Rocky Mountain Power Foundation funds scholarships

SALT LAKE CITY – Feb. 15, 2007 –Fifty Utah high school seniors are recipients of distinguished Horatio Alger Association scholarships and will receive $2,500 toward their higher education, thanks to the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation.

The winning students demonstrated success by maintaining their grades; participating in extracurricular activities; and taking an interest in their community while overcoming difficult personal circumstances. The scholarships are made possible by the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation, which has funded $125,000 in scholarships to assist Utah students in attaining a college education.

"We believe that students, who have faced adversity in their lives but who also have proven that they can excel academically while taking an interest in their community, are deserving of our support," said Richard Walje, chairman of the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation. "The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation is pleased to recognize these talented students with scholarships so that a college education and a solid academic foundation are within their reach."

This is the first year the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation has sponsored scholarships in Utah. The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation, the charitable arm of electric utility Rocky Mountain Power, has partnered with the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc., an organization comprised of Americans who have overcome adversity and humble beginnings to achieve success.

The Horatio Alger Association has a long-standing history of helping young people from across the nation triumph over adversity and is one of the nation’s largest scholarship providers. More information on the organization can be found at www.horatioalger.org .

Rocky Mountain Power and its parent company, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, are committed to supporting education in Utah and throughout the company’s service territory.

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, based in Des Moines, Iowa, is a global provider of energy services. Through its energy-related business platforms – PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Energy Company, CE Electric UK, Kern River Gas Transmission Company, Northern Natural Gas Company and CalEnergy – MidAmerican provides electric and natural gas service to more than 6.9 million customers worldwide. Information on MidAmerican is available on the Internet at www.midamerican.com .

Scholarship recipients are:
Maggie Alderman - Kanab High School, Kanab
Mackenzie Ambrose - Cedar City High School, Cedar City
Tylor Austad - Manti High School, Manti
Nicklaus Barker - Bonneville High School, South Ogden
Amanda Barlow - Woods Cross High School, Bountiful
Patricia Bradley - Manti High School, Manti
Joel Brown - Cyprus High School, Magna
Joshua Bryant - Mountain View High School, Orem
Joshua Bytendorp - Layton High School, Layton
Stephen Campbell - Bingham High School, South Jordan
Alyssa Chambers - American Fork High School, American Fork
Caitlin Christie - Canyon View High School, Enoch
Kendra Clifton - Roy High School, Roy
Sarah Collmeyer - Viewmont High School, Bountiful
Sandra Corbitt - Viewmont High School, Bountiful
Janelle Dapp - Granger High School, West Valley City
Tiffany Demings - Richfield High School, Richfield
Katrina Feil - Hunter High School, West Valley City
Melina Ghersi - Hillcrest High School, Midvale
Hillary Hanscom - Wayne High School, Lyman
Jeremy Heftel - Wasatch High School, Heber
Jessica Holland - Canyon View High School, Cedar City
Steven Houston - Delta High School, Leamington
Kyle Jameson - Payson Senior High School, Payson
Aaron Jensen - Wayne High School, Torrey
Jade Jolley - Lone Peak High School, Alpine
Brianna Kuypers - Cedar City High School, Cedar City
Heather Ledbetter - Cyprus High School, Magna
Lisa Lindow - Lone Peak High School, Highland
Bailee Lovell - Delta High School, Delta
Thomasina Morris - Utah County Academy of Sciences, Spanish Fork
Rui Ma - West High School, Salt Lake City
Katie MacDonald - Beaver High School, Beaver
Bruce Paredes - Mountain View High School, Orem
Alycia Parnell - Clearfield High School, Clearfield
Melinda Petersen - Bingham High School, South Jordan
Truedson Sandberg - Snow Canyon High School, Saint George
Mackenzie Scott - Skyline High School, Salt Lake City
Chelsea Sellers - Wayne High School, Hanksville
Jenny Singh - Kearns High School, Kearns
Brett Smith - Weber Senior High School
Marisha Spencer - North Sevier High School, Gunnison
Rachelle Stauffer - Clearfield High School, West Point
Tawnya Stewart - North Sanpete High School, Mt. Pleasant
Thyna Tham - Highland High School, Salt Lake City
Kristen Thornbrue - Copper Hills High School, South Jordan
Katana Waechtler - Mountain Crest High School, Hyrum
Caitlin Walls - Spanish Fork High School, Spanish Fork
Cassie Watson - Hurricane High School, Hurricane
Alison Yee - Olympus High School, Salt Lake City

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