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Thirty-nine (39) high school seniors across Alabama will begin their studies at a four-year college or university, community college, or vocational school in Alabama this year with support from Energy Southeast and its Member cities and utilities through the 2026 Energy Southeast Scholarship Program.

Each of the 39 scholarship recipients will receive a $2,500 scholarship, totaling $97,500 awarded in this year’s program. Energy Southeast received 121 scholarship applications for the 2026 program, reflecting continued strong interest from students across its Member communities.

Since the scholarship program began in 1992, Energy Southeast and its Members have provided more than $3.5 million in financial assistance to graduating seniors whose families receive electric service from an Energy Southeast Member utility. This longstanding initiative reflects Energy Southeast’s commitment to supporting the educational and economic future of Alabama’s students.

To qualify for the scholarship, students must reside in a household that receives electric service from an Energy Southeast Member utility and must attend an Alabama college, university, community college, or vocational school.

“Energy Southeast is proud to invest in the next generation of Alabama’s leaders,” said Fred D. Clark, Jr., Energy Southeast President and CEO. “Supporting educational opportunities strengthens our communities and contributes to a more competitive and prosperous state. We congratulate this year’s scholarship recipients and look forward to the impact they will make.”

This year’s Energy Southeast Scholarship Program recipients include:

William Caldwell Calhoun, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City

Anna Grace Lambert-Blinn, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City

Kylee Elizabeth Sanders, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City

Elodie Kate Waller, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City

Clara Reese Mixson, Providence Christian School, Dothan

Kaitlin Nicole Simmons, Dothan High School, Dothan

Ryleigh Elizabeth Smith, Dothan High School, Dothan

Kaylee Elizabeth Walker, Houston Academy, Dothan

Jeffrey Ly Johnson, Bayshore Christian School, Fairhope

Tristan Alexander Myrick, Fairhope High School, Fairhope

David W Williamson, St. Michael Catholic High School, Fairhope

Patrick C. Williamson, Jr., St. Michael Catholic High School, Fairhope

Autumn Kiana Blackall, Chambers Academy, LaFayette

Jack Everett Holcomb, Chambers Academy, LaFayette

McKenzie Cole Johnson, Lee-Scott Academy, LaFayette

Jacob Peyton Yerta, Chambers Academy, LaFayette

Evan Martin Bautista, Lanett High School, Lanett

Chloe Elise Jones, Lanett High School, Lanett

Carington Alyse Mattia King, Lanett High School, Lanett

Thomas Arnold Patillo, LaFayette High School, Lanett

Sarah Ruth Crum, Luverne High School, Luverne

Lincoln Bryce Rushing, Luverne High School, Luverne

Elizabeth Annslee Tate, Luverne High School, Luverne

William Grant Blythe, Lee-Scott Academy, Opelika

Ta’Laja Da’Mya Chambers, Opelika High School, Opelika

Antione Toriano Harvis, Opelika High School, Opelika

Reginald Braedyn Williams, Opelika High School, Opelika

Judd Lee Pope, Piedmont High School, Piedmont

Taylon D’Andra Swain, Piedmont High School, Piedmont

Kambria Addison Taylor, Piedmont High School, Piedmont

Caden Reece Wood, Piedmont High School, Piedmont

Lily Anne Greer, Bayshore Christian School, Riviera Utilities

Mary Burton Merchant, Bayside Academy, Riviera Utilities

Maverick David Morefield, Fairhope High School, Riviera Utilities

Forrest Phillippi Smith, Bayside Academy, Riviera Utilities

Henlie Claire Guy, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga

Helen Mckenna Harvey, BB Comer Memorial High School, Sylacauga

Evan William Heartsill, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga

Lawson Wyatt Ledbetter, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — December 2025 — Energy Southeast announces the retirement of Lisa Miller, Manager of External Affairs, after a long and distinguished 37-year career in public power and 19 years of dedicated service to Energy Southeast and its 11 Member communities.

Miller joined Energy Southeast in 2007 as Director of Communications. She advanced through key leadership roles, serving as Manager of Communications and Marketing and Manager of Communications and Economic Development before assuming the role of Manager of External Affairs in 2024. In this role, she oversaw the agency’s strategic communications and marketing initiatives, economic and community development programs, and governmental affairs activities.

