UNIVERSITY PARK – The Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 Workforce Development Scholarships. The monies are raised during the CBICC’s annual “Open for Business” golf tournament. The tournament will be held this year at Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center on July 31. Since its inception, the Workforce Development Scholarship Program has awarded over $36,000 to local students.
This year, a $1,250 scholarship was awarded to one high school student in each of the five Centre County School Districts who is enrolled in a program of technical education or training and plans to pursue a career in a technical field in Centre County upon completion of their education.
“We have had the good fortune of having this program grow over the years and are pleased to see the business community support such an important endeavor,” said Trudy Mitchell, VP of Economic Development. “The recipients have consistently been excellent students who have demonstrated real talent and this is a way for us to support technical education and workforce development initiatives in Centre County.”
The 2009 Workforce Development Scholarship recipients are as follows:
Bald Eagle Area School District – Kyle Spotts
Bellefonte Area School District – Donald Bathurst
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District – Franklin Reams
Penns Valley Area School District – Michael Marcase
State College Area School District – Wade Harpster
For additional information about our Workforce Scholarships, please contact the CBICC office at (814) 234-1829 or via email at cbicc@cbicc.org.
