Edison International Announces 30 High School Seniors Awarded $1.2 Million in Scholarships
ROSEMEAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thirty high school seniors have learned their passion for science,
technology, engineering or math — known as STEM — has paid off with each
receiving a $40,000 scholarship through Edison International’s $1.2
million Edison
Scholars Program.
This year’s scholars are: Jose A La Torre, Newport Harbor H.S.,
Newport Beach; Collin Adelseck, Arnold O. Beckman H.S., Irvine; Chidinma
“Promise” Agbo, Norwalk H.S.; Armani Aguiar, Garfield H.S.,
Los Angeles; Ana Alba, Da Vinci Science School, Hawthorne; Arlene
Aleman, Paramount H.S.; Mike Bao, Troy H.S., Fullerton;
Lisa Bi, Hillcrest H.S., Riverside; Juan Carrillo, Channel
Islands H.S., Oxnard; Chun Feng Chen, Arroyo H.S., El Monte; Jesus
Contreras Magana, Santa Paula H.S.; Evan Corriere, Marina
H.S., Huntington Beach; Dylan Dickerson, Elsinore H.S., Wildomar; Ashley
Eckert, Desert Hot Springs H.S.; Mustafa Elmahdi, Quartz Hill
H.S.; Keslee Green, Hanford H.S.; Yiwen Jiang, Eleanor
Roosevelt H.S., Eastvale; Paiam Moghaddam, Woodbridge H.S.,
Irvine; Alfred Molina, St. John Bosco H.S., Bellflower; Michael
Morrissey Hanson, Ventura H.S.; Alex Nguyen, Bolsa Grande
H.S., Garden Grove; Christine Nguyen, El Toro H.S., Lake Forest; Yuanzhi
Qin, Ayala H.S., Chino Hills; Ashley Quintana, Rancho
Cucamonga H.S.; William Ramos, Don Bosco Technical Institute,
Rosemead; Maria Rodelo-Sandoval, Granite Hills H.S., Porterville; Mireille
Vargas, Santa Paula H.S.; Gissele Vazquez, Oxnard H.S.; Katherine
Woo, Tesoro H.S., Rancho Santa Margarita; and Esol Yoon,
Whitney H.S., Cerritos.
“Edison International congratulates this year’s outstanding scholars,”
said Pedro Pizarro, president and CEO of Edison International. “Through
their pursuit of science, technology, engineering and math, we believe
these students will make important contributions to our communities and
society. We are proud to support them.”
The $40,000 scholarships are paid over four years to scholar
recipients who plan to pursue studies in STEM fields at an
accredited four-year college or university. Eligible students must live
in or attend a public or private high school in Southern California
Edison’s service
territory or attend an eligible high school surrounding SCE’s San
Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
Edison International’s support of charitable causes such as the Edison
Scholars Program is funded entirely by Edison International
shareholders. SCE customers’ utility bill payments do not fund company
donations. In addition, dependents of Edison International and SCE
employees are not eligible for the Edison Scholars Program. For more
information on this year’s Edison Scholars, visit on.edison.com/2017EdisonScholars.
About Edison International
Edison International (NYSE:EIX), through its subsidiaries, is a
generator and distributor of electric power, as well as a provider of
energy services and technologies, including renewable energy.
Headquartered in Rosemead, Calif., Edison International is the parent
company of Southern California Edison, one of the nation’s largest
electric utilities.
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