FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
August 16, 2010
Contact:
Elizabeth Blevins, Director, Office of Communications
Phyllis Noah, Communications Coordinator
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Eric Braun, executive director of Shawnee State
University’s Development Foundation, accepts a check for
$25,000 from Jon Buck, manager of Community Affairs, AEP
Ohio, for scholarship funds as part of a workforce
development initiative designed to help low income Ohioans
compete for jobs.
Shawnee State Announces New AEP Ohio Scholarship to
Develop Ohio Workforce
AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has
donated $25,000 in scholarship funds to the Shawnee State
University Development Foundation as part of a workforce
development initiative designed to help low income Ohioans
compete for jobs in an evolving economy.
“In times
like these, AEP Ohio along with other businesses and
government must work together to help Ohio families compete
for jobs,” said Joseph Hamrock, AEP Ohio president and chief
operating officer. “We are pleased to be able to offer these
scholarships to Ohioans in need of help to upgrade their
skills.”
Eligible
recipients will be AEP Ohio customers at or below 200
percent of the 2009-2010 Federal Poverty Guidelines.
Scholarships will be awarded to those who are seeking an
education or upgrading their skills, particularly in utility
industry careers.
“AEP Ohio is
a community partner that understands the importance of
educational opportunity in Southern Ohio,” said Development
Foundation Executive Director Eric Braun. “Not only does AEP
Ohio give back to its customers by funding Shawnee State
scholarships, it also supports programming on campus, and
oftentimes provides job opportunities for Shawnee State
students and graduates.”
The
scholarships will be administered through the Shawnee State
University Development Foundation and applicants may apply
for the scholarships through the Shawnee State University
Office of Financial Aid.
AEP Ohio’s
Partnership With Ohio (PWO) Fund is a three-year $15 million
shareholder-funded program that provides additional help to
Ohio’s needy families.
The programs
are designed to include families with incomes up to 200
percent of the federal poverty level, a segment of the
population that often does not qualify for state and federal
aid.
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