FirstEnergy Announces Education Grant Winners in Math, Science and Technology

READING, Pa., Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) announced today that six teachers representing six schools in Pennsylvania have been awarded Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Grants.  The grants, of up to $500 each, will be used for a variety of hands-on projects, workshops and teacher development programs throughout the school year.

Grant winners include:  Melissa Statman, Maplewood Junior/Senior High School, Guys Mills, PA; Sonya Smith, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, PA; Laurie Zamperini, Dubois Central Catholic High School, Dubois, PA; Lauren Zuidema, Daniel Boone Middle School, Douglasville, PA; Kimberly Murgitroyde, Amity Primary Center-Daniel Boone School District, Douglasville, PA; and Lori Orziri, Opportunity House-Second Street Learning Center, Reading, PA.

"FirstEnergy is proud to provide these grants to our winning teachers to promote special science, mathematics and technology lessons for our students," said Mary Beth Carroll, Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Community Involvement and President of the FirstEnergy Foundation.  "As is the case every year, we received outstanding applications and had a difficult time choosing the winners."  

FirstEnergy offers grants up to $500 to individual teachers and administrators at schools served by its electric utility operating companies in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey and where it has facilities.

Grant recipients are recommended by local educators who make up FirstEnergy's Educational Advisory Council.  As part of the program, recipients must furnish a written summary and evaluation of their projects that can be shared with other educators in FirstEnergy's service area.

Penelec and Met-Ed serve approximately 1.2 million customers throughout Pennsylvania.

FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company headquartered in Akron, Ohio.  Its subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, as well as energy management and other energy-related services.  Its seven electric utility operating companies comprise the nation's fifth largest investor-owned electric system based on serving 4.5 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; and its generation subsidiaries control approximately 14,000 megawatts of capacity.  

SOURCE FirstEnergy