2009 Southern Pine Electric Foundation Scholarship Winner

May 15, 2009

BREWTON, ALA – Southern Pine Electric Cooperative recently named Tyler Hockstetler as the 2009 recipient of the co-op’s annual $ 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 ninth year that scholarships were awarded from the fund.

Tyler Hochstetler is the 17-year-old son of Jim and Carol Hochstetler of Atmore, Ala. He has been homeschooled for the past nine years through Precept Christian School’s Homeschool Department.

Tyler is an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He is dual-enrolled at Jefferson Davis Community College where he intends to continuing studying criminal justice. Tyler is uncertain of his plans after graduating from Jefferson Davis Community College, but is tentatively considering further mission work which he has been involved with for a number of years.

Southern Pine Electric Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative, is a member-owned distribution co-op serving over 20,000 accounts in portions of Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and Monroe counties in Alabama. The co-op is headquartered in Brewton with district offices in Atmore, Evergreen and Frisco City.