Cleveland High Senior Suzanna Liner Accepts the $1000 Wacker Science Award.
A $1000 Wacker Science Award scholarship was presented last night to Suzanna Liner, a graduating senior at Cleveland High School.
“We were pleased to honor Suzanna with this award to recognize her academic excellence and accomplishments,” said Konrad Bachhuber, vice president and site manager at Wacker Polysilicon North America.
“She was an excellent match for this scholarship, as she exhibits a great aptitude for science, a passion to inspire others and an aspiration to protect the environment.”
Bachhuber presented the scholarship to Liner at the school’s senior night on May 5 at North Cleveland Church of God.
In addition to the scholarship, Liner received a plaque and a copy of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics by William M. Haynes (editor). Liner is also eligible for an internship at Wacker Polysilicon North America during her Junior or Senior year at college as part of this award.
Liner plans to study biology and environmental studies at the University of Memphis.
“It is our goal with the Wacker Science Award to support and encourage students who demonstrate a strong aptitude and passion for science,” added Bachhuber.
The Wacker Science Award is a scholarship, applied directly to college tuition, for the most eligible student who submitted an essay which best answered the following question: “Why do you wish to pursue science or engineering after high school?”
Since June 2009—before the company broke ground on their site in Charleston, Tenn.—Wacker Polysilicon has awarded scholarships each year to high school seniors in Cleveland/Bradley County. To date, the company has awarded $21,000 in local scholarships.
Recently the company officially opened its new polysilicon production site in Tennessee. In the coming months, Wacker will gradually ramp up production, and expects to reach Charleston’s full capacity of over 20,000 metric tons per year in the third quarter of 2016. Currently, the site has about 600 employees and, when fully operational, should have approximately 650.