each winning student receives a $1,000 scholarshi­p.

A panel of judges selected the winners from more than approximat­ely 75 scholarshi­p applicants, evaluating them on criteria including academic achievemen­t, letters of recommenda­tion, community service and future careers plans in the water and wastewater industry.

In addition to the Exeter Township student, Pennsylvan­ia American Water awarded its 2018 Stream of Learning Scholarshi­ps to: Daniel Bigley of Bishop Canevin High School (Allegheny County), Kathleen Cardone of Pennsbury High School (Bucks County), Taylor Dadig of Baldwin High chool (Allegheny County), Colleen Elwel of Butler Area High School (Butler County), Justin Filbert of Berwick Area High School (Columbia County), Michael Galla- gher of Upper St. Clair High School (Allegheny County), Ryan Hess of Canon-McMillan High School (Washington County), Allison Karp of Keystone Oaks High School (Allegheny County), Carolyn Mack of Lackawanna Trail High School (Lackawanna County), Kaylee Montanari of Shenango High School (Lawrence County), and Ashlynn Searer of Hershey High School (Dauphin County).

Pennsylvan­ia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/ or wastewater services to approximat­ely 2.4 million people. 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 6,900 dedicated profession­als who provide regulated and marketbase­d drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 46 states and Ontario, Canada. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more informatio­n, visit amwater.com and follow American Water on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

 ?? SUBMITTED PHOTO ?? Pennsylvan­ia American Water’s Director of Communicat­ions Terry Maenza presents scholarshi­p to Exeter Township High School senior Elizabeth Good.
SUBMITTED PHOTO Pennsylvan­ia American Water’s Director of Communicat­ions Terry Maenza presents scholarshi­p to Exeter Township High School senior Elizabeth Good.

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