OLEAN, N.Y. — Port Allegany (Pa.) High School graduate Tyler Lashway has been awarded a John J. Murphy Family Scholarship managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.
The $10,000 scholarship is given in four yearly increments of $2,500. The John J. Murphy Family Scholarship was established through a grant from the Communities Foundation of Texas and was continued with donations from of John J. “Jack” Murphy, former CEO and Chairman of Dresser Industries.
The scholarship is given with preference for a student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing, engineering or business. The scholarship is available to area students from Allegany, Cattaraugus, McKean (Pa.) and Potter (Pa.) counties, but first preference is for students from Olean area schools. Preference is also given to students whose family members are or have been employed by Dresser-Rand.
Lashway plans to attend Penn State to study chemical engineering.
Donations can be made to the John J. Murphy Family Scholarship Fund at CRCF, 301 North Union Street, Suite 203, or online at cattfoundation.org.
