The Nexstar Legacy Foundation recently awarded seven scholarships for a
total of $15,000 for the 2008-09 academic year. In its three-year history, the
foundation has awarded a total of $45,000 in scholarships.
Students who are eligible for the awards have a plumbing, heating, cooling or
electrical major at a university, community college or technical college, or
are enrolled in an apprenticeship program while employed by a licensed contractor.
For the second consecutive year, the Frank Blau Jr. scholarship ($6,000) was
awarded to
Margaret Shafer. She attends the University of Texas-Austin, and is transferring to the
Red McCombs School of Business to pursue a degree in business
administration.
- Benjamin Brown, $2,500; will attend Central Connecticut State University in the fall
with a major in HVAC mechanical engineering.
- Valerie Edward, $1,000; student in the Energy Technology (HVAC) program for the
associate degree of applied science at Henry Ford Community College in Michigan.
- David Hall, $1,000; employed as a full-time electrical apprentice at Wire Electric,
Kenmore, N.Y.
- John LaFleur, $1,000; HVACR student at Redstone College in
Colorado.
- Josh Roden, $2,500; mechanical engineering major at the University of Minnesota.
- David Wahl, $1,000; a plumbing apprentice at Gillece PHCE,
Bethel Park, Pa., and a student at the Associated Master Plumbers of Allegheny
County plumbing school in
Pittsburgh.
