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Thu, October 18, 2012 FirstEnergy Awards Grants to Educators in The Illuminating Company Service Territory
FirstEnergy Awards Grants to Educators in The Illuminating Company Service Territory -- AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: [ FE ]) announced today that three teachers representing schools in The Illuminating Company service territory have been awarded Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education grants. The grants, of up to $500 each, will be used for a variety of creative classroom projects, workshops and teacher development programs.
Winning projects for the 2012-2013 school year include alternative energy solutions, hydroponics and water filtration.
Teachers earning grants from schools located in Cleveland include: Mary Ellen Scott, St. Joseph Academy; Lucy Komichak, Whitney M. Young School; and Janeth Eby, Menlo Park Academy.
"The projects funded by these grants encourage students to explore different career opportunities in the STEM fields of study," said John Skory, regional president, The Illuminating Company. "By nurturing our students and supporting our educators we help our community build our future workforce."
The grants are awarded to individual teachers and administrators at schools served by FirstEnergy's electric utility operating companies and where it has facilities. Grant recipients are recommended by local educators who make up the company's Educational Advisory Council. As part of the program, recipients must furnish a written summary and evaluation of their projects that can be shared with other educators in FirstEnergy's service area.
Since the program's inception, more than 1,000 STEM grants have been awarded by FirstEnergy to educators and youth group leaders.
FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia. Its generation subsidiaries control more than 20,000 megawatts of capacity from a diversified mix of scrubbed coal, non-emitting nuclear, natural gas, hydro, pumped-storage hydro and other renewables. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.
SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.
