Six Scholarships Awarded for 2018 Season
(UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, NC) -- The Charlotte Knights, along with Atrium Health and Piedmont Natural Gas, are pleased to announce the names of six recipients of two unique scholarships for high school students. Once again this season, the Knights partnered with two of their founding partners to provide educational funding through
(UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, NC) -- The Charlotte Knights, along with Atrium Health and Piedmont Natural Gas, are pleased to announce the names of six recipients of two unique scholarships for high school students. Once again this season, the Knights partnered with two of their founding partners to provide educational funding through the Charlotte Knights Healthcare Scholarship, presented by Atrium Health, and the Charlotte Knights STEM Scholarship Program, presented by Piedmont Natural Gas.
The Knights and Atrium Health began their partnership in 2013 with the Charlotte Knights Healthcare Scholarship program. In an effort to improve educational funding for high school students who are interested in pursuing a career in health care, the Charlotte Knights and Atrium Health are providing three $1,000 college scholarships to local high school seniors in 2018. This year's winners are: Bryce Harper (Mallard Creek High School), Dakota Douglas (Porter Ridge High School), and Deja Benford (Cato Middle High School). The 2018 Atrium Health scholarships will be awarded during an on-field ceremony at BB&T Ballpark on Tuesday, July 17th.
The Knights and Piedmont Natural Gas, who began their partnership for the 2014 season, are also awarding three $1,000 college scholarships to high school seniors from the Charlotte region who plan to attend college and pursue studies in the STEM disciplines of science, technology, engineering or math. This year's winners are: Adore Knight (Harding University High School), Connor Bain (North Lincoln High School), and Maggie Wagner (Pine Lake Preparatory). The 2018 Piedmont Natural Gas scholarships will be awarded during an on-field ceremony on Thursday, July 19th.
About Atrium Health:
Atrium Health, previously Carolinas HealthCare System, one of the nation's leading and most innovative healthcare organizations, provides a full spectrum of healthcare and wellness programs throughout the Southeast region. Its diverse network of care locations includes academic medical centers, hospitals, freestanding emergency departments, physician practices, surgical and rehabilitation centers, home health agencies, nursing homes and behavioral health centers, as well as hospice and palliative care services. Atrium Health works to enhance the overall health and well-being of its communities through high-quality patient care, education and research programs, and numerous collaborative partnerships and initiatives.
About Piedmont Natural Gas:
Piedmont Natural Gas, a North Carolina corporation, is an energy services company whose principal business is the distribution of natural gas to more than a million residential, commercial, industrial and power generation customers in portions of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Piedmont provides a foundation for establishing a broader strategic natural gas infrastructure platform within Duke Energy to supplement and complement the previous natural gas pipeline investments and the natural gas business located in the Midwest.