PSI Scholarships Assist Students with College Expenses

One membership benefit of the Paper Stock Industries Chapter and ISRI’s Recycling Research and Education Foundation is to annually award academic scholarships that help select college-bound students pay for their higher education.

2022 Scholarship Winners

The PSI Chapter  is awarding $32,500 to 12 students in its 2022 scholarship program, setting records for the total funds awarded and the number of student recipients. This year’s scholarship total includes one $5,000 grand-prize scholarship and 11 $2,500 merit scholarships. Winning students can use the PSI scholarship funds to pay for certificate or degree programs at technical, trade, and vocational schools as well as two-year or four-year post-secondary institutions.

This year’s winners, along with their sponsoring ISRI/PSI Chapter member company/location and the school they will attend, are as follows: 

$5,000 Grand-Prize Scholarship Winner

Abigail Williams, Greif (Godfrey, Illinois); Southwestern Illinois College

$2,500 Merit Scholarship Winners

Emalee Brewer, Far West Recycling (Hillsboro, Oregon); University of Oregon

Savannah Duursema, Van Dyk Recycling Solutions (Norwalk, Connecticut); Eastern Connecticut State University

Sydney Eaton, Graphic Packaging International (West Monroe, Louisiana); Louisiana State University

Martha-Kate Gillis, Graphic Packaging International (Macon, Georgia); University of Georgia

Gabriel Harrison, International Paper (Memphis, Tennessee); University of Alabama

Emily Hilyard, PADNOS (Ludington, Michigan); Cornerstone University

Zachary House, WestRock (Philadelphia); University of Alabama

Alessandro Mordasiewicz, Waste Management (Chicago); Purdue University

Mallori Russell, International Paper (Houston, Mississippi); Itawamba Community College

Jacquelyn State, Pratt Industries (Conyers, Georgia); University of West Georgia

Owen Williams, Greif (Godfrey, Illinois); Lewis and Clark Community College

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