Liberty Utilities awards scholarships to seven students

Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/09/2015 - 5:22pm

Liberty Utilities has announced the winners of their annual high school and community college scholarships for students living within the utility’s service territory.

South Tahoe High School – Priya Patel
Loyalton High School – Cheyenne Little

Coleville High School – Joel Gomez
North Tahoe High School – Johanna Gur
Portola High School – Saul Juarez
Truckee High School – Aaron Kuyper
Lake Tahoe Community College – Antonio Benitez

Each high school senior will receive a $500 award, and the community college student will receive a $750 award. A Liberty Utility representative attended each of the school’s awards ceremony to personally congratulate the student and present the check.

“We’re very pleased to once again offer these scholarships to deserving students,” said Mike Smart, President of Liberty Utilities-California. “We truly enjoy supporting the communities we serve in this manner.”

This is the third consecutive year that Liberty has provided these awards.