124 Scholarships for $2,000 Awarded

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SALT LAKE CITY, April 20, 2010— Now in the fourth year, the EnergySolutions Foundation awarded 124 scholarships throughout the state. A scholarship is offered to the top 10th grade student from every high school in the state. The program is also offered in Canada, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington.

“A strong workforce in math, science, and engineering is the key to keeping America competitive during the next century. Unfortunately, we have fallen behind, but the EnergySolutions Foundation is working to help solve this problem.” said Val Christensen, CEO of EnergySolutions.

Scholarship recipients were chosen by a prestigious selection committee with representatives from all states participating in the program. Selection committee members include professionals in science, math, engineering, and from academia. They evaluate each application for academic achievement, community involvement, and career goals.

Students selected will each receive a $2,000 scholarship to pursue a bachelor’s degree in math, science, or engineering. The scholarship recipient from each school is then eligible for a Distinguished Award scholarship for an additional $2,500, $5,000, or $25,000 upon entering college. Students can choose what school they attend, as long as they plan to seek a degree in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, environmental science, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, or physics.

The goal of the scholarship program is to help create the next generation of mathematicians, scientists, and engineers for America’s future. “This is an excellent opportunity for the Foundation to act locally and get results on a global scale,” said Jordan Clements, Chairman of the Board for the EnergySolutions Foundation. “We recognize the need our nation has for a well trained workforce and this is a great vehicle to promote that,” said Clements.

Utah’s scholarship recipients will be honored at a banquet on May 15th at 6:00 pm at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. The keynote speaker for the banquet will be Dr. Richard Brown, Dean of the College of Engineering, University of Utah. The three Distinguished Award recipients will be announced at this banquet.

For more information about the scholarship program, please contact Pearl Wright at (801) 870-1505 or visit www.energysolutionsfoundation.org.

Utah Scholarship Recipients 2010

Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science – Jose Garcia
Alta High School – Abbey Diener
Altamont High School – Mclane Rowley
American Fork High School – Elisha Ward
Bear River High School – Nathan Craven
Beaver High School – Jacob Howard
Beehive Science and Technology Academy - Naba Faizi
Bingham High School – Samuel Watkins
Bonneville High School Mercedes Trujillo
Bountiful High School – Stephen Ward
Box Elder High School – Spencer Francis
Brighton High School – Benjamin Duzett
Carbon High School – Nicholas Hansen
Cedar High School – Alex Jolley
Christian Heritage School – McKenzi Yocus
City Academy – Julianne Cottam
Clearfield High School – Haley Frampton
Copper Hills High School – Tyler Sauer
Cottonwood High School – Hector Lopez
Cyprus High School – Malcom Easton
DaVinci Academy – Ian Sohl
Davis High School – Zachery Santella
Delta High School – Teasha Moody
Desert Hills High School – Andrew Flake
Dixie High School – Stephanie Van Den Eikhof
Duchesne High School – Jayson Foster
Dugway High School – Laura Nielson
East High School – Gerrit Bates
East Hollywood High School – Breedh Bringhurst
Emery High School – Adrienne Carter
Enterprise High School – Jeremy Pickering
Escalante High School – Alexander Christensen
Fremont High School – Brock Smith
Grand County High School – Taylor Hren
Granger High School – Kiranbir Kaur
Grantsville High School – Christina Cox
Green River High School – Justin Johnson
Gunnison Valley High School – Rylan Anderson
Highland High School – Justin Weaver
Hillcrest High School – Nikolaos Liodakis
Hunter High School – Taylor Bagshaw
Hurricane High School – Hunter Imlay
Intech Collegiate High School – Ben Kiflom
Intermountain Christian School – Abigail Moore
Jordan High School – Margaret Jelte
Juab High School – Staci Adams
Juan Diego Catholic High School – Hank Schwab
Judge Memorial Catholic High School – Kyra McComas
Kanab High School – Hannah Zweifel
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy – Eryn Shumway
Layton Christian Academy – Jessica Yasenko
Layton High School – Mitchell Sailsbery
Lehi High School – Brett Bartholomew
Liahona Preparatory Academy – Taylor Steed
Logan High School – Janice Kim
Lone Peak High School – Kalin Orgill
Manila High School – Matthew Northcott
Manti High School – Abby Hatch
Maple Mountain High School – Emma Dallon
Meridian School – Emily Gerday
Merit College Preparatory Academy – Noelle Fox
Milford High School – Lauren Carter
Millard High School – David Mitchell Condie
Monticello High School – Adam Black
Monument Valley High School – Evan Chief
Morgan High School – Christian Wiscombe
Mountain Crest High School – Makayla Uhl
Mountain View High School – Daniel Smith
Murray High School – Alex Clawson
North Sanpete High School – Kelly Patino
North Sevier High School – Melesha Smith
North Summit High School – Dentry McQueen
Northern Utah Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science – Nathan Nyre
Northridge High School – Hope Harrison
Ogden High School – Andrew Alsup
Olympus High School – Richard Lloyd
Orem High School – Dillon Potts
Panguitch High School – Haley Taylor
Paradigm High School – Andrew Marx
Park City High School – Caleb Case
Parowan High School – Ammon Blauer
Payson High School – David Wells
Piute High School – Taylor Allen
Pleasant Grove High School -Calli Clark
Provo High School – Tyler Gardner
Realms of Inquiry – Koun Lim
Rich High School – Mark Cook
Richfield High School – Justus Clark
Riverton High School – Kacen Moody
Rowland Hall St. Mark’s School – Hayley Caddes
Roy High School – Michael Drago
Salem Hills High School – Brian Miller
San Juan High School – Simone Shumway
Sky View High School – Laura DeWald
Skyline High School – Raichelle Aniceto
Snow Canyon High School – Andrew Jevsevar
South Summit High School – Dylan Noaker
Springville High School – Timothy Elliott
St. Joseph Catholic High School – Adam Sutherland
Stansbury High School – Wesley Hyer
Success Academy – Matthew Wilde
Syracuse High School – Jeffrey Knighton
Taylorsville High School – Justin Farthing
Timpanogos High School – Jonathan Wagstaff
Timpview High School – Michael Christensen
Tintic High School B- rittany Bigler
Tooele High School – Patrick McAtee
Union High School – Aaron Wallace
Utah County Academy of Sciences – Russell Babb
Valley High School – Mickell Hoyt
Viewmont High School – Jared Workman
Walden School of Liberal Arts – Chelise Frederickson
Wasatch Academy – Anh Pham
Wasatch High School – Robyn Kirkland
Waterford School – Kathleen Rao
Wayne High School – Zackery Taylor
Weber High School – Jeremiah Pope
West Desert High School – Kiersten Allred
West High School – Jimin Yoon
West Jordan High School – Sara Fauver
Westlake High School – Colby Foote
Whitehorse High School – Sam Capitan
Winter Sports School – Samuel DuPratt
Woods Cross High School – Justin Ward