2012 IMUA Scholarship Program Applications Available
Four $500 Scholarships to be Awarded
The City of St. Charles, in partnership with the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association (IMUA), is offering four (4) $500 scholarships to eligible high school students. To be eligible, applicants must be high school seniors whose parents or legal guardians are residential customers of City of St. Charles utilities. Eligible students must submit an application and essay of 500 words or less addressing their choice of one of three (3) utility-related questions.
Copies of applications and questions were sent to area high schools and also are available at the front desk of Municipal Building, 2 E. Main Street, St. Charles. Applications are due by Friday, March 9, 2012.
The scholarship program seeks to promote and recognize scholastic achievement, as well as create greater awareness among young adults of the many issues facing consumers and public power municipalities.
“Today’s energy providers, including municipally-owned and operated utilities, face a myriad of economic, environmental and other challenges which warrant creative and innovative solutions,” said Glynn Amburgey, manager of Electric and Communication for the City of St. Charles. “Creating awareness of these issues among tomorrow’s leaders can be the first step in helping determine effective, long-term solutions, both now and into the future.”
This will be the 14th year IMUA has offered the program. “Since its inception, the IMUA scholarship program has proven to be a very popular and successful program for IMUA, its members and the communities it serves,” said Kevin M. Gaden, President & CEO of the IMUA. “Public power communities offer their customers a number of cost, service and other advantages compared to those served by other energy providers. IMUA’s scholarship program is another example of how municipally-owned and operated utility systems can help return value to their communities while at the same time, provide a measure of financial assistance to those students who wish to pursue a college education.”
A committee of municipal utility officials will select four (4) finalists, each of whom will receive a certificate and $500 scholarship award. Winners will be announced in April. For more information, contact IMUA at 217-789-4632.
