COUNTY INFORMATION SERVICES: 724-852-5399 / Toll Free: 1-888-852-5399     >> homepage > News & Events > News Release > County Scholarships NINE SELECTED TO RECEIVE COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS News Release: July 12, 2011 Contact: Elizabeth Menhart, Communications Director/Tourism (724-852-5210) WAYNESBURG, PA — Nine Greene County high school graduates have been selected as the recipients of the 2011 County of Greene/Allegheny Energy Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to eligible graduating seniors who plan to attend Waynesburg University and represents a $1,000 award to be used toward each student’s first year of enrollment. All nine students will enter Waynesburg University this fall. The scholarships recipients are: Christian Berardi, Carmichaels Area High School. Berardi, the son of Hugo and Melodie Berardi of Carmichaels, will study nursing. Chad Bice, Mapletown High School. Bice, the son of Clyde Jr. and Deborah Bice of Greensboro, will study criminal justice. Joshuah Dains, Jefferson-Morgan High School. Dains, the son of Roy and Susan Dains of Clarksville, will study business administration. Wendy Dickerson, Mapletown High School. Dickerson, the daughter of Warren and Jennifer Dickerson of Bobtown, will study business administration. Joy Engle-Young, West Greene High School. Engle-Young, the daughter of Christopher and Carol Young of New Freeport, will study education. Amanda Hobe, Jefferson-Morgan High School. Hobe, the daughter of Tim and Mary Hobe of Rices Landing, will study forensic science. Bethany Orndoff, Waynesburg Central High School. Orndoff, the daughter of Robert and Beverly Orndoff of Waynesburg, will study secondary education-mathematics. Alyssa Spitznogle, Jefferson-Morgan High School. Spitznogle, the daughter of Jeffery and Carol Spitznogle of Clarksville, will study biology. MaryBeth Wood, Waynesburg Central High School. Wood, the daughter of Gary and Sandy Wood of Waynesburg, will study early childhood education. Group Picture of Scholarship Recipients "We are proud to congratulate our second annual group of scholarship winners," said Commissioner Pam Snyder, chair of the Board of Commissioners. “They are hard-working and gifted students, and they are truly deserving of this honor. We wish them well at Waynesburg University." The nine recipients met the scholarship’s criteria, which included a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.0 and acceptance to Waynesburg University entering as a new, non-transfer student for the Fall 2011 semester. Applicants also had to submit a list of honors and activities and responses to two essay questions. Scholarship applications were sent last fall to high schools in the county’s five school districts – Carmichaels Area, Central Greene, Jefferson-Morgan, Southeastern Greene and West Greene. Funding for the scholarship was made available through Allegheny Energy, Inc., as part of an agreement reached with Greene County in 2008 related to the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL) project. In the agreement, Allegheny Energy subsidiary Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company (TrAILCo) agreed to contribute $750,000 to the county for educational, environmental, public health and community infrastructure projects. In June 2009, the Greene County Commissioners and officials from Allegheny Energy, Inc. – which recently completed its merger with FirstEnergy Corp. – presented Waynesburg University with $100,000 to start the scholarship, and a second $100,000 gift was presented in 2010. The commissioners and officials from FirstEnergy recently made a final donation of $50,000 to the scholarship fund, bringing the total to $250,000 and ensuring the scholarship’s permanent endowment at Waynesburg University. During the scholarship’s inaugural year last year, five 2010 Greene County high school graduates each received $1,000 awards. The number of recipients has increased this year, allowing multiple students from each high school to receive $1,000 scholarships. Applications for the 2012 County of Greene/Allegheny Energy Scholarship will be available this fall for members of the 2012 graduating classes. For more information on the County of Greene/Allegheny Energy Scholarship, contact the Greene County Commissioners’ office at 724-852-5210 or the Waynesburg University Admissions office at 1-800-225-7393, or e-mail admissions@waynesburg.edu. For general information, please contact the Information Services at 724-852-5399 / Toll Free: 1-888-852-5399. County Office Building, 93 E. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370 Today's date is: Greene County Government Home