Scholarship awarded to local student

Georgia Power announced that Daniel Wilson has been selected to receive a $2,500 scholarship from the company. Wilson is one of 21 deserving students statewide who were selected from nearly 170 applicants for a scholarship based on academic achievement, leadership, character, integrity and school and community activities. Wilson currently attends Mercer University where he majors in pre-physical therapy.

“I plan on studying to become a physical therapist, because I have personally been through it and I like the idea of being able to help people through their struggles daily,” said Wilson. “The scholarship will help me pay for the education required and in the future I hope to take my work to another country and be a missionary as well as a doctor.”

The Georgia Power Scholarship Program was created by former Georgia Power and Southern Company President and CEO Bill Dahlberg and has provided scholarships for more than 25 years. Scholarships are available to dependents of all permanent, full-time Georgia Power employees and retirees and Georgia Power has awarded more than $1,162,500 in scholarships since its inception.