Throughout her career, Miller has advocated for public power and built strong relationships with organizations, including the Alabama Department of Commerce, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Business Council of Alabama, Economic Development Association of Alabama, Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Auburn University Government and Economic Development Institute, Alabama League of Municipalities, Manufacture Alabama, Main Street Alabama, Alabama Communities of Excellence, Alabama Chambers, and local chambers.

She has been instrumental in supporting Energy Southeast’s Members and their economic development organizations, helping improve and promote vibrant, active, economically stable communities through programs such as the Energy Southeast Economic Development Grant Program and the Energy Southeast Capital Fund Program.

Her leadership has been recognized with many honors, including the Alabama Communities of Excellence Star Outstanding Leadership Award, Main Street Alabama’s Alice Bowsher Leadership Award, and numerous communications awards from national and statewide public power associations.

Miller’s dedication, leadership, and passion for strengthening communities have left a lasting impact on the organization and its member communities. The Energy Southeast Board of Directors extends its best wishes to Miller upon her retirement and throughout the days ahead.

A native of Alexander City, Alabama, Miller holds a B.A. degree in Public Relations/Journalism from Auburn University. She and her husband, Mike, reside in Prattville, where she has served on various boards and actively contributes to community life.

Will you be graduating from high school in the spring of 2026? Do you receive your electricity from a public power utility in Alabama? Then if your answer to these questions is “yes,” you could be eligible to receive a scholarship from Energy Southeast and its Member cities/utilities. Energy Southeast and its Members will make available 44, $2,500 scholarships (4 scholarships per Member city) in 2026.

Since 1992, Energy Southeast has awarded over $3.5 million in scholarship monies to graduating high school seniors who receive their electric service from Energy Southeast Members.

To be eligible for an Energy Southeast scholarship, a student’s parent and/or legal guardian must receive electric service from an Energy Southeast Member utility, and the student must attend a four-year college/university, community college, and/or vocational/trade school within the state of Alabama.

Applications are currently available from school counselors in Energy Southeast Member cities, or you can download the application here. Application deadline is Monday, Feb. 9, 2026.

For more information on the program, contact your school counselor or Jennifer Stinson, Energy Southeast Scholarship Coordinator, (334) 387-3502 or jennifer@energysoutheast.com.

Energy Southeast, a joint action agency formed in 1981 and located in Montgomery, is the wholesale power provider for 11 public power utilities in Alabama, which serve some 350,000 customers.

Thirty-one (31) high school seniors will enroll in a four-year college/university, community college, and/or vocational school in Alabama this year with help from Energy Southeast and its Member cities/utilities through the 2025 Energy Southeast Scholarship Program.

Each of the 31 scholarship recipients will receive a $2,500 scholarship for a total of $80,000 awarded in this year’s program. Energy Southeast received 98 scholarship applications in the 2025 program.

Since 1992, Energy Southeast and its Members have provided over $3.5 million in scholarships to the graduating high school seniors who receive their electric service from Energy Southeast Members.

To be eligible for the Energy Southeast scholarships, a student’s family must receive electric service from an Energy Southeast Member city electric utility and the student must attend an Alabama college/university or vocational school.

“We take our role as a good corporate citizen seriously,” said Fred D. Clark, Jr., Energy Southeast President & CEO. “That’s why we, along with our Members, support education initiatives, like the Energy Southeast Scholarship Program, that contribute to making our state economically competitive. We congratulate this year’s scholarship winners.”

This year’s Energy Southeast Scholarship Program recipients include:
Olivia Maryn Booker, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Ava Clare Franklin, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Alese H. Pike, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Kathryn Hollis Waldrop, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Mackensie Brooke Anderson, Providence Christian School, Dothan
Bennett Claire Armstrong, Providence Christian School, Dothan
Daniel J. Simmons, Ridgecrest Christian School, Dothan
Rider Lachlan Wylly, Dothan High School, Dothan
Amelia Jane Wells, Bayside Academy, Fairhope
Da’Mauriel TyShawn Davis, LaFayette High School, LaFayette
Brennan Carter Plank, Springwood School, Lanett
Dominique Tahja Thompson, Lanett High School, Lanett
Immanuel Deonta Williams, Valley High School, Lanett
M’Kayla Shybri Dawson, Luverne High School, Luverne
Amiracle N. Taylor, Luverne High School, Luverne
Joshua Trammell Blackstock, Trinity Christian School, Opelika
Adam Slade Clayton, Opelika High School, Opelika*
Bryan Thomas McEntire, Opelika High School, Opelika
Lillian Katherine Thompson, Lee-Scott Academy, Opelika
Noah Riley Farmer, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Christopher Dakota Parris, Piedmont High School, Piedmont*
Ansley Lynn Pope, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Caleb Jonah Tidwell, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Addison Claire Blevins, Spanish Fort High School, Riviera Utilities
Caleb John Heger, Bayshore Christian School, Riviera Utilities
Morgan Kate Robinson, Spanish Fort High School, Riviera Utilities
Jan Samuel Sternberg, IV, Daphne High School, Riviera Utilities
Lucas Brenton Boozer, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga
Lacey Morgan Liner, BB Comer Memorial High School, Sylacauga
Bayleigh Grace Patterson, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga
Lauren Jae Seaborn, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga

