North Atlanta High School Student Wins $8,000 Georgia-Pacific Scholarship

From JBR Communications:

Atlanta, GA – Emma Hare, a recent graduate of North Atlanta High School, has been selected as a recipient of a Georgia-Pacific Foundation Employees’ Children Scholarship. Emma is the daughter of Jay and Susie Hare. Susie is a senior financial systems manager for Georgia-Pacific. Each year the company awards 50 scholarships to the children of employees across the country.

“We are proud that for nearly 30 years, the Georgia-Pacific scholarship program has supported our employees’ children,” said Curley M. Dossman, Jr., president of the Georgia-Pacific Foundation. “Education has long been a cornerstone of our giving philosophy, and awarding these scholarships to Georgia-Pacific families is particularly gratifying. We wish these students continued academic success.”

Emma was in the International Baccalaureate program at North Atlanta High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society and played JV soccer. As a Girl Scout, Emma participated in many service projects and earned the Bronze and Silver Awards. This fall, Emma will attend the University of Georgia, where she will study Biological 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.

Since the scholarship program began in 1988, Georgia-Pacific has awarded 1,450 scholarships totaling $11.8 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. Georgia-Pacific received more than 300 applications for this year’s scholarships.

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.

Based in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries are among the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of bath tissue, paper towels and napkins, tableware, paper-based packaging, office papers, cellulose, specialty fibers, nonwoven fabrics, building products and related chemicals. The company employs approximately 35,000 people directly, and creates 92,000 jobs indirectly. Founded in 1958, the Georgia-Pacific Foundation has four key investment areas: education, community enrichment, environment and entrepreneurship. For more information on the Georgia-Pacific Foundation, visit www.gp.com.

Photo: North Atlanta High School graduate Emma Hare receives college scholarship award from Georgia-Pacific CEO and President Jim Hannan.

Image courtesy of JBR Communications.