2006 Electric Cooperative Foundation Scholarship Winner

November 20, 2006

Southern Pine Electric Cooperative recently named Emily Lloyd as the recipient of a $1,000 college scholarship.

The scholarship was provided through the Electric Cooperative Foundation Scholarship program that was created by the electric cooperatives of Alabama in 1997. The purpose of the program is to provide scholarships for post-secondary and vocational education for qualifying high school seniors. Dependents of members of participating cooperatives, such as Southern Pine Electric Co-op, are eligible to apply for the scholarships. This is the sixth year that scholarships were awarded from the fund.

Emily Lloyd is the daughter of Robbie and Carol Lloyd of Excel, Ala. She recently graduated with honors from Excel High School where she was involved in many extracurricular activities. Emily plans to attend the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., where she will major in mechanical engineering.

Southern Pine Electric Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy® Cooperative, is a distribution cooperative that serves over 20,000 accounts in portions of Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and Monroe Counties of Alabama. The co-op is headquartered in Brewton, Ala., with district offices in Atmore, Evergreen and Frisco City, Ala.