Belco has donated $165,000 toward education for local students who showed themselves to be “gifted, dedicated and ready to make a real contribution to the Bermuda community”.

Belco president and CEO Walter Higgins commended the 2014-2015 recipients of the scholarships, educational awards and bursaries, at a presentation held in the company’s headquarters.

Scholarships are valued at $25,000, while educational awards range from $2,500 to $15,000 and Bermuda College bursaries are worth $1,000 per year.

The energy company also gave out maths awards of $750 apiece to seniors at each of the Island’s high schools who took the top maths scores for their whole four years.

The AT Oughton Scholarship, given for postgraduate students in fields other than engineering, went to Dominique Richardson, studying finance at Nottingham Trent University, while the Llewellyn Vorley Scholarships for undergraduate engineering and related science students went to Zeeko Johnstone, studying mechanical engineering at Florida International University, and Matthew Tavares, studying civil engineering at Teesside University in the UK.

The Llewellyn Vorley Educational Awards for undergraduate engineering and related science students are as follows:

• Khanae Bean, University of Hertfordshire, BSc Environmental Management

• Jade Blyden, Northeastern University, BSc Electrical Engineering

• Barak Bremar, New England Institute of Technology, BSc Electrical Engineering Technology

• Owen Chisnall, Niagara College, Mechanical Engineering Technology

• Simon Clinton, Western University, BSc Chemical Engineering

• Peter Cooper, Loughborough University, BEng Mechanical Engineering

• Jonathan Cox, Northeastern University, BSc Mechanical Engineering

• Tyler Foy-Mallory, Temple University, BSc Mathematics

• David Hunt, University of Sunderland, BEng Mechanical Engineering

• Mark Jordan, Plymouth University, BSc Civil Engineering

• Seamus McKittrick, Heriot-Watt University, BEng Mechanical Engineering

• Hamish McNiven, Heriot-Watt University, Meng Mechanical Engineering

• John Russell, University of Exeter, Meng Mechanical Engineering

• Chas Smith, Dalhousie University, BEng Mechanical Engineering

• Gary Smith, Loughborough University, BEng Mechanical Engineering

• Ellington Weldon, New England Institute of Technology, Associate Mechanical Engineering Technology

Bermuda College Bursary Awards were given to:

• Dymond DeSilva, Associate of Science

• Seta Douglas, Associate of Science

• Ethan Rogers, Associate of Arts & Science

• Aalai Wolffe, Associate of Arts

And the Belco Maths Awards, which were presented at graduation ceremonies, went to:

• Courtney Barbosa, Saltus Grammar School

• Taahira Butterfield, CedarBridge Academy

• Sergio Costa, Berkeley Institute

• Rachel Daly, Bermuda High School

• Lauren DeVerteuil, Warwick Academy

• Ciara Rego, Mount Saint Agnes Academy

• K. Jade Robinson, Bermuda Institute

The company’s website, www.belco.bm, provides details about its academic awards programme. Application details for the coming academic year will be posted in the autumn.