Access Energy Cooperative awards twelve $1500 scholarships each year, four in each of its three districts. The parents or guardians of the applicant must be a member of Access Energy Cooperative. Winners are chosen based on their academics, achievements, community involvement, and a submitted application with a few electric industry-related questions. Congratulations to the following area high school students who received the scholarships: Addison Clark, Myah Starr and Rylie Copeman of Mt. Pleasant; Morgan Meyer of Wayland, Bailey Headley and Breanna Walton of Birmingham; Clae Cass and Dain Burkhart of Fairfield; Bailey Headley and Breanna Walton of Birmingham; Addison Dravis of Burlington; Audrey Sturdivant of Farmington; and Kamryn Walkenhauer and Zoe Long of Danville.
In memory of an applicant chosen as a 2026 scholarship winner, a $500 donation was made to the Emmelia Miller Memorial.
Access Energy Cooperative is a rural distribution electric cooperative, providing power to over 9000 homes, farms, businesses, and industries in 10 southeast Iowa counties.
In District 1:
Bailey Headley, daughter of Craig and Devon Headley, will be pursuing a career in education at Indian Hills Community College.
Breanna Walton, daughter of Justin and Tina Walton, plans to pursue a career as an Account Specialist
Clae Cass, son of Kirby and Hayley Cass, plans to attend Southeastern Community College to study business.
Dain Burkhart, son of Kelly and Amy Burkhart, will be attending the University to major in Electrical Engineering.
In District 2:
Addison Clark, daughter of John and Bree Clark, plans to major in Biology and Psychology at Simpson College followed by medical school to become a pediatric oncologist.
Morgan Meyer, daughter of Tim and Michelle Meyer, will be attending the University of Iowa on the pre-med track, majoring in Biology with a minor in Psychology and later applying to medical school to pursue a career as a family physician or a PA.
Myah Starr, daughter of Tony and Jennifer Starr, will be pursuing a career in radiation sciences at the University of Iowa.
Rylie Copeman, daughter of Jaime Yoder, will be attending the University of South Florida to pursue a career in nursing.
In District 3:
Addison Dravis, daughter of Randy and Sarah Dravis, plans to obtain a bachelor’s degree in pre-law at Western Illinois University followed by law school at the University of Iowa.
Audrey Sturdivant, daughter of Darren and Jaimie Sturdivant, will be attending Iowa State University to study at the College of Health and Human Sciences majoring in Elementary education, while working towards endorsements in mathematics and reading.
Kamryn Wolkenhauer, son of Jim Drain, plans to attend Georgia Institute of Technology to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
Zoe Long, daughter of Luann Martin, will be attending Southeastern Community College to study secondary education to become a special education teacher.