The Whirlpool Foundation announced that it has awarded 20 scholarships to the students of Whirlpool Corporation employees through the Sons and Daughters College & Vocational Training Scholarship Program. The scholarship program is in its 74th year.
Several of those scholarships have been awarded to youths whose parents work at the Clyde and Marion divisions of the corporation.
From manufacturing operations in Clyde are Matthew Kreh, child of Michael Kreh, and Taliyah Farris, child of Talib Garrett.
From manufacturing operations in Marion are Miley Corbin, child of Carla Bollinger, and Patience Delaney, child of Aleyna Brodman.
Other scholarship recipients had parents working at Benton Harbor, Michigan; Amana, Iowa; Cleveland, Tennessee; Findlay, Ohio; Ottawa, Ohio; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Florida and North Carolina.
The scholarships celebrate the best and brightest among high school seniors across Whirlpool Corp. locations — including the company’s 10 U.S. manufacturing communities. The Whirlpool Foundation provides these scholarships through a competitive process in which children of more than 20,000 U.S. employees are eligible to apply.
Student awards vary to match four- or two-year degrees
Students pursuing a four-year degree will receive $30,000 over four years and students working toward a two-year vocational degree will receive $15,000 over two years toward their respective educational costs. Students must maintain a 2.8 grade point average to maintain their scholarship.
The Sons and Daughters College and Vocational Training Scholarship Program has provided more than 2,600 scholarships and honor awards totaling over $18 million, with 86 scholarship and award recipients currently attending colleges, universities and vocational schools across the U.S. Children of any full-time Whirlpool worker at the director level and below are eligible.
This article originally appeared on Fremont News-Messenger: Whirlpool Foundation awards 20 scholarships for 2026
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