Highland Home trio awarded ITPA scholarships
Published 9:39 am Saturday, September 21, 2024
Abbie Lee Herring
Andrew Ray Herring
Addison Ann Hussey
By Staff Reports
The Mid-South Chapter of the ITPA is proud to award $1,000 Billy D. Young Memorial Scholarships to Abbie Lee Herring, Andrew Ray Herring and Addison Ann Hussey.
The awards were presented by MidSouth ITPA President Ali Alexander Phillips at the 2024 Broadband Association of Alabama and Mississippi (BAAM) Summer Symposium in SanDestin, Florida.
“Abbie, Andrew, and Addison excelled both inside and outside of the classroom during their high school careers at Highland Home School, and were much deserved of the awards,” Phillips said in a media release.
The Mid-South Chapter of the ITPA is a group dedicated to giving back to the communities we serve and supporting our employees and their children through scholarships, charitable giving, and disaster relief. The scholarship was established in Mr. Billy D. Young’s memory to support fellow telecommunications workers that are employees of member companies of the Broadband Association of Alabama and Mississippi (BAAM) or the ITPA Mid-South Chapter in educating their children.
This scholarship is made available through the Mid-South Chapter and is supported by the individual Pioneer Clubs in the chapter. Consideration for the scholarship included academic information, community involvement, sports, clubs, employment, and other extracurricular activities. Additionally, each student submitted a 1,000-word essay.
Abbie hopes to become a physical therapist, and Andrew plans to pursue a career in industrial technology. The two are the daughter and son of Willie and Brenda Herring of Lapine.
Hussey looks to a career as a nurse, specializing in anesthesiology. She is the daughter of Anthony Hussey and Angel Owen of Grady.
“The ITPA congratulates you on your hard work and dedication to studies and wishes you the best of luck as you pursue your dreams,” Phillips said.
Local telephone, internet and cable television provider Mon-Cre Telephone Cooperative is a proud member of BAAM and the Mid-South Chapter of the ITPA. For more information, please visit midsouthitpa.org.
