Lamar Energy Center supports Paris Junior College student
Published or Revised November 22, 2011
Pictured from the left are: PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin; Jimmie Hopson, Plant Manager, Lamar Power Partners; Ryan Shugart, student in the Electro-mechanical program; and Rickey McFadden, Electro-mechanical Instructor.
Ryan Shugart, a student in the Paris Junior College Electro-Mechanical program, has received a scholarship from Lamar Power Partners/NextEra Energy.
The funds will help the Paris sophomore with up to $1,250 per semester of his tuition, books and fees for this fall semester and the spring 2012 semester.
Lamar Power Partners/NextEra Energy plant manager Jimmie Hopson presented the award to Shugart, who graduated from Prairiland High School.
Currently, Lamar Power Partners employs 12 PJC graduates or former students from PJC's Electro-Mechanical program at the plant. This is the third year the energy company has provided assistance for students in the program.
