POLAND SPRING – In keeping with its commitment to invest in Maine people, Poland Spring Water Company recently awarded 20 Good Science Scholarships to Maine high school seniors who are pursuing post-secondary education in science, engineering or the environment. Each scholarship of $1,000 is meant to support the students as they continue on to the next stage of their academic career. Scholarships were given to five members of Mt. Abram High School’s Class of 2012.
“Congratulations to these impressive students for their academic achievements. Poland Spring is proud to invest in them and help educate Maine’s next generation of leaders in the fields of science, engineering and the environment,” said Terry Coffin Poland Spring’s Kingfield Plant Manager.
Respect and responsibility for the environment is at the core of Poland Spring’s business, and a value the company works to pass on to the next generation of Maine stewards. To that end, in 2007 Poland Spring established the Good Science Scholarship program and has since awarded nearly $95,000 to high school seniors pursuing a degree in science, engineering or the environment.
All five Mt. Abram High School scholarship winners and their families attended a celebratory dinner at the Poland Spring bottling plant in Kingfield. The evening’s festivities included a guided tour of the bottling facility and an opportunity to meet plant staff and management.
The local scholarship recipients are:
Mt. Abram High School
Joshua Beedy, Phillips – University of Maine (Mechanical Engineering)
Benjamin A. Listowich, Kingfield – Montana State University (MT) (Mechanical Engineering)
Christopher Murphy, Kingfield – Southern Maine Community College (Mechanical Engineering)
Noah Schwink-Zanella, Strong – University of California, Santa Barbara (CA) (Astrophysics)
Samantha Woodcock, Kingfield – University of New England (Microbiology/Pre-med)
