For the ninth year Jackson Electric Cooperative (JEC) awarded scholarships for area students to attend college.  JEC again give $1,000 scholarships to eight deserving students who are the sons or daughters of JEC members.  Regardless of the school the applicant attends or plans to attend, the program is open to either graduating high school seniors or students currently enrolled in undergraduate studies at an institution of high learning.

Applications are available from area high school counselors and both JEC offices.  The application is also available for printing in .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format: Scholarship Ap.pdf   (If you need to download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader click here.)  The deadline for returning completed applications is 5 p.m. on April 10, 2009 to either JEC office.  Interested persons may contact Kay Frels in the Edna Office (361-782-7193, ext. 225).  Selections will be made by May 1, 2009.  Actual funding occurs after JEC has received the recipient's copies of payment and registration in the fall.  The recipient must maintain a 12-hour course load to be eligible for payment.

.High School Seniors interested in applying for a 2009 Scholarship must complete an essay on what they have done to prepare themselves toward a college degree. Additionally each applicant will need to submit a seven-semester high school transcript (plus any college work that is applicable) and fill out the JEC application to be used to verify membership status of parents.

Currently enrolled college students must complete an essay on their goals for the future and current college accomplishments. Each student must also provide a transcript from their current college and fill out JEC's application to be used to verify membership status of parents.

Funding for these scholarships comes from monies that would normally be escheated to the state. A portion of each year's escheated funds from unclaimed capital credit accounts are designated by State Comptroller’s Office to be used for these purposes. This is another benefit delivered from your cooperative membership and Jackson Electric Cooperative appreciates the opportunity to bring this service to you.

In 2008, scholarships were awarded to five graduating high school seniors and three students currently enrolled in a college undergraduate program.  These recipients are as follows:

Seth Labay is the son of Michael and Kathy Labay of Ganado and a 2008 graduate of Ganado High School.  Seth plans to pursue his dream of being a coach..

Adam Louis Gurecky is the son of Edward and Diana Gurecky who live in the Blessing area and a 2008 graduate of Tidehaven High School.  He plans to attend Wharton County Junior College, then Texas A&M University to obtain a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Matthew Hickl is the son of Pat and Cheryl Hickl of El Maton and a 2008 graduate of Tidehaven High School .  He will pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Travis Corporon is the son of Victor and Barbara Corporon of Palacios and a 2008 graduate of Tidehaven High School. He plans to attend Texas A&M-Galveston to work toward a degree in Ocean Engineering..

Molly Quinn is the daughter of Kerry and Sheila Quinn of Edna and a 2008 graduate of Edna High School.  Her plans are to major in pre-med at Mary Hardin-Baylor.

Tiffany Zwahr is the daughter of Darrel and Cynthia Zwahr of Needville.  She is a student at Sam Houston State University pursuing a degree in Education.

Kristin Reddoch is the daughter of Eric and Liz Reddoch of Van Vleck and a student at University of Houston.  She is a biomedical engineering major.

Georgia Gilzow is the daughter of Sydney and Fay Gilzow of Bay City and a student at Lamar University. She is a senior Mechanical Engineering and Physics double major with minors in Space Science and Mathematics.