FORREST CITY — Woodruff Electric CEO Michael Swan has announced the 2024 recipients of the Glynn and Mildred Carpenter Scholarships. The winners of the five $1,000 scholarships are Avery Forrester, a graduate of Cross County High School; Lauren Ketchum, a graduate of Wynne High School; Reece Roberts, a graduate of Wynne High School; Morgan Schaefer, a graduate of McCrory High School; and Nia Williams, a graduate of Forrest City High School.
Forrester plans to attend Webster University in the fall to major in biology. Ketchum plans to attend Arkansas State University in the fall to major in ecology. Roberts plans to attend the University of Arkansas in the fall to major in biology. Schaefer plans to attend the University of Arkansas in the fall to major in human development and family sciences. Williams plans to attend the University of Central Arkansas in the fall to major in nursing.
This is the tenth year that Woodruff Electric has held the scholarship program. The program is in honor of Glynn Carpenter and his wife, Mildred. Both Glynn and Mildred were strong advocates of higher education. Carpenter spent 53 years serving the electric cooperatives with the last 33 of those years he served as CEO of Woodruff Electric.
