Scholarships
Community College Scholarship Program
Four students are selected each year for scholarships to attend Carteret Community College and Craven Community College. The scholarships pay $250 per semester for a total of $1,000 for four semesters of school.
Applications are being accepted now and must be received by CCEC no later than 5 p.m. on July 11, 2012.
The scholarships are awarded annually to two students attending or planning to attend Carteret Community College and two students attending or planning to attend Craven Community College. Applicants are judged on need (75 percent) and merit (25 percent), which includes a letter from each student describing his or her educational goals and plans for the future, as well as any special needs or circumstances the student may have. To be eligible, the applicant’s primary residence must be on Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative (CCEC) lines.
Downloa a copy of the application here.
The Carteret Craven Electric Foundation 2012 Scholarship winners are, from left: Laura Thomason from West Carteret High School, Kendall Riggs from West Carteret High School, Chelsie Gillikin from Croatan High School, Nicole Spink from Havelock High School, and Torisha Dozier from East Carteret High School.
2012 Foundation Scholarship Winners
The Carteret-Craven Electric Foundation has awarded a total of $20,000 in scholarships to five graduating seniors from East Carteret, West Carteret, Croatan and Havelock high schools. The winners were surprised with the announcement April 2 at a joint meeting of the foundation board and the Carteret Craven Electric Cooperative (CCEC) Board of Directors. They are:
Torisha Dozier, of Beaufort, is an East Carteret High School senior and the daughter of Mae Tiller Small and Floyd Dozier. Torisha is ranked 4 out of 106 in her. She plans to study pre-law. She is ranked 10th in the state as a debater in the Forensic League and has managed the girls’ basketball team all four years of high school. Torisha sings for residents of area nursing homes, has mentored and tutored elementary school students, has raised $4,500 for the Les Vingt Femmes scholarship program, and is very active in her church.
Kendall Riggs of Newport is a West Carteret High School senior and the daughter of Jeanine Riggs and the late Clark Randall Riggs. Kendall plans to study business or dentistry. She is a scholar-athlete who has earned academic achievement awards all four years of high school. She has been involved in student government, the National Honor Society, the National Charity League and church youth programs, and has earned a 4.5 GPA while balancing those activities and working after school and weekends.
Chelsie Gillikin, a Croatan High School senior, is the daughter of Eric and Kim Gillikin of Newport. Chelsie ranks 5th in her graduating class of 208 students and plans to attend NC State to study genetics. She has earned academic achievement awards throughout her high school career and has been a participant in the Science Olympiad, FFA, Beta Club, NC Ocean Bowl and more. She attended the NC Governor’s School East for natural science, and has maintained a 4.6 GPA.
Nicole Spink is the daughter of Brian and Martha Spink of Havelock and will graduate from Havelock High School with 4.0 GPA. Nicole plans to study physical therapy. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Interact Club. She is captain of the soccer team and has participated in the swim team and other school activities. She is a volunteer at her church and has been involved in a variety of charity fund-raising events and other volunteer activities.
Laura Thomason is a graduating senior from West Carteret High School and the daughter of Brian Thomason and the late Linda Thomason, of Newport. Laura plans to study biology and purse a doctorate degree in physical therapy at. She ranks 16 out of 269 in her graduating class and is a member of the National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, Future Teachers Club, International Club and more. She has volunteered at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, the Boys and Girls Club and the annual school courtyard cleanup.
A panel of judges selected these five very qualified students from a pool of 43 applicants. Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative believes in furthering the education of the young people in its service area and supports students attending both community colleges and four-year institutions with annual scholarships. Funds for the scholarships are provided by member donations to Operation RoundUp®.
High School Scholarship Program 
Each year, five high school seniors are selected to receive $1,000 in annual scholarship funding for up to four years of post-secondary education.
The criteria for selection includes financial need 50 percent), grade point average and SAT scores (25 percent) and extracurricular activities, both school related and outside of school (25 percent).
One student each from East Carteret, West Carteret, Croatan and Havelock high schools was selected, with the fifth recipient was the next highest scoring applicant among all the applications submitted.
To qualify, applicants must be high school seniors in the current graduating class and must live on Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative's lines. They must have been accepted at a two-year community college or four-year college or university.