Johns Creek Twins Awarded Georgia-Pacific Scholarship

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Two graduates of Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek have been named recipients of a Georgia-Pacific Foundation Employees’ Children Scholarship.

Ankita and Nikita Varman are the twin daughters of Arulmozhi Govindasami and Latha Varman. Arulmozhi Govindasami is a technical lead at Georgia-Pacific’s headquarters in Atlanta. 

“We’re very proud to support our employees’ children through this program,” said Curley M. Dossman, Jr., president of the Georgia-Pacific Foundation. “Investing in education has always been an important focus for us, but this program is especially meaningful because our employees are directly impacted. We look forward to helping these students on their path to academic success.”

At Chattahoochee High School, Ankita Varman was vice-president of the Future Business Leaders of America and active in Student Leadership Johns Creek. She also volunteers for a homeless outreach organization in Atlanta. She will attend Syracuse University, and plans to major in public relations and management.

Nikita Varman interned for the campaigns of Senator David Perdue and former Congressman Jack Kingston. She has also been recognized as a Merit Scholar. She will attend Boston University in the fall with plans to major in health sciences.

The Georgia-Pacific Foundation Scholarship Program for Employees’ Children awards $2,000 per year for up to four years of full-time college undergraduate study or until baccalaureate degree requirements are completed, whichever occurs first, for a total maximum award of $8,000.

Each year, the company awards 50 scholarships to children of employees across the country. Since the scholarship program began in 1988, Georgia-Pacific has awarded 1,400 scholarships totaling $11.4 million. The program is administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation and is open to children of all active, full-time employees of Georgia-Pacific in the United States.

Across the country, Georgia-Pacific supports a wide array of community-based educational programs that help transition students from school to the workforce with scholarships, job readiness training, and technical programs. Georgia-Pacific believes in helping people with the skills needed to succeed and move forward in today’s workplace.

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Photo: Chattahoochee High School graduate Ankita Varman receives college scholarship award from Georgia-Pacific CEO and President Jim Hannan. Her twin sister Nikita also won the scholarship but was traveling during the presentation ceremony. Credit: Georgia-Pacific