Whirlpool Foundation
Scholarship Winners
Each spring, the Whirlpool Foundation bestows several scholarships to
the children of Whirlpool Corporation employees. A total of
eighteen $24,000 Scholarships, thirteen $2,500 Honor Awards, and seven
$1,000 Incentive Awards draw out the best and brightest among high
school seniors across Whirlpool locations in the United States.
“I am consistently impressed by the caliber of students applying for
this scholarship each year” says Jeff Noel, President of the Whirlpool
Foundation. “While Whirlpool Corporation is the largest home
appliance company in the world, our values remain rooted in the small,
family-owned business the Upton’s started almost 104 years ago.
We share in the pride our employees have for their children and are
quite pleased in the way they, through their parents’ guidance,
represent us in our communities” Noel added.
The merit based program in conducted in as fair a way as
possible. Each competition site is established based upon
employee population allowing each applicant the same percentage chance
of winning an award. Community leaders are utilized as judges,
not Whirlpool employees. Applications are evaluated on grades,
test scores, activities, awards, essay and references. Based on
application scores, finalists are chosen to move on to a final round of
interviews. A special program is used to weight the scores in
each area for both the application and interview round with the judges
unaware of the weighting scale. The combined scores determine the
winners of the Scholarship and Honor Awards and then Incentive Awards
are chosen through a random drawing of all remaining original
applicants.
Congratulations to Cameron Murphy of Greenville, one of the 18 students
who earned a $24,000 Scholarship Award.
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