OLIVESBURG — Morgan Welch was awarded an Honorable Mention, $1,500 scholarship in the Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives Children of Members Scholarship competition on April 12.
Welch, the daughter of Mike and Misty Welch, was sponsored by Firelands Electric Cooperative, Inc. She is a senior at Crestview Local High School in Ashland.
There were 24 students representing each of Ohio’s electric distribution cooperatives competed for $44,200 in scholarship awards. Finalists competed in local scholarship competitions before advancing to the statewide competition.
Firelands Electric Cooperative, Inc., a Touchstone Energy® Cooperative, serves 9,195 members in four counties.
