For Immediate Release
Contact:
Catherine Herter
512-632-5470/cjherter@texas.net
Ozarka Spring Water Awards $5000 in
Scholarship Money to Wood County Students
Harmony and Hawkins High School seniors win local earth science scholarship
awards
Hawkins, TX – Ozarka Natural
Spring Water awarded two $2500 scholarships to Hawkins and Harmony High School
seniors who are pursuing careers in the field of science. Ozarka-Wood County
Plant Manager Bill King will be presenting the students with their scholarship
awards at the Hawkins and Harmony High School Awards Ceremonies.
As part of their educational
commitment to Texas, Ozarka created an “Every Drop Counts” Earth Science
Scholarship Fund in 2002. Statewide, Ozarka awards two annual $10,000
scholarships to two qualified Texas students who wish to major in hydrogeology,
or any other Environmental/Earth Science that focuses on water conservation and
preservation, at a four-year college or university. Four additional $2500
scholarships are awarded to students in East Texas independent school districts
where Ozarka has operations.
Since 2002, $30,000 in scholarship money has been
distributed to graduating high school seniors in Wood County. This year, each
senior scholarship recipient demonstrated an aptitude for earth/environmental
sciences and plans to pursue a career in the field. Scholarships are available
annually to these local ISD’s in Ozarka’s East Texas spring communities. In
Wood County, Sharessa Godfrey, of Harmony High School, will be pursuing her
environmental science degree at Texas A&M University and Hawkins High School
scholarship winner Lauren Tadlock plans to pursue a degree in biological
sciences at the University of Texas at Tyler.
“As a company, we strongly support environmental
education in Texas,” said Ozarka Natural Resource Manager and hydrogeologist
David Feckley. “Through our annual scholarship programs and support for
educational initiatives we hope we’re creating new learning experiences for
Texas students who share our dedication to preserving the environment. We are
very pleased to help these students with their college educations.”
Ozarka’s two statewide $10,000
scholarship winners were announced on May 24th: Emily Williams of
Nacogdoches and Kevin Mulkern of Houston both won the $10,000 statewide
scholarship awards and will be pursuing degrees in geology and hydrogeology.
Students interested in pursuing
next year’s “Every Drop Counts” Scholarship Fund are encouraged to contact their
high school counselor or college advisor regarding scholarship rules and
guidelines. The new 2008 $10,000 scholarship application documents will be
posted on
www.ozarkawater.com in June.
Ozarka Spring Water, founded
in 1905, has led bottled water sales in Texas for two decades. Based in Ft.
Worth, TX, Ozarka has been a division of Nestlé Waters North America Inc. since
1987. Ozarka has earned an outstanding reputation for its expertise in spring
source protection, environmentally responsible operations and industry-leading
quality controls.
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