RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The company is
seeking qualified high school seniors for the Dominion Memorial
Scholarship Fund. Online applications are being accepted
through Jan. 31, 2017.
Now in its 10th year, the program was established in
memory of three college students with close ties to Dominion who
were slain in the 2007 Virginia Tech
shootings. Six new scholarships will be awarded for the 2017-2018
academic year. The scholarships are up to $5,000 each for tuition and fees and are
renewable for up to three years, for a total of four years.
Program details:
- Applications will be accepted from high school seniors whose
parents or grandparents are current, non-officer Dominion employees
or retirees with at least one year of service as of Jan. 31, 2017 as certified by Dominion's Human
Resources department.
- Criteria for acceptance includes: a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0
scale, as well as a demonstrated history of volunteerism and
outstanding service to the student's community.
- Eligible institutions include accredited nonprofit two- and
four-year colleges and universities in the United States.
Visit the program website to access the online
application, or for more information, go to www.dom.com,
search: memorial scholarship.
About Dominion
Dominion (NYSE: D) is one of the nation's largest producers
and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of approximately
25,700 megawatts of generation, 14,400 miles of natural gas
transmission, gathering and storage pipeline, and 6,500 miles of
electric transmission lines. Dominion operates one of the nation's
largest natural gas storage systems with 1 trillion cubic feet
of storage capacity and serves more than 6 million utility and
retail energy customers. For more information about Dominion, visit
the company's website at www.dom.com.
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