Eagan Senior Honored with $20,000 Scholarship

The Kimberly-Clark Foundation, the charitable arm of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, announced today the recipients of its 2012 Bright Futures college scholarship program. In Minneapolis, a scholarship was awarded to Molly Downes of Eagan, a senior at Cretin-Derham Hall and the daughter of Theresa Downes.

Established in 1993, the Bright Futures Scholarship Program awards college scholarships to children of Kimberly-Clark employees in the United States and Canada. Each scholarship is worth up to $20,000 ($5,000 per year for up to four years) for full-time students studying at accredited colleges and universities. Since its inception, the program has distributed over $34 million in scholarships to more than

“Our Bright Futures Scholarship Program helps further the education of employees’ children who demonstrate the potential to become the next generation of leaders in our communities. There is no finer investment in our future,” said Jenny Lewis, Vice President of the Kimberly-Clark Foundation. “We are delighted to acknowledge the accomplishments of these outstanding young students. We are honored to award them these scholarships, and we wish them well as they pursue their higher education.”

The Foundation received 259 applications this year. The 65 recipients were chosen based on academic achievement, leadership and involvement in extracurricular activities. Members of this year’s scholarship class will attend such top colleges and universities as Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory, Stanford, Vanderbilt, University of Notre Dame and Oral Roberts University. Past scholarship recipients have gone on to pursue successful careers in medicine, education, the armed forces and engineering. The average GPA for this year's scholarship class is 3.96.

For more information on this year’s award recipients, visit www.kimberly-clark.com.