A photo collage of the 2022 Ramiro De La Paz Memorial Scholarship Recipients.
ROBSTOWN (May 23, 2022) – This year, Nueces Electric Cooperative (NEC) proudly awarded the Ramiro De La Paz Memorial Scholarships to 13 seniors from 10 high schools: Calallen High School, Orange Grove High School, Kaufer Early College High School, Veterans Memorial High School, San Diego High School, Three Rivers High School, George West High School, London High School, and Austwell-Tivoli High School.
Following our cooperative principle of education, training and information, NEC is honored to provide this scholarship program to our community. NEC awarded $20,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors, in an effort to support them as they strive to continue their educations.
Recipients of these scholarships are students who are planning to attend a university or trade school in the Texas area. All recipients displayed proof of exemplary grades and test scores, as well as dedication to community and school involvement. Each recipient received between $1,000-$4,000 in scholarship awards to help fund their academic pursuits.
Students receiving NEC’s 2021 Ramiro De La Paz Memorial Scholarships are:
Zailey Flannery - $4,000 John L. Sims scholarship recipient, Kaufer Early College High School
Andrea Valdez - $4,000 scholarship recipient, Three Rivers High School
Mason Ward. - $2,000 2-year college recipient, Calallen High School
Kennedy Barnett - $1,000 scholarship recipient, Calallen High School
Hallee Herrmann - $1,000 scholarship recipient, Orange Grove High School
Ciana Powell - $1,000 scholarship recipient, Kaufer Early College High School
Kara Johnson - $1,000 scholarship recipient, Calallen High School
Cole Hobbs- $1,000 scholarship recipient, Calallen High School
Alexis Alaniz - $1,000 scholarship recipient, Vetrans Memorial High School
Alejandra Trevino - $1,000 scholarship recipient, San Diego High School
James (Burke) O’Neil - $1,000 scholarship recipient, George West High School
Benjamin Torno - $1,000 scholarship recipient, London High School
Amy Brewer - $1,000 scholarship recipient, Austwell-Tivoli High School
“We congratulate the 2022 scholarship winners and are proud to reward the students for their academic success and dedication to their community,” says NEC Chief Executive Officer Varzavand “Avan” Irani. “As a not-for-profit cooperative, one of our guiding principles is ‘Commitment to Community,’ and I can’t think of a better way than a scholarship program to give back to the communities we serve and encourage our youth to be involved in their individual communities.
The NEC scholarship program is open to all high school seniors whose parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are NEC members. Applications and requirements for the 2023 NEC scholarship program will be available in the fall of 2022.
About Nueces Electric Cooperative
The mission of Nueces Electric Cooperative, Inc, a member-owned cooperative, is to help our members continually improve their quality of life by providing reliable and cost-effective electric service in a culture where safety is a priority.