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Scholarship Winners 2021

Sawnee Electric Foundation Awards $100,000 in Scholarships to Outstanding Local Students
Wednesday | April 7, 2021
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(CUMMING, GA)  The Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation (Foundation) announced today that it has awarded twenty (20) local high school seniors each with a $5,000 scholarship in accordance with its mission to support education in the areas served by Sawnee EMC.  “The Youth Scholarship Program is a shining example of what the Foundation and Sawnee EMC are all about; which is the commitment to be a partner and supporter in the various communities the Cooperative serves,” states Blake House, Vice President of Sawnee EMC’s Member Services. 

Sawnee EMC Foundation scholarship recipients for 2021 are:
  

  • Mr. Logan Carras             Sequoyah High School 
  • Ms. Jasmine Song            Lambert High School 
  • Ms. Annsley Anglin           Dawson County High School
  • Mr. Christopher Kelly        West Forsyth High School
  • Ms. Emily Baldwin            Creekview High School
  • Mr. Kevin Maranto            West Forsyth High School
  • Ms. Colby Louise Hetzel   West Forsyth High School
  • Ms. Valerie Ponomarev    Chattahoochee High School
  • Ms. Grace Lim                  Denmark High School
  • Ms. Lauren Stephens       North Forsyth High School
  • Mr. Jeremy Brown            Creekview High School
  • Ms. Alana Murray             Alliance Academy
  • Ms. Vibha Mohan             South Forsyth High School
  • Ms. Kathleen Daly            Lambert High School
  • Ms. Elizabeth Keys          Dawson County High School
  • Ms. Tharini Kavitha          South Forsyth High School
  • Ms. Kylissa Katalinich      Chattahoochee High School
  • Ms. Katie Krznarich          Cambridge High School
  • Mr. Caleb Roberson         Dawson County High School
  • Ms. Quinn Benson            Forsyth Central High School

In the past fifteen (15) years, the Foundation has awarded a total of $952,500 in scholarships to 232 exceptional high schools seniors within Sawnee EMC’s seven-county service area.

“Supporting those in need in our communities, and helping these outstanding students continue their education is a key part of meeting the Foundation’s core mission,” states Ms. Deborah Pelfrey, Chairman of the Foundation’s Board.  

Questions about this program or the Sawnee Foundation can be found online at www.sawnee.com/round_up or directed to Mrs. Cindy Badgett, Director of External Affairs for Sawnee EMC at 678-455-1399 or via email at cindy.badgett@sawnee.com.

About Sawnee EMC and the Sawnee Foundation
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, a two-time J.D. Power recipient for best in customer service, is an electric distribution cooperative headquartered in Cumming, Georgia. Sawnee serves electricity to approximately 187,000 accounts in seven (7) counties of greater north Georgia.  The Sawnee Foundation was created in 2003 with the mission of providing charitable donations within the Sawnee communities.  The Foundation exists to enhance the way of life for those in need, with financial assistance to selected charitable organizations. Sawnee always stands ready to meet the needs of its members/owners. SEMC strives daily to live up to their motto…

“At Sawnee EMC, We’re More Than Electricity, We’re Service”.


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