Three NW Ohio students take home 4,200 in statewide scholarships | Education
COLUMBUS — EricaRae Herrick of Swanton, Eric Thornell of Antwerp and Kiersten Cline of Hicksville each won $1,400 scholarships in the Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives scholarship competition. The three winners took top honors in their individual co-op’s scholarship competition before moving to the statewide level.
Herrick, the daughter of Amy Herrick and Rebecca Kincaid, was sponsored by Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. She is a senior at Liberty Center High School.
Thornell, the son of Garrett and Amy Thornell, was sponsored by Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative, Inc. He is a senior at Antwerp Local High School.
Cline, the daughter of Pete Cline and Sarah Vogelsong, was sponsored by North Western Electric Cooperative. She is a senior at Fairview High School.
Twenty-four students representing 24 electric cooperatives in Ohio competed for $41,800 in scholarship awards.
The state’s electric cooperatives, all Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, provide electricity to more than 380,000 homes and businesses in 77 of Ohio’s 88 counties.
Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative serves more than 12,900 members in Paulding, Putnam, Defiance, Van Wert, and Allen counties in Ohio, and Adams and Allen counties in Indiana. Bryan-based North Western Electric Cooperative (NWEC) is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric utility that serves nearly 5,900 consumers in Williams, Defiance, Henry and Paulding counties. Malinta-based Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative serves more than 4,300 members in Ohio’s Henry, Fulton, Putnam, Wood and Lucas counties.
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