Nathan Boyd, a recent graduate of Paulding County High School, has been selected as a recipient of a Georgia-Pacific Foundation Employees’ Children Scholarship. Nathan is the son of Hart and Terri Boyd. Hart is a business systems consultant with Georgia-Pacific. Each year the company awards 50 scholarships to the children of employees across the country.
“We are proud that for nearly 30 years, the Georgia-Pacific scholarship program has supported our employees’ children,” said Curley M. Dossman, Jr., president of the Georgia-Pacific Foundation. “Education has long been a cornerstone of our giving philosophy, and awarding these scholarships to Georgia-Pacific families is particularly gratifying. We wish these students continued academic success.”
At Paulding County High School, Nathan received the Georgia Certificate of Merit, was a member of the Social Studies Honor Society, and was named an outstanding student in Biotechnology. Inspired by watching the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, Nathan decided he wanted to become a meteorologist in hopes of improving weather forecasts that could save lives. And so, Nathan will attend Kennesaw State University this fall, with plans to transfer to Georgia Tech the following year to study Atmospheric Science and Meteorology.
The Georgia-Pacific Foundation Scholarship Program for Employees’ Children awards $2,000 per year for up to four years of full-time college undergraduate study or until baccalaureate degree requirements are completed, whichever occurs first, for a total maximum award of $8,000.
Since the scholarship program began in 1988, Georgia-Pacific has awarded 1,450 scholarships totaling $11.8 million. The program is administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation and is open to children of all active, full-time employees of Georgia-Pacific in the United States. Georgia-Pacific received more than 300 applications for this year’s scholarships.
Across the country, Georgia-Pacific supports a wide array of community-based educational programs that help transition students from school to the workforce with scholarships, job readiness training and technical programs. Georgia-Pacific believes in helping people with the skills needed to succeed and move forward in today’s workplace.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries are among the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of bath tissue, paper towels and napkins, tableware, paper-based packaging, office papers, cellulose, specialty fibers, nonwoven fabrics, building products and related chemicals. The company employs approximately 35,000 people directly, and creates 92,000 jobs indirectly. Founded in 1958, the Georgia-Pacific Foundation has four key investment areas: education, community enrichment, environment and entrepreneurship. For more information on the Georgia-Pacific Foundation, visit www.gp.com/gpfoundation.