Northwestern REC Students Awarded Scholarships

Eleven Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association Scholarships in Memory of William F. Matson were recently awarded to outstanding students whose homes are served by rural electric cooperatives. Two of those students are Northwestern REC members, Sarah Bristow and Ian MacKenzie.

Sarah Bristow is a freshman at Bryn Mawr College, where she plans to pursue a degree in the medical field. She is an honors graduate of Saegertown High School, where she participated in Chamber Singers, Key Club, National Honor Society, and the Junior Engineering and Technical Society Team. Sarah is the daughter of Geoff and Renee Bristow of Saegertown.

Ian MacKenzie has been home-schooled all of his life. He is the Erie Junior Chess Champion, and also plays baseball, basketball and floor hockey. He is attending Geneva College in Beaver Falls, where he is majoring in chemistry. He is the son of Robert and Robin MacKenzie of Union City.

PREA Scholarships are awarded each year to students from rural electric cooperative service areas in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Selection is based on academic excellence, cooperative membership, community involvement and need. The scholarship program is named for William F. Matson, who served for 22 years as president of PREA and Allegheny until his death in June 1986. More than 500 students applied for scholarships this year.