La Plata Electric names college scholarship recipients
Academic achievements of five area high school seniors recognized
DURANGO, Colo. – Recipients of the 2008/2009 LPEA/Fort Lewis College, John Voelker Memorial, Basin Electric Power Cooperative and the Tri-State Generation & Transmission scholarships have been announced by La Plata Electric Association (LPEA).
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§ Tamara Gayhart, 2008 graduate of Pagosa Springs High School, and daughter of Angie and Ken Gayhart of Pagosa Springs, has been awarded LPEA’s John Voelker Memorial Scholarship for vocational, technical school or junior college.
§ “The students just get more accomplished and amazing every year,” said Jeannie Bennett, coordinator of LPEA’s scholarship process. “All the scholarship recipients this year are tremendous students with great potential. At LPEA we are proud to be able to offer these educational opportunities to help build for the future.”
Scholarships are awarded annually, selected by a volunteer committee representing communities within LPEA’s service territory – Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio and Pagosa Springs.
In addition to their financial awards, scholarship recipients have opportunity to attend the week-long La Plata Electric Summer Leadership Camp. Scholarship winners are also required to attend the LPEA Annual Meeting, this year scheduled for Sept. 13, as well as attend a regularly scheduled LPEA board meeting to meet with and personally thank the directors.
For further information or questions regarding future scholarship opportunities, contact Bennett at 970.382.3505, or jbennett@lpea.coop.
Tamara Gayhart
LPEA John Voelker Memorial Scholarship for Vocational, Technical School or Junior College
A 2008 graduate of Pagosa Springs High School, Tamara Gayhart is the daughter of Angie and Ken Gayhart of Pagosa Springs. She is graduating with a cumulative GPA of 2.778, and plans to pursue an Associate Business Degree at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Gifted in athletics, Tamara has participated in high school volleyball, track & field and basketball, most recently serving as team captain of Pagosa’s girls Varsity team. She also broke the Pagosa High School record in track/high jump during her freshman year, as well as the school record in basketball rebounds her senior year. She enjoys all of the outdoor activities Pagosa has to offer, including hunting, horse pack trips, hiking, fishing, skiing and snowmobiling and more.
Tamara, who has achieved the Parelli Natural Horsemanship Level 2, has also been crowned Archuleta County Fair Princess and Red Ryder Rodeo Princess. Out of 225 girls in the Colorado Miss Teen Pageant Denver, she placed 3rd.
Noted Tamara, “Pagosa is growing very fast, and I think it is very important we have educated people to smartly plan for the future of Pagosa Springs. I would be honored to someday be a part of that. It takes all of us as a team to contribute and bring new ideas to the table and eventually the problems will be worked out.”
Tamara is the eighth recipient of LPEA’s John Voelker Memorial Scholarship, named after LPEA board member John Voelker, who was instrumental in creating the scholarship that awards up to $3,000 per year to students planning to attend a vocational, technical school or junior college. Voelker perished in the Egyptian Air plane crash in October of 1999.
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