Cranford Student Earns $4,000 Scholarship

CRANFORD, NJ - The New Jersey Utilities Association (NJUA) has identified five deserving New Jersey students as the 2019 recipients of the Association’s James R. Leva Scholarship, Excellence in Diversity Scholarship and Trade and Vocational School Scholarship awards and there is a Cranford student among them.

“Each year, we award scholarships to a handful of remarkable students and this year is no different,” said Jim Fakult, chairman of NJUA’s Board of Directors and president of Jersey Central Power & Light. “This year’s group of five recipients have shown significant achievement and their drive and determination towards accomplishing their goals is to be commended. Thanks to the generosity of NJUA member and associate member companies, we’re proud to be able to support our state’s future workforce by providing financial assistance to some of New Jersey’s most promising students.”

The James R. Leva Scholarship Award is awarded to assist one NJUA member company employee who is employed in New Jersey or a member of their family in pursuing their higher education goals at a New Jersey junior college, college or university. The scholarship is named in honor of James R. Leva, a former Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) executive and NJUA President from 1990-1991. Leva’s professional achievements serve as a model for those who seek to advance themselves professionally through continuing education.

A one-time award of $4,000 was given to Allison Hughes, of Cranford, daughter of Robert J. Hughes, a sales representative employed by Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

Funding for NJUA’s scholarship awards is made possible through financial support by NJUA’s member companies. NJUA scholarship applications for 2020 will be made available on NJUA’s website in January. To learn more about NJUA’s Scholarships, please visit www.njua.com.

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