//For Immediate Release//
Dafter, Mich. (May 14, 2024) – Cloverland Cares excitedly announces 13 scholarship recipients in 2024. The Cloverland Cares scholarship is available to high school seniors or any member returning to school to complete a degree. Scholarship applications were evaluated based on an essay, financial need, school involvement, community service and work experience, educational and career goals, plus supporting letters of recommendation. Each recipient will be awarded a one-time scholarship.
Eligible schools include Lake Superior State University, Bay Mills Community College, Les Cheneaux Culinary School, Great Lakes Boat Building School and utility-tech programs offered at Alpena Community College, Lansing Community College and Northern Michigan University.
“We extend well wishes to our 13 scholarship recipients as they pursue their future career and educational endeavors,” said Cloverland Electric’s President and CEO, Mike Heise. “Congratulations to all recipients who are great examples of ambition and determination!”
Cloverland Cares scholarship funds are available through donations from American Transmission Company, Wisconsin Energy Corporation, Cloverland Electric Cooperative and member donations from monthly bill roundups.
Scholarship recipients will be honored at Cloverland Electric Cooperative’s Annual Meeting of the Members at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Lake Superior State University’s Arts Center. All Cloverland members are welcome to attend the annual meeting. More information is available on Cloverland.com.
Spring 2024 Cloverland Cares Scholarship Winners:
Utility Tech Programs:
- Trevor Sharpe, Alpena Community College
- Landen Mayer, Alpena Community College
EUP Area Schools
- Brendan Gross, Lake Superior State University – business administration and marketing
- Oona Burton, Bay Mills Community College – business administration, office administration and early childhood education
- Evah Henderson, Lake Superior State University – accounting
- Joseph Kasprzak, Lake Superior State University – kinesiology
- Stacy Bishop, Lake Superior State University – robotics engineering
- Madison Mundy, Lake Superior State University – natural resources technology
- Sawyer Dowd, Lake Superior State University – psychology and pre-law
- John Kowalski, Lake Superior State University – robotics engineering
- Josephine Sorquist, Les Cheneaux Culinary School
- Evan Roe, Lake Superior State University – early childhood education
- Timothy Edington, Lake Superior State University – paramedic
Cloverland Cares is a nonprofit bill round up program that generates funds to contribute back to the communities served by Cloverland Electric Cooperative.
Cloverland Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit, member-owned utility located in Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula. With over 4,000 miles of line and 43,000 meters, Cloverland serves 34,000 residential, commercial and industrial members in Chippewa, Mackinac, Luce, Schoolcraft and Delta counties.
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For more information, contact: Abby Bell, Communications Specialist
906-440-0609 | abell@cloverland.com