Grady Electric Membership Corporation

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 GRADY EMC AWARDS $1,000 WALTER HARRISON SCHOLARSHIP

Miss Tiffany Norton, of Cairo, was recently awarded a $1,000 Walter Harrison Scholarship for outstanding achievement in academics and community service among high school students and college undergraduates. 

Grady Electric Membership Corporation was pleased to present this prestigious scholarship to Tiffany recently.  This scholarship is presented to students who are involved in their community and excel through grade point average, SAT score, academic rank and scholastic honors.  The students' need for financial aid is also a consideration.  All students that live in the home of a Grady EMC member throughout Grady EMC's service territory are eligible to apply annually. 

The $1,000 scholarship can be applied to any accredited two or four-year university, college or vocational-technical school in Georgia. 

Tiffany is the daughter of Charlie and Teresa Norton of Cairo.  She will be attending the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia this fall.  Tiffany has been an active member of several clubs including Key club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Interact, History, Spanish, Student Council, 4-H and Youth Apprenticeship.  She has also received many academic rewards including Top Ten students, Wofford Scholar, Georgia Certificate of Merit, Erskine Fellow, Presbyterian College Scholar, Who's Who Among American High School Students and National Honor Roll, among others.  Tiffany also received recognition as an "All-American Cheerleader" while serving as a cheerleader for Cairo High School.  She also performed as a member of the F.I.R.M. dance company, participating in American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Foster Home Children Christmas gifts, bake sales, Tree of Lights for the needy, and the Christmas parade are a few of the community events she has been involved in.  Tiffany has worked after school and during summers helping with Pre-K through 5th grade students in the summer fun program and the Youth Apprenticeship Program to help raise money for her college costs.  Tiffany’s future aspiration is to become a pharmacist. 

Tiffany is one of only seventy-seven (77) highly deserving applicants selected for this scholarship throughout the state of Georgia. 

The Walter Harrison Scholarship was created in 1985 by the Board of Directors of Georgia EMC, a trade association representing the 42 electric cooperatives, Georgia Transmission Corporation, and Oglethorpe Power Corporation. 

Walter Harrison was a pioneer in the rural electricity movement and a leader at the local, state, and national levels in electric cooperative programs. 

Since 1985, Georgia’s electric cooperatives, the National Rural Electric Cooperative association and the Georgia Rural Electric Supply Corporation have awarded nearly $100,000 to students through the Walter Harrison Scholarship program. 

Grady EMC is extremely proud to be a sponsor of the Walter Harrison Scholarship.  Shown in the photo presenting Tiffany with a plaque is Donnie Prince of Grady EMC and her parents Charlie and Teresa Norton.  We wish Tiffany much continued success in her future endeavors.