San Patricio Electric Cooperative awarded 20 scholarships, worth $5,000 each, to area students who will pursue a higher education in the fall. Five of these scholarships were reserved for students who plan to pursue a vocational or technical trade.  The remaining 15 scholarships were awarded to students planning to pursue a degree at a college or university. Recipients were selected by an independent scholarship committee who evaluated applications based on leadership abilities, community involvement, academic achievement and financial need.

The award is paid over four semesters, provided the student meets the standards established for the scholarship program. Each semester, the student must submit records showing they have successfully completed a full course load (12 hours or more), are enrolled as a full-time student for the upcoming semester and have maintained a GPA of 2.5 or greater. The scholarship program, made possible through the San Patricio Electric Education Trust, is open to high school seniors in the SPEC’s nine-county service area. To be eligible, students must be enrolled at an area high school or in a non-traditional education setting, such as homeschooling. In addition, the student’s parents or guardians must be members of the cooperative.

The recipients for SPEC’s 2016 scholarship are as follows: 

Clara Aguirre, Refugio HS

Moses Alfaro, Mathis HS

Mia Auster, Odem-Edroy HS

Callun Brown, Homeschool

John Carabajal III, A.C. Jones HS

Lauren Carroll, George West HS

Nathan Davis, George West HS

Tristan Frerich, Odem-Edroy HS

Erin Gallagher, Orange Grove HS

Ashley Granderson, Three Rivers JR/SR HS

Mollee Herrmann, George West HS

Cullen Hughes, Skidmore-Tynan HS

Richard Chase Jurach, Sinton HS

Levi Lansford, Three Rivers JR/SR HS

Roberto Luna, A.C. Jones HS

Isaac Martinez,  Sinton HS

Victoria Mercado, A.C. Jones HS

Beau Mixon, George West HS

Collin Schroeder, Sinton HS

Mathew Smith, Three Rivers JR/SR HS