*Denotes Technical Scholarship Winners

Energy Southeast, a joint action agency formed in 1981, is the wholesale power provider for 11 public power utilities in Alabama, which serve approximately 350,000 customers in the cities of Alexander City, Dothan, Fairhope, Foley, LaFayette, Lanett, Luverne, Opelika, Piedmont, Sylacauga and Tuskegee.

Will you be graduating from high school in the spring of 2025? Do you receive your electricity from a public power utility in Alabama? Then if your answer to these questions is “yes,” you could be eligible to receive a scholarship from the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) and its Member cities/utilities. AMEA and its Members will make available 44, $2,500 scholarships (4 scholarships per Member city) in 2025.

Since 1992, AMEA has awarded over $3.5 million in scholarship monies to graduating high school seniors who receive their electric service from AMEA Members.

To be eligible for an AMEA scholarship, a student’s parent and/or legal guardian must receive electric service from an AMEA Member utility, and the student must attend a four-year college/university, community college, and/or vocational/trade school within the state of Alabama.

Applications are currently available from school counselors in AMEA Member cities, or you can go online to the AMEA web site, www.amea.com, Scholarship. Application deadline is Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.

For more information on the program, contact your school counselor or Pamela Poole, AMEA Scholarship Coordinator, (334) 387-3504, (800) 239-2632, Ext. 1110, or pam@amea.com.

AMEA, a joint action agency formed in 1981 and located in Montgomery, is the wholesale power provider for 11 public power utilities in Alabama, which serve some 350,000 customers.

Thirty-nine (39) high school seniors will enroll in a four-year college/university, community college, and/or vocational school in Alabama this year with help from the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) and its Member cities/utilities through the 2024 AMEA Scholarship Program.

Each of the 39 scholarship recipients will receive a $2,500 scholarship for a total of $97,500 awarded in this year’s program. AMEA received 130 scholarship applications in the 2024 program.

Since 1992, AMEA and its Members have provided over $3.5 million in scholarships to the graduating high school seniors who receive their electric service from AMEA Members.

To be eligible for the AMEA scholarships, a student’s family must receive electric service from an AMEA Member city electric utility and the student must attend an Alabama college/university or vocational school.

“We take our role as a good corporate citizen seriously,” said Fred D. Clark, Jr., AMEA President & CEO. “That’s why we, along with our Members, support education initiatives, like the AMEA Scholarship Program, that contribute to making our state economically competitive. We congratulate this year’s scholarship winners.”

This year’s AMEA Academic Scholarship recipients are:
Christophyer Jayden Rowe Foster, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Lessley Patton Martin, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Kayden Joshua Ray, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Emmalee Grace Borcik, Ridgecrest Christian School, Dothan
Gabriella Marie Richards, Rehobeth High School, Dothan
Elizabeth Scout Smith, Providence Christian School, Dothan
Anna Bowler Conyers, Fairhope High School, Fairhope
Hannah Leigh Kimbrough, Fairhope High School, Fairhope
Gabrielle Elizabeth Myrick, Fairhope High School, Fairhope
Jane Whitney Erin Stewart, Bayshore Christian School, Fairhope
Kathryn Mabel Ford, St. Michael Catholic High School, Riviera Utilities
Ryan Hunter Lankford, St. Michael Catholic High School, Riviera Utilities
Jackson Phoenix Roussos, Bayside Academy, Riviera Utilities
Michael Kyle Hand, Chambers Academy, LaFayette
DeAundra Shemar Vines, LaFayette High School, LaFayette
LaFranco Toriano Bridges, Lanett High School, Lanett
Tyren Tiana Brooks, Lanett High School, Lanett
Mar’ Kiyah Shanae Sims, Lanett High School, Lanett
Drake Von Mills, Crenshaw Christian Academy, Luverne
Abbigail Grace Vickery, Crenshaw Christian Academy, Luverne
Cora Elizabeth Wyrosdick, Straughn High School, Luverne
Sarah Elizabeth Bush, Opelika High School, Opelika
Hannah Lynn Hudson, Opelika High School, Opelika
Hannah Elizabeth Huling, Opelika High School, Opelika
Nolen Palmer Wilson, Opelika High School, Opelika
Addison Rae Bennefield, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Mayce Lynn Chandler, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Ava Belle Pope, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Sarah Tucker Beane, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga Utilities Board
Camilla Brooke Friday, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga Utilities Board
Atticus Samuel Jacks, Fayetteville High School, Sylacauga Utilities Board

