SECO 2009 scholarship winners
Sumterville, FL – Twelve graduating seniors from Sumter Electric Co-op’s service territory were each awarded $2,500.00 scholarships at a special recognition ceremony at SECO’s headquarters building in Sumterville on May 18th, 2009.

Standing from left to right: Skye Pepe (Citrus High School), Jordan Lewis (Williston High School), Nezla Jans (West Port High School), Elizabeth Wall (South Sumter High School), Katherine Fischer (The Villages High School), Cristina Tremante (Citrus High School), SECO CEO James Duncan, Julie Earles (South Sumter High School), Alison Brooks (South Sumter High School), Wendy Roth (Lake Weir High School), Lydia Greiner (Citrus High School), Christopher Boogar (Tavares High School), and Wren Murphy (Deland High School) was not available for the photo.

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Sumterville, FL – Jim Duncan, CEO of Sumter Electric Cooperative, today announced that 12 graduating seniors from SECO’s service territory have each won $2,500 scholarships from the Cooperative. According to Duncan, SECO’s scholarship program began in 1996 when the SECO Board of Trustees first approved it. Since then, including this year’s winners, SECO has awarded 172 scholarships to deserving high school seniors.

Duncan said, “With today’s high cost of a college education, every dollar that can be dedicated to the pursuit of higher education is important. At SECO we’re very proud of the young people in our service territory and we hope that, following college, some of them will bring their new found skills and knowledge back to our area. We wish our scholars well as they pursue their academic endeavors.” This year a record 176 qualified applicants were evaluated based on their scholastic achievements, school and community service activities, and financial need.

The 12 SECO Scholars for 2009 are:

These outstanding seniors were selected by SECO’s Scholarship Committee of independent educators from the application materials submitted by each student. The Committee members come from the Sumter, Lake, Marion, and Citrus county school systems. Scholarship recipients and their families will be honored at a special reception at SECO’s headquarters building in Sumterville at 3:30 p.m. on May 18, 2009.

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