Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) has awarded 15 college scholarships to graduating high school students who are children of SRNS employees. Each student received a $3,000 scholarship and was recognized during a special ceremony held at Newberry Hall in Aiken, South Carolina.

The selected applications were chosen based on scholastic achievements, community service, leadership, extracurricular abilities and overall accomplishments.

“The Family Scholarship program is our way of investing in the future and showing our commitment to the well-being and success of our employees and their families,” said SRNS President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Carr. “By providing these scholarships, we hope to make a lasting impact and open the doors to endless opportunities.”

Since 2009, SRNS has presented college scholarships to more than 200 graduating high school students, providing $720,000 overall. Through this program, SRNS employees see the high value their company places on education.

Caiden Garnett, son of SRNS employee Christopher Garnett, appreciates how the scholarship will help fund his upcoming academic endeavors.

“I am honored that I was chosen to receive this scholarship from SRNS,” said Garnett. “It’s stressful finding ways to pay for college. Knowing that I can focus more on my academics and community outreach rather than focusing so much on how I am going to pay for school is a big help.”

Garnett will be attending Clemson University, declaring a major in wildlife biology.

This year, SRNS Scholarships were awarded to:

• Kadence Anderson, student at Curtis Baptist School, child of Johnny Anderson. National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) Plutonium Programs and Operations

• Katherine Battey, student at Aquinas High School, child of Thomas Battey, Environmental Management (EM)

• Analiese Bell, student at Fox Creek High School, child of Susan Bell, Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility Project Delivery

• Brianna Brown, student at South Aiken High School, child of Steven Brown of Engineering and Allyson Brown, Savannah River Tritium Enterprise (SRTE)

• Valencia Bustamante, student at Randolph ISD High School, child of Vicente Bustamante, Technical Services

• Gavin Carraway, student at South Aiken High School, child of Anthony Carraway, EM

• Ava Chavous, student at North Augusta High School, child of Terry Chavous, Engineering

• Caiden Garnett, student at North Augusta High School, child of Christopher Garnett, SRTE

• Anna Karius, student at South Aiken High School, child of Kenneth Karius, Engineering

• John Litchfield, student at Aquinas High School, child of John Litchfield, Technical Services

• Griffin Martin, student at Spring Hill High School, child of Robert Martin, Engineering

• Kamdyn Neal, student at Silver Bluff High School, child of Zachary Ashcraft, Environment Safety Health and Quality (ESH&Q)

• Paul Pham, student at Lakeside High School, child of Quang Pham, Engineering

• James Therrell, student at River Bluff High School, child of James Therrell, EM Operations

• Cameron Woiczechowski, student at Aiken High School, child of Steven Woiczechowski, NNSA Operations/Programs