This year’s AMEA Community College/Vocational School Scholarship recipients include:
Kaitlyn Elise Herrington, Dothan High School, Dothan
Chloe Virginia Ayres, Daphne High School, Riviera Utilities
Azajah Zikira Grimes, LaFayette High School, LaFayette
Ziakeria Deshana King, LaFayette High School, LaFayette
Kierra Marie Trammell, Lanett High School, Lanett
Zyan Arion Peterson, Luverne High School, Luverne
Gracie Mae Epps, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Maya Ashvin Patel, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga Utilities Board

AMEA, a joint action agency formed in 1981, is the wholesale power provider for 11 public power utilities in Alabama, which serve approximately 350,000 customers in the cities of Alexander City, Dothan, Fairhope, Foley, LaFayette, Lanett, Luverne, Opelika, Piedmont, Sylacauga and Tuskegee.

Check back in April to see a full list of the 2024 scholarship winners from AMEA’s Member cities/utilities.

Will you be graduating from high school in the spring of 2024? Do you receive your electricity from a public power utility in Alabama? Then if your answer to these questions is “yes,” you could be eligible to receive a scholarship from the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) and its Member cities/utilities. AMEA and its Members will make available 44, $2,500 scholarships (4 scholarships per Member city) in 2024.

Since 1992, AMEA has awarded over $3.5 million in scholarship monies to graduating high school seniors who receive their electric service from AMEA Members.

To be eligible for an AMEA scholarship, a student’s parent and/or legal guardian must receive electric service from an AMEA Member utility, and the student must attend a four-year college/university, community college, and/or vocational/trade school within the state of Alabama.

Applications are currently available from school counselors in AMEA Member cities, or you can go online to the AMEA web site, www.amea.com, Scholarship. Application deadline is Monday, Feb. 12, 2024.

For more information on the program, contact your school counselor or Pamela Poole, AMEA Scholarship Coordinator, (334) 387-3504, (800) 239-2632, Ext. 1110, or pam@amea.com.

AMEA, a joint action agency formed in 1981 and located in Montgomery, is the wholesale power provider for 11 public power utilities in Alabama, which serve some 350,000 customers.

Forty (40) high school seniors will enroll in a four-year college/university, community college, and/or vocational school in Alabama this year with help from the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) and its 11 Members through the 2023 AMEA Scholarship Program.

Each of the 40 scholarship recipients will receive a $2,500 scholarship for a total of $100,000 awarded in this year’s program. AMEA received 138 scholarship applications in the 2023 program.

Since 1992, AMEA and its Members have provided over $3 million in scholarships to the graduating high school seniors who receive their electric service from AMEA Members.

To be eligible for the AMEA scholarships, a student’s family must receive electric service from an AMEA Member city electric utility and the student must attend an Alabama college/university or vocational school.

“We take our role as a good corporate citizen seriously,” said Fred D. Clark, Jr., AMEA President & CEO. “That’s why we, along with our Members, support education initiatives, like the AMEA Scholarship Program, that contribute to making our state economically competitive. We congratulate this year’s scholarship winners.”

