To date, the council has awarded more than $370,000 in scholarships.
The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA), Arlington, Virginia, Women’s Council has announced eight scholarship recipients. The scholarships total $60,000.
“We are thrilled to celebrate NWRA’s 60th anniversary by giving away $60,000 in scholarships,” says Tammy Holtzman, chair of the Women’s Council Scholarship Committee and district manager at Waste Connections of Canada. “This year’s pool of candidates was exceptional, and this year’s class of scholars are wonderful examples of those dedicated to our industry.”
The recipients are:
Brittany Anderson – Machinex Technologies, Plessisville, Canada;
Olivia Cross – WM, Houston;
Brenda Forsythe – Waste Connections of Canada, Vaughan, Ontario;
Felicia Odds – Waste Connections;
Emily Nisly – Nisly Brothers Inc., Hutchinson, Kansas;
Brett Smith – Vogel Disposal Services, Mars, Pennsylvania;
Dawn Thibodaux – Waste Connections of Canada; and,
Vanessa Vogel – Vogel Disposal Services.
In 2007, the NWRA Women’s Council established an educational scholarship program to assist qualified individuals in their pursuit of an education that will lead to productive careers in the environmental industry. All NWRA member company employees and their dependents are eligible to apply. To date, $375,000 has been awarded.
Scholarship funds are made possible by the generous donations of companies and fundraising activities such as the Split the Pot Raffle. For more information about the NWRA Women’s Council, click here.
