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Receiving the Melissa Segars scholarship allows Domaleski to focus more on her studies rather than worrying about paying for her school expenses.įrances Pass, a culinary arts student at Southern Crescent Technical College, applied for the Technical scholarship two years ago and did not receive it. “I’m paying for college on my own,” she said. Victoria Domaleski, a Georgia State University student studying Early Childhood Education, received a Melissa Segars scholarship in 2017. He is interested in Human Resources and recruiting as well as human-centered design. When Johnson graduates, he would like to use his engineering and psychology for human-centered work in tech fields. He does new student outreach for Yale’s Afro-American Cultural Center is a part of the Student Activities Committee the Black Men’s Union and serves as a first-year counselor helping to mentor new students. Yale offered Johnson a good financial aid package, but having the Melissa Segars scholarship “helped with the anxiety of the transition.” The extra $3,000 award covered costs that other financial aid did not.įast forward to 2017, Johnson, a senior double-majoring in mechanical engineering and psychology, is active on campus.

That was where Coweta-Fayette EMC’s Melissa Segars scholarship came in. After the initial excitement, he thought about Yale’s “really big sticker price tag.” “I honestly kind of forgot about it,” he said of applying to Yale. What he didn’t expect to see was his mother in the doorway, holding a large acceptance packet from Yale. Johnson wanted to go to Duke, but when Duke waitlisted him, he was convinced he would study at University of Georgia instead. Johnson, already dedicated to serving his community, participated in QuestBridge, which is a matchmaking-type service that pairs high-achieving, low-income students with elite colleges around the nation.

Michael Johnson, then a Senior at Whitewater High School in Fayetteville, applied for the Melissa Segars Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Community Service after hearing about it from his mother. In 2014, one of Coweta-Fayette EMC’s Melissa Segars scholarship recipients suddenly found he was bound for Yale University.

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Write a two-page autobiographical sketch with references to plans and goals for the future.

Be accepted or enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at any accredited two-year or four-year university, college, or vocational-technical institute in Georgia.

Live in a primary residence serviced by Central Georgia EMC.

The award pays tribute to the late Walter Harrison, a pioneer in the rural electrification movement and a leader at the local, state, and national levels in the electric cooperative program. The scholarship is awarded to students who excel in the areas of GPA, SAT scores, academic standing, scholastic honors, and demonstrate financial need. The Walter Harrison Scholarship, named for one of Georgia's true electric pioneers and state leaders, was created in 1985 by the board of directors of the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation. The $1,000 scholarship can be used to defray educational costs at any accredited two- or four-year university, college or vocational-technical institute in Georgia. We annually offer the prestigious Walter Harrison Scholarship, a program sponsored by the EMCs in Georgia. Central Georgia EMC is pleased to play a part in helping our customer-owners pursue their dream of a college education.