For nearly 70 years now, a major tradition from the Whirlpool Foundation has been offering scholarships to select sons and daughters of the men and women who work for the appliance giant, and this year has kept the tradition alive.
The Whirlpool Foundation has announced the results of its 69th annual Sons and Daughters Scholarship local competition, offered this year to six Whirlpool Corporation families in the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor area. The award consists of three $24,000 scholarship awards payable over four years, two $2,500 honor awards, and one $1,000 incentive award. The honor awards are given to alternates selected from each employee group, while the incentive award encourages Whirlpool Corp’s sons and daughters to pursue additional education opportunities by granting awards to randomly selected applicants.
Whirlpool Foundation President Michael Todman says, “At Whirlpool Corporation, we believe that empowering our communities for success begins in the house and home, and part of that success is assisting in providing educational opportunities for young individuals to pursue their dreams.” He adds, “That’s why, for nearly 70 years, we’ve been proud to award area youth with educational assistance through the Whirlpool Foundation Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program.”
This year’s local competition winners are:
Scholarship Winners
- Chloe Perkins
- Sanjana Kona
- Tess Piper
Honor Awards
- Alex Morrow
- Vivek Nair
Incentive Award
- Grant Rose
Scholarships are also awarded in other communities, including at the company’s nine manufacturing facilities where Whirlpool Corporation has operations across the U.S. For more information about the Whirlpool Foundation Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program, you can contact stephanie_j_church@whirlpool.com.
Whirlpool Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of Whirlpool Corporation, was established in 1951 as a way for the company to assist nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life in the communities in which Whirlpool operates. Since its inception, the foundation has granted more than $225-million to a variety of charitable groups. For 69 years, more than two thousand sons and daughters of Whirlpool Corporation employees have received scholarships and awards to help finance their college education totaling more than $17-million.
