Since 2009, $540,000 in college scholarships has been presented to graduating high school students as part of the Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) Family Scholarship Program.

This year, 15 sons and daughters of SRNS employees were each awarded a $3,000 scholarship.

“Though the winning students are graded and selected based on ability, leadership, community service, scholastic assessments and achievement,” said Stuart MacVean, SRNS President and CEO.

“The level of maturity, dedication and sense of responsibility displayed by these same students,
as described on the nomination forms, is impressive as well. We hope many of these students, like their parents, will one day join the SRNS family.”

More than 160 students have benefitted from the SRNS Family Scholarship Program since its inception.

“This scholarship is important to me because it is a solid affirmation that all the work I’ve put into my academics is worth it,” said Kolbe Dolin, a student at Alleluia Community School in Augusta, Ga. He is the son of David Dolin, a Nuclear and Criticality Safety Engineer within the SRNS Chief Engineer organization.

“The scholarship will positively impact my college career and help with student debt. I greatly appreciate the generosity of SRNS. This program shows the level of care that SRNS has for its employees and their children,” he added.

Dolin participates in a volunteer program that meets one Saturday each month to assist with repairs and general maintenance at his school, which receives no public funding.

This year, SRNS scholarships were awarded to:

• John Bobbitt, Augusta Preparatory Day School, son of John Bobbitt, Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) – Science and Technology

• Abby Bowser, Strom Thurmond High School, daughter of Angela Bowser, SRNL – Nuclear Materials Management

• Christina Brown, Westminster Schools of Augusta, daughter of Charles and Karen Brown, SRNL – Operations and Facilities and ESH&Q Safety and Health, respectively

• Shelby Coleman, South Aiken High School, daughter of Randall Coleman, SRNL – National Security

• Christian Collins, Aiken High School, son of Michael Collins, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) – Tritium Operations

• Kolbe Dolin, Alleluia Community School, son of David Dolin, Engineering – Nuclear/ Criticality Safety Engineering

• Laurel Hicks, Silver Bluff High School, daughter of Barney Hicks, SRNL – Science and Technology

• Kamora Johnson, North Augusta High School, daughter of Melissa Sims, Business Services - Business Planning and Integration

• Nicholas Judd, Aiken High School, son of Derron Judd, Business Services – Information Technology

• Matthew Li, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, son of Dien Li, SRNL – Environmental, Material and Energy Sciences

• Thomas Lloyd, North Augusta High School, son of Shawna Lloyd, Technical Services – Site Services

• Iris Nichols, North Augusta High School, daughter of William Nichols, NNSA – Tritium Operations

• Jesse Sanders, South Aiken High School, son of Lisa Sanders, Environment, Safety, Heath & Quality – Operational Excellence

• Barret Smoker, North Augusta High School, son of Brian Smoker, SRNL – Projects Controls

• Kelley Tran, Aquinas High School, daughter of Lynh Nguyen, SRNL – Science and Technology

“While SRNS maintains continuity essential operations at the Savannah River Site, we deeply regret not being able to recognize the scholarship winners in person due to circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 epidemic,” said MacVean.

In addition to annual scholarships, SRNS manages and supports a wide variety of STEM-based educational outreach programs to include the Innovative Teaching Mini-Grants Program, DOE Savannah River Regional Science Bowl, “Future City” Competition, Savannah River Regional Science & Engineering Fair, Science & Technology Enrichment Program and Traveling Science Demonstration Program.