College is EXPENSIVE. I, like many others, am still paying loans from a decade ago or longer. Students rely on financial aid and student loans to help pay for their continuing education. Scholarships can be a huge relief on that burden. LP Building Solutions, a manufacturer of building materials with a plant in Two Harbors, has been assisting on that front by partnering with the Scholarship America program.
LP Building Solutions, who just celebrated their 50th anniversary last year, has awarded $2.2 million in scholarships to over 450 children of employees since the company started the program in 2001. According to LP’s recent press release, recipients are awarded up to $6,000 for four years. This year, 20 first time recipients and 40 renewal recipients were awarded scholarships.
Applicants must demonstrate academic achievements, leadership, participation in school and community activities, honors, financial needs, and provide statement goals and aspirations.
“Through the LP Scholarship program, we are not only preparing the leaders of tomorrow,” stated LP Chair and CEO Brad Southern in the press release. (The full press release can be found at lpcorp.com under the “about-lp” section.)
“It’s a really good way to give back to our employees and their families,” Jen Bowman, Corporate Communications Specialist at LP, told me. “I’m so happy that LP offers this.”
George Rolfe, a student at the College of St. Scholastica, is also pretty happy that LP offers such a great scholarship program. A recipient this year, George just completed his second year at the college and aspires to be a pediatrician. “I love being able to go into a more medically oriented school and the LP scholarship was a big reason that allowed me to be able to afford going there,” he said.
Matt Rolfe, George’s dad, has worked for LP at the Two Harbors location for over 20 years. He currently works as a Regional Finance Manager. When he heard about the scholarship program from his manager, he urged his son to apply. Shortly after, George received the letter confirming he would be awarded the scholarship.
“It felt just awesome to be recognized by the employer of my family,” George said. “It was an honor to be recognized for hard work and to be allowed to continue my education.”
Congratulations to George Rolfe on the scholarship award!
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