American Water Announces Recipients of 2017 James LaFrankie Scholarship Awards

American Water Honors Nine Students Nationwide for Scholastic
Achievement

VOORHEES, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American
Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded water and
wastewater utility company, today announced recipients of the 26^th annual
James V. LaFrankie Scholarship Awards. The awards were distributed
nationwide to nine college-bound children of full-time American Water
employees who demonstrate an interest in water-related industry
occupational fields.

Out of 66 complete applications, an independent, third-party
organization has selected nine of the high school seniors based on their
outstanding high school records, academic honors, participation in
extracurricular activities and teacher recommendations. The $1,000
scholarships are awarded for one year, and may be renewed for up to
three years based on the student’s academic progress.

“We are proud to award these scholarships to such extraordinary students
who not only achieved the highest academic standards but also have an
interest in water-related industry occupational fields,” said Melanie
Kennedy, senior vice president of Human Resources. “Since 1991, nearly
150 children have received those four-year scholarships. We believe in
supporting talented young people who have so much to offer and who share
our commitment to protecting public health. We congratulate all of our
winners and look forward to witnessing their success and the great
things they will accomplish in the future.”

The scholarship award recipients are as follows:

• Veronica Alday of Voorhees, N.J., daughter of Dante Alday,
  senior construction engineer in Mt. Laurel, N.J.
• Catherine McGarry of Long Valley, N.J., daughter of James
  McGarry, operations representative in Long Valley, N.J.
• Hayley Newman of Sellersburg, Ind., daughter of Aaron Newman,
  operations superintendent in Jeffersonville, Ind.
• Jeri Oranski of St. Louis, Mo., daughter of George Oranski,
  senior design engineer in St. Louis, Mo.
• Alexandra Pellock of Lumberton, N.J., daughter of James
  Pellock, corporate development director in Voorhees, N.J., and Lisa
  Pellock, financial analyst in Cherry Hill, N.J.
• Allison Scalese of Egg Harbor Twp, N.J. daughter of Beth
  Scalese, lead compensation analyst in Voorhees, N.J.
• Joshua Seals of Carmel, Ind., son of Michael Seals, engineering
  manager in Greenwood, Ind.
• Emily Tierno of Marlton, N.J., daughter of Carmen Tierno,
  president of New York American Water.
• Alec Watts of Harrisburg, Pa., son of Richard Watts, senior
  software engineer in Hershey, Pa.

The American Water Board of Directors established the scholarship
program in 1991 in honor of former American Water president, James
LaFrankie. LaFrankie demonstrated the value he placed on college
education by earning a degree at Georgetown University night school
while working days at the Alexandria Virginia Water Company, now known
as Virginia American Water. After that, LaFrankie excelled, climbing the
ladder to increasingly responsible positions over his 44-year career
with American Water, retiring as the company’s president in 1991.

With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and
most geographically diverse U.S. publicly-traded water and wastewater
utility company. The company employs more than 6,700 dedicated
professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water,
wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people
in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by
visiting www.amwater.com.

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Contacts

American Water
Joseph Szafran
External Affairs Manager
856-309-4690
[email protected]