Arch Coal : Rewards Eight High School Graduates with Annual Scholarships
May 18, 2018 at 04:10 pm EDT
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Arch Coal Rewards Eight High School Graduates with Annual Scholarships
May 18, 2018 3:15 PM ET
ST. LOUIS, May 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal, Inc. announced today the names of eight graduating high school seniors who are the 2018 Arch Coal Scholars Program recipients. Each student will receive a $2,000 annual scholarship for up to four years to attend an accredited college or university of their choice.
The Arch Coal Scholars Program is open to children of eligible employees of Arch Coal and its subsidiaries. Recipients are selected based on academic record, leadership, and participation in school and community activities. A statement of education and career goals, a work history and an outside appraisal also are included in the application.
"Each year, we look forward to recognizing the outstanding achievements of our employees' children through the Arch Coal Scholars Program," said John W. Eaves, Arch Coal's chief executive officer. "The 2018 class of recipients follows a long line of graduating students who exhibit high standards of academic achievement, outstanding citizenship and a strong work ethic. We are pleased that we can reward their efforts with funds to help them continue their educations and reach their goals. We congratulate them on their hard work and success thus far."
The 2018 Arch Coal Scholars are:
Student's Name
Parents' Names
Student's Hometown
Bethany Ball
Michael and Crystal Ball
Lake, W.Va.
Victoria Dean
David and Dana Dean
Morgantown, W.Va.
Mason Dulakis
Dennis and Karen Dulakis
Edinburg, Ill.
Corey Goede
Jeff and Rhonda Goede
Fenton, Mo.
Skylar Ketchem
Kevin and Brandy Ketchem
Belington, W.Va.
Lechuan Ma
Hezhong Ma and Yue "Lily" Chen
Chesterfield, Mo.
Jessica Melvin
Kermitt and Nina Melvin
Philippi, W.Va.
Kassidy Rapke
Jeff and Stevi Rapke
Paonia, Colo.
Scholarship America is the country's largest private sector scholarship and educational support organization. It administers all aspects of the Arch Coal Scholars Program, including the independent selection process.
The Arch Coal Scholars Program has provided four-year scholarships to more than 325 high school graduates since it began in 1989. Arch Coal also supports educational excellence through its annual Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards in West Virginia and Wyoming.
U.S.-based Arch Coal, Inc. is a top coal producer for the global steel and power generation industries. Arch operates a streamlined portfolio of large-scale, low-cost mining complexes that produce high-quality metallurgical coals in Appalachia and low-emitting thermal coals in the Powder River Basin and other strategic supply regions. For more information, visitwww.archcoal.com.
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Arch Resources, Inc. is a coal producer and a producer of metallurgical coal. The Company sells substantially all of its coal to steel mills, power plants and industrial facilities. It is a producer of metallurgical products for the global steel industry, and the supplier of High-Vol A metallurgical coal globally. The Company has two distinct lines of business, metallurgical and thermal, and may include a number of mine complexes. It operates about seven active mines located in three of the major coal-producing regions of the United States. Leer and Leer South longwall mines anchor its large-scale, first quartile metallurgical franchise. The Leer and Leer South operations are complemented by the Beckley and Mountain Laurel continuous miner mines, which in aggregate provide it with a full suite of metallurgical products for sale in the global metallurgical market. The Company also operates thermal mines in the Powder River Basin and Colorado that produce thermal coal.