EDUCATION EXTRA.

Byline: The Register-Guard

Weyerhaeuser awards

3 local scholarships

Three local high school seniors were among 65 children of Weyerhaeuser employees worldwide to be awarded scholarships from the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation. They are Ryan Bronson, 17, a student at Springfield High School and the son of Willie and Kathleen Bronson of Eugene, who plans to attend Linfield College; Joshua Wilkinson, 18, a student at Sheldon High School and the son of John and Linda Wilkinson of Eugene, who plans to attend the University of Oregon; and Christopher Keady, 18, also a Sheldon student and the son of Roger and Karen Keady of Eugene, who plans to attend Lewis & Clark College.

Roger Keady works at Weyerhaeuser's pulp and paper plant in Springfield.

The Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation annually awards scholarships to children of Weyerhaeuser employees.

The scholarships are for seniors entering a junior college, vocational or technical institution, or a four-year institution. The winners were chosen from more than 500 applicants. Winners were selected on the basis of test scores, qualities of leadership and participation in school and community activities, along with several other criteria.

Student winners are eligible for awards ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 a year.

International student wins scholarship to Occidental

Chloe Thulstrup, a student in the International High School at Sheldon High School, has received a scholarship for $28,355 to attend Occidental College in Los Angeles, where she plans to study English and comparative literature. A water polo player and swimmer, Thulstrup is a 2005 Scholastic All-American.