Hamilton Relay Announces Scholarship Award Winners

AURORA, Neb., June 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamilton Relay is excited to announce the recipients of the 2012-2013 High School Scholarship award. Since 2010, Hamilton Relay has awarded $500 each year to graduating high school seniors who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or have difficulty speaking. A recipient is selected from within each of the states where Hamilton is the contracted relay and/or captioned telephone service provider.

"Hamilton takes pride in creating opportunities for higher education and promoting outstanding leadership across the country," said vice president of Hamilton Relay, Dixie Ziegler. "We are excited to have the opportunity to contribute to furthering the education of these students and we wish them success in reaching their personal and professional goals."

Each of the following high school students was selected after completing an application and writing a qualifying essay about communication services:

Tara Beltrami, California
Renee Glisson, Georgia
Emily Coleman, Idaho
Gabrielle Humlicek, Iowa
Eldresha McKnight, Louisiana
Drew Wethington, Massachusetts
Adam Kassem, Maryland
George Dennis, Maine
Alexandria Wick, New Mexico
Naima Boudreaux, Pennsylvania
Brooklyn Moore, Utah
William Waggoner, Virginia
Benjamin Cooke, Tennessee

The Hamilton Relay Scholarship Award is one way in which Hamilton gives back to the communities it serves. Additionally, in recognition of Better Hearing and Speech Month each May, Hamilton Relay presents awards to influential community leaders who are hard of hearing, late-deafened or have difficulty speaking. In September, Hamilton recognizes Deaf Community Leaders during Deaf Awareness Week, celebrated nationally the last full week of the month. Later this year, Hamilton Relay will also award three college students with a $1,000 scholarship.

For more information on Hamilton Relay and its award programs, visit www.HamiltonRelay.com. 

About Hamilton Relay
Hamilton Relay provides contracted Traditional Relay and/or Captioned Telephone services to 16 states and the Island of Saipan, and is a provider of Internet-based Captioned Telephone services nationwide. More information is available at www.hamiltonrelay.com.

Hamilton Relay Services is a division of Hamilton Telecommunications, a diversified communications and technology service provider based in Aurora, Neb. Founded in 1901, Hamilton Telecommunications encompasses seven primary company divisions that allow Hamilton to operate on a local, regional and national basis.

SOURCE Hamilton Relay

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