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OTEC Announces Trade & Lineman School Scholarship Recipients

Wednesday | March 30, 2022
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Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative and the OTEC Member Foundation are proud to announce that nine local students have earned scholarships to attend either a trade school or lineman school.

Elijah Banister, Justin Eskew and Shawn Rasmussen, all from Baker City, were recently each awarded a $5,000 OTEC scholarship to pursue careers as linemen.

Ronald Borello of Baker City, Harli Grove of John Day, Harrsion Holt of John Day, Maverick Miller of Canyon City, Skyler Perkins of Cove and Audrey Walker of Seneca were each awarded a $2,500 OTEC scholarship to attend trade school.

“We are pleased to award these scholarships to help support these students as they pursue their career paths and gain the valuable skills needed for highly in-demand jobs in the trades or in the electric utility industry”, said Joe Hathaway, Communications Manager at OTEC. “Member-owned cooperatives like OTEC are, by their very nature, community partners and we have always been proud to support the educational goals of local students and give back to the communities in our service territory.”

Scholarship winners are selected from a pool of candidates from OTEC’s service territory in Baker, Grant, Harney, and Union Counties. Scholarship funds come from unclaimed capital credits.

“We encourage all OTEC members, regardless of age, who want to pursue a trade or attend lineman school to apply for our scholarships.” said Hathaway, “Lineman schools and trade schools provide excellent opportunities for those who don’t want to pursue college, but want to learn marketable skills, work in an interesting living-wage job and carry little or no student debt.”

Applications for both trade and lineman school scholarships are open year-round. You can apply at www.otec.coop/scholarships. The OTEC Member Foundation plans to award more trade and lineman school scholarships later this year.

OTEC’s 2022 academic scholarship recipients will be announced this spring.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Your Cooperative
      • History
      • What Is A Cooperative?
      • Where Your Power Comes From
    • About Touchstone Energy
    • Your Board of Directors
    • Annual Meeting & Board Elections
    • Bylaws, Tariffs and Rates
    • Careers
    • Newsletter
  • Members
    • Apply for Membership/Service
    • Prepaid Metering Agreement
    • Bill Pay
    • Call 811 Before You Dig
    • Capital Credits
    • New Construction
    • Sample Bill
    • Value of Membership
    • OTEC Claims Reporting Form
  • Community
    • OTEC Member Foundation
    • Charitable Giving
    • Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
    • Scholarships
    • DC Youth Tour
    • Idaho Youth Rally
    • Member to Member
    • Mini-members
    • Co-op Connections
  • Economic Development
  • Energy Solutions
    • Programs & Rebates
    • Renewable Energy
      • Oregon's Hydropower
      • Community Solar
      • Solar
    • Electric Vehicles (EVs)
    • Touchstone Energy Savings
  • Safety & Education
    • Safety First
    • Wildfire Preparedness
    • Public Safety Power Shutoffs
    • Call 811 Before You Dig
    • Power Surges
    • Winter Storm Safety
    • Understanding Electromagnetic Fields
    • Kids Electrical Safety Artwork Contest
    • Safety Quiz
  • Outage Center
    • Outage Map
    • Generator Safety
    • Power Outage Tips
    • Restoration Process
  • News
    • Publications
    • Ruralite
    • Press Releases
    • About Us
    • Legislative
    • Newsletter