This year’s AMEA Academic Scholarship recipients are:
Jada Love Birmingham, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Abigail Frances Gilliland, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Benton Allen Stegall, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City
Jon Robert Tucker, Horseshoe Bend High School, Alexander City
Angelyse Denae Hanna, Northside Methodist Academy, Dothan
Maxwell Everett Hawker, Houston Academy, Dothan
Whitman Turner Rikard, Providence Christian School, Dothan
Michael Steven Shivers, Jr., Providence Christian School, Dothan
Delaney Shawn Hart, Fairhope High School, Fairhope
Brayden Alberto Mahatekar, St. Michael Catholic High School, Fairhope
Hannah Maren Markioli, Fairhope High School, Fairhope
Richard Winston Smith, Woodberry Forest School, Fairhope Chloe Hwang, Daphne High School, Riviera Utilities
Hope Marie Lindsey, Bayside Academy, Riviera Utilities
MaKenzie Elise Finley, LaFayette High School, LaFayette
Ji’Nysha Shy’Bryan Story, LaFayette High School, LaFayette
Emrald Erieona Wilkins, LaFayette High School, LaFayette
Anna Katherine Smith, Springwood School, Lanett
Jaelin Antonio Truitt, Lanett High School, Lanett
Erian Aniah Winston, Lanett High School, Lanett
Madison Michelle Winston, Lanett High School, Lanett
Sommer Elisabeth Cornelius, Crenshaw Christian Academy, Luverne
Mackenzie Renea Daniel, Luverne High School, Luverne
Micaiah Grace June, Luverne High School, Luverne
Terrence DeAndre Smith, Luverne High School, Luverne
Clara Evelyn Duncan, Trinity Christian School, Opelika
John Christopher Knox, Jr., First Baptist Opelika Christian School, Opelika
Esther Mae Nicholson, Opelika High School, Opelika
Esther Louise Martin, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Emma Grace Todd, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Audrey Hazel Bell, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga Utilities Board
Marissa Addison Collins, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga Utilities Board
Jai Cordell Gaddis, B.B. Comer Memorial High School, Sylacauga Utilities Board
Emma Kay Jacobs, Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga Utilities Board

This year’s AMEA Community College/Vocational School Scholarship recipients include:
Nicole Taylor Ellis, Baldwin County Virtual School, Riviera Utilities
Taylor Ann-Marie Hunt, Daphne High School, Riviera Utilities
Samantha Danielle Cousins, LaFayette High School, LaFayette
Ronald Reese, Jr., Opelika High School, Opelika
Abbagale Leigh Phillips, Piedmont High School, Piedmont
Trent Scott Young, Piedmont High School, Piedmont

AMEA, a joint action agency formed in 1981, is the wholesale power provider for 11 public power utilities in Alabama, which serve approximately 350,000 customers in the cities of Alexander City, Dothan, Fairhope, Foley, LaFayette, Lanett, Luverne, Opelika, Piedmont, Sylacauga and Tuskegee.

The Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA), in partnership with the City of Piedmont, will dedicate a new 24-kW solar research project (solar canopy) at Piedmont City Hall on Thursday, Dec. 15, 11 a.m. The AMEA-City of Piedmont Solar Research Project, located in the west parking lot of Piedmont City Hall, 109 North Center Avenue, was completed this month.

The Calhoun County Area Chamber of Commerce will also conduct a ribbon cutting as part of the day’s activities.

AMEA has worked with its other Member cities/utilities, including Alexander City, Dothan, Fairhope, LaFayette, Lanett, Luverne, Opelika, Riviera Utilities, Sylacauga and Tuskegee, to construct solar research projects in each of these communities. The total cost of all 11 projects is approximately $1 million.

“We are proud of the new solar research project in Piedmont as part of our effort to enhance renewable energy in our portfolio,” said Fred Clark, President & CEO, AMEA. “We want to thank the City of Piedmont for its leadership and partnership in this endeavor.”

Also, to help support its 11 Members in implementing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in their communities, AMEA has partnered with the City of Piedmont to install two (2) Level 2 EV chargers under the new solar canopy.

Through the AMEA Electric Vehicle Charging Initiative, AMEA Members have access to $1 million for use in connection with electric vehicle charging infrastructure as well as the adoption of EVs in Member utility fleets. Since 2021, several AMEA Members, including the City of Piedmont, have commissioned ChargePoint EV charging stations in their communities through the AMEA Electric Vehicle Charging Initiative.

“Electric utilities can play a pivotal role in the future of transportation electrification,” Clark said. “AMEA plans to continue working with its Members to enable greater electric vehicle adoption through the development of charging infrastructure and EV customer programs and investment in smart grid technologies to manage EV charging.”

AMEA is the wholesale power provider for 11 public power utilities in Alabama, including Alexander City, Dothan, Fairhope, Foley, LaFayette, Lanett, Luverne, Opelika, Piedmont, Sylacauga, and Tuskegee, which serve some 350,000